A few years ago Candlewick Press published the very cool, very thorough, Movie Maker: Everything You Need to Know to Create Fil...

Here is a poster displaying the 5 Types of Context Clues. Use this poster to help teach the 5 Types of Context Clues. It gives the students a reference to refer back to in case they forget which clues to look for. The poster is perfect to post on your Language Arts board in the classroom. It is offered here for FREE! Just click on the picture for your freebie. Here are some resources that may help you teach context clues: Context Clues Picture Cards Context Clues Reading Passages Context…

13 posters that can be used to supplement your lessons during Black History Month. 2 options are included: Full Page & Half Page. Includes: Bessie Coleman Martin Luther King Jr. Mary McLeod Bethune Thurgood Marshall Rosa Parks Ruby Bridges Harriet Tubman Booker T. Washington Frederick Dougla...

This free Koko the Gorilla Inference passage will help your fourth and fifth grade students practice making inferences while learning about a gorilla who communicates using sign language. The passage may be used for reader's workshop, guided reading, reading centers, independent work, homework, or f...

This FREE Valentine passage, with questions and key, is a great way to give your students some text evidence practice during the month of February. The passage is an informational text piece about the history of conversation heart candies and works well for 4th and 5th grades. It is also included in a Valentine's Day Literacy Set for 4th/5th grades! #valentinesdaytextevidence4thgrade #valentinesdaytextevidencefor5thgrade #4thgradetextevidence #5thgradetextevidence

These reading comprehension anchor charts are a perfect fit for students interactive reading journals. Teach your students how to synthesize and so many other important skills!

As you probably know, phonics is an essential component of reading instruction. Before you read this loooong post all about how to teach ph...

For years, I have witnessed, over and over again, the value of using pictures to teach reading skills in my classroom.

Guided Reading Level Chart - LOVE the breakdown and the fact that it includes other grade levels for all

~*Penguins: I made this pack to teach fiction and non fiction and also to do our yearly blubber experiment. There are: 3 differentiated non-fiction paragraph and comprehension questions 5 writing templates, one experiment booklet, one little reader booklet penguin information posters Mini penguin ...

Free nonfiction panda activities including a reader and writing activities. Compare and contrast real pandas with the movie Kung Fu Panda 3.

Vocabulogic: MCVIP – A Multi-Faceted, Comprehensive Vocabulary Instruction Program (Baumann, Manyak, Blachowicz, Graves, Arner, Bates, Cieply, Davis, Peterson, & Olejnik)

New Blog Post by @MsJordanReads: "Navigating Digital Texts With Skitch" -- Free resources & tutorials for using this app in the classroom!

Main idea and supporting details can be a tricky skill for students. That's why it's so important to provide scaffolding during your reading instruction.

12 kid friendly Greek Mythology stories for 4th-6th grade. Great stories for upper elementary!

This blog post contains this FREE theme poster, plus a theme anchor chart that shows how themes in literature are like filled cupcakes.