Teach students how to have fun with figurative language by reading aloud these books with alliteration! This post contains affiliate links. What is alliteration? Alliteration is the purposeful repetition of the intiial sound – most often a consonant or consonant cluster – in two or more words of a phrase. For example: He spluttered and splashed. Why is it important to teach our students about alliteration? Alliteration is important to…
Free alliteration activities for kids (grades 2-5)
If you’re looking for alliteration activities, you’re in the right spot! I promised more activities for older learners, and today’s game fits the bill! Plus, it comes in four different levels – so you can use it with learners in grades 2-5! What is alliteration? Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of many or most of the words in a sentence. Peter Piper picked a…
Christopher Columbus children’s books
This post contains affiliate links. In my first year of teaching, I taught a combined class of third, fourth, and fifth graders. In an attempt to teach critical thinking, I gave my fifth graders articles and books that were up front about Christopher Columbus and some of his not so heroic behavior. Just recently I had the opportunity to visit with one of my former students, and at 28 he still…
15 Strong picture books for grades 3-5
This post contains affiliate links. Picture books? In grades 3-5? You bet! Many teachers find strong picture books to use as interactive read alouds – and you can, too. In fact, I wrote a post all about how using picture books to build comprehension in the intermediate grades – you can read it here. Today I’m sharing 15 strong picture books that you can use in your third, fourth, or…
How to teach kids to have thoughtful discussions about books
Do 3rd to 5th grade teachers have time to read aloud to their students? Last week I talked about the importance of interactive read alouds with kids in the intermediate grades. One reader let me know that “this method of teaching is quite common and not something new.” While I agree that discussing books with our students is nothing new (and I’m positive that some teachers do it often and…
Check out this fun way to teach reading comprehension in grades 3-5!
This post will show you a fun way to build reading comprehension in grades 3, 4, and 5! When you think about teaching reading comprehension in the intermediate grades, what comes to mind? Worksheets? Graphic organizers? Reading comprehension passages? I’ve used all of the above when building reading comprehension, but today I’m sharing something simpler and, frankly, more fun. Picture books. Yes, picture books! You’ll be amazed at how a…
4 Ways to boost reading comprehension
Learn how to boost reading comprehension in today’s video blog post! It’s time for another video blog post! This time we dive into comprehension. Watch the video to learn: How to use think alouds to improve students’ understanding of a text How to ask the right questions How to teach students to monitor their comprehension How to choose appropriate reading response activities Useful links: Teaching with interactive read alouds How…
8 Ways to build fluency
This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for joining me for another video blog post! Today’s video shares 8 ways to build fluency in grades K-5 (and beyond!). Links mentioned in the video: Video blog post: What you need to know about sight words My page of phonics printables Reading Fluency Table from Reading A to Z Shel Silverstein’s poetry books: Falling Up, Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in…
How to use vocabulary journals in grades 1-5 (with freebies!)
Are you ready to do focused vocabulary instruction but aren’t quite sure where to start? Download these free journal pages and learn exactly how to use vocabulary journals! Have you been following along with my 10-part vocabulary series? I’ve been sharing loads of information as you prepare to do systematic vocabulary instruction from kindergarten through grade 5. Today I’m giving away printable vocabulary journals that you can use in grades…
How to teach vocabulary in grades 3-5
Looking for a great method for introducing new vocabulary to kids in the intermediate grades? I’ve got you covered! This post contains affiliate links. Vocabulary. I don’t know about you, but that word makes me feel guilty. Guilty about all the years I spent as a classroom teacher … and didn’t make time for focused vocabulary instruction. It just felt like an extra. After all, I was hyper-focused on phonics,…
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