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Lots of Word Study tips--revolutionize your word study routine in the new year! (Words Their Way and more!)
Check out this post for informational text structure mentor texts and read alouds for teaching text structure. The post also includes tips for introducing and teaching text structure to upper elementary students.
Teaching kids to summarize can be a tricky task! But using the basic signal words, kids can determine what's important to summarize text. {FREE printable}

Personification

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Text Structure Anchor Chart by gayle

Text Features

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Use these comprehension cards over and over again with ANY text! These strategies for upper elementary (Grades 2-6) are great for literacy centers, independent practice, partner work, or in small groups. Students will love the activities and teachers will love the organization!
Reading Mentor Texts
characters mentor text

Story elements

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Mentor texts for Informational Text Structures: Cause and Effect by celeste
Cause and Effect Lesson This is a video lesson I made that introduced Cause and Effect. This is cause and effect lesson using a Curious George excerpt. If you enjoyed this video please subscribe to my profile.
Ideas you can use now to teach Cause and Effect Using Informational Text!

Cause/effect

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Teachers share their awesome anchor charts and tried-and-true tips!
FREE Figurative Language ANCHOR CHART along with center ideas for FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE!
This Flip Book is an awesome tool for students to have at their fingertips. It’s hands-on, easy to assemble and fun! It’s perfect for teaching and reviewing figurative language: Idioms, Alliteration, Hyperbole, Personification, Simile, Metaphor and Onomatopoeia.

Figurative language

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Get ready to dive into the world of poetry with this essential guide to the elements of poetry for 4th and 5th grade. Learn the nine poetic elements, such as meter, rhythm, verse, and line, for students to use these poetic terms to analyze poems or find the theme of a poem. This literacy post breaks down the essential parts of a poem to help upper elementary teachers confidently teach poetry. Reading Comprehension Lesson Plans, Reading Lesson Plans, Reading Intervention, Reading Lessons, Reading Activities, Reading Street 4th Grade, Teaching Poetry, Teaching Reading
Get ready to dive into the world of poetry with this essential guide to the elements of poetry for 4th and 5th grade. Learn the nine poetic elements, such as meter, rhythm, verse, and line, for students to use these poetic terms to analyze poems or find the theme of a poem. This literacy post breaks down the essential parts of a poem to help upper elementary teachers confidently teach poetry.
If you are a fourth-grade teacher introducing poetry, this lesson plan is for you! Use any reading activities mentioned as a guide when teaching your students about imagery, meter, and rhyme in poetry. By showing students the various elements of poetry, such as imagery, meter, and rhyme, they will have the foundation to analyze poems in upper elementary. Poem Activities
If you are a fourth-grade teacher introducing poetry, this lesson plan is for you! Use any reading activities mentioned as a guide when teaching your students about imagery, meter, and rhyme in poetry. By showing students the various elements of poetry, such as imagery, meter, and rhyme, they will have the foundation to analyze poems in upper elementary.
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Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical - Helping 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, and 5th Grade Teachers
Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical - Helping 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, and 5th Grade Teachers
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In this podcast, I have 5 tips on how to effectively teach reading comprehension in upper elementary. I also talk about the challenges that you face as a teacher teaching reading comprehension, strategies on how to build student confidence & ways to get students to buy in!
The Stellar Teacher Company - Upper Elementary Teaching Resources
The Stellar Teacher Company - Upper Elementary Teaching Resources
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“Teaching Virtually” – Ideas Resources for Upper Elementary Teachers
Listen to this how-to launch reader’s workshop Podcast for a comprehensive guide for back to school reading success. Includes all of the details and tips for creating a literacy-rich classroom. You’ll learn the most important things for a successful reader’s workshop for all elementary grades but focused on 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. Get ideas for classroom organization, mini-lessons, anchor charts, mentor texts, read alouds, reader’s notebook and MORE! Lots of ideas and resources in this Podcast! Guided Reading Lessons, Writing Anchor Charts, Ela Writing, Elementary Grades
Listen to this how-to launch reader’s workshop Podcast for a comprehensive guide for back to school reading success. Includes all of the details and tips for creating a literacy-rich classroom. You’ll learn the most important things for a successful reader’s workshop for all elementary grades but focused on 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. Get ideas for classroom organization, mini-lessons, anchor charts, mentor texts, read alouds, reader’s notebook and MORE! Lots of ideas and resources in this Podcast!
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Mrs. Proton Priest
The Stellar Teacher Company - Upper Elementary Teaching Resources
The Stellar Teacher Company - Upper Elementary Teaching Resources
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Read Alouds for Upper Elementary Students
How do you select which novels and books to read in upper elementary? Are you looking at how diverse characters are? Do you incorporate reading skills or social emotional skills? Are you trying to integrate other subjects? Take a peek at I select novels for upper elementary and try some of these easy lessons for using novels in your classroom in any spare moment. Elementary School Library, Elementary Lesson
How do you select which novels and books to read in upper elementary? Are you looking at how diverse characters are? Do you incorporate reading skills or social emotional skills? Are you trying to integrate other subjects? Take a peek at I select novels for upper elementary and try some of these easy lessons for using novels in your classroom in any spare moment.
Needing some lesson ideas and activities for the end of the school year? These projects and are the perfect fit for any upper elementary, middle school, or high school students. Whether in the classroom or at a homeschool environment, teachers love these creative ideas for summarzing the school year content! Teaching Middle School, Lessons Activities, High School Students, The Middle, Mister, Social Studies, School Year
Needing some lesson ideas and activities for the end of the school year? These projects and are the perfect fit for any upper elementary, middle school, or high school students. Whether in the classroom or at a homeschool environment, teachers love these creative ideas for summarzing the school year content!
Students need a vocabulary word list or stack of word cards.  This activity should be played with partners or small groups.  Students take turns choosing a card/word.  Then student rolls a dice and follows the prompt on the Roll a Word sheet.  Other players determine if the answer is correct.  Players take turns until the teacher decides that the time is up. Teaching Vocabulary, Vocabulary Activities, Help Teaching
Students need a vocabulary word list or stack of word cards. This activity should be played with partners or small groups. Students take turns choosing a card/word. Then student rolls a dice and follows the prompt on the Roll a Word sheet. Other players determine if the answer is correct. Players take turns until the teacher decides that the time is up.