5th grade reading classroom setup

A Quote Quick Write is a great way to combine daily writing & character education! This 15 minute morning exercise will expose students to positive quotes

As teachers begin planning for back to school, I see an abundance of creative classrooms filling my Instagram and Pinterest feeds. I love seeing how other

An Upper Elementary Collaborative blog written by 13 teachers. Includes teaching ideas and resources for grades 3, 4, and 5.

Teaching With a Mountain View: {Peek of the Week} A Peek into Courtney's 5th Grade Classroom

5th grade classroom tour with lots of great decor, organization ideas, and colorful classroom pictures!

I LOVE this focus wall in my classrom! It gives the kids and I a look into what we are learning for the week! #classroom #classroomdecorideas #classroomoftheelite

I'm sharing ALL the details about my top 8 favorite classroom library resources that I frequently get asked about!

New 5th grade teachers will definitely want to read this blog post!

Teachers often have questions about what a literacy block should actually look like. How do you structure your time? When do you pull reading groups? How and when do you teach grammar? The list of questions is lengthy, and with good reason. No one really ever told us what to do! Probably because there is […]

Not sure how to fit in small reading groups? This post shares scheduling strategies and tips for small group reading instruction.

The year is winding down. Have you started planning your end of year activities yet? This has been a crazy year (or…three years), so I want to do everything I can to keep your end of year planning and prep SIMPLE. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing ideas that can make your end of year more sea

Are you looking for ideas to setup your elementary classroom? Check out this elementary classroom tour! Read these organization and setup ideas to promote student independence. Make your room both visually pleasing and easy to use for you and your students. Find ideas for setting up your teacher cabinet, math and reading work stations, mini lesson zone, and more! Learn more about these teacher organization ideas and make setting up your classroom stress free!

Reading fluency centers that will help students grow as fluent readers independently! Perfect for 2nd and 3rd grade students. Great reading center activity for a read to someone station, or just a weekly reading center in an elementary reading classroom.

The good, the bad, and the ugly of what daily silent reading really looks like in my middle school ELA classroom.

Running reading centers in your classroom is extremely beneficial! Find some easy to set up literacy center ideas and how to plan & run them effectively for your upper elementary students to enrich your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade ELA block.