Are you hearing crickets online when you teach grammar lessons? Don't stress, you're not alone. Here you'll find fun grammar activities for distance learning that build stronger writers too! Plus you ...
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Engaging Poetry Activities for Upper Elementary
Want some fresh ideas to make learning poetry fun for your students? This post shares 7 engaging poetry activities for upper elementary students that can be used all year long. Plus, you can grab a ...
8 Fun Activities for Teaching Inference
Students need inferencing skills in all subject areas. But how do you teach inferencing? This post outlines 8 fun activities for teaching inference to students across grade levels! Grab your pen and ...
Effective Alternatives to Reading Logs
What do you do when your students aren't completing their reading logs? This post outlines effective alternatives to reading logs that you can use no matter what grade you teach! *This post ...
6 Engaging Winter Literacy Activities for Upper Elementary
Teaching during frigid winter days can be challenging! The cold weather makes everyone want to stay home. These 6 engaging winter literacy activities for upper elementary students will help you and ...
25 Effective Ways to Teach Reading to Beginners
The Butterfly Teacher is thrilled to welcome guest writer Sophia Sanchez, an ESL instructor who has extensive knowledge about language development. In this post, she shares 25 practical and effective ...
Using Life Lessons to Teach Children’s Literature
This post shares tips on how to use life lessons to teach children's literature. It also gives an example from a popular novel that shows how life lessons enrich the story for students. I am ...
Ideas for Helping Older Students Who Struggle with Spelling
Need some fresh ideas to teach spelling. This post features 7 ideas for helping older students who struggle with spelling. Stay tuned to the end for FREE spelling worksheets that provide classwork and ...
How to Help Your Boys Fall in Love with Reading
Do you have boys that hate reading? This post shares 7 tips for helping boys fall in love with reading. The ideas shared can be tweaked to suit boys of all ages and reading levels. *This post ...
Free Literacy Apps for Elementary Students
Many teachers look for more ways to integrate technology in the classroom. This post helps meet that goal by sharing a list of free literacy apps for elementary students that can be used for different ...
