Elementary Matters

Help your students become confident, fluent readers with this targeted multisyllabic word work resource! Designed with the Science of Reading in mind, this engaging set of 2- and 3-syllable word lists gives students the structured practice they need to master decoding and build strong reading fluency and comprehension skills.Reading multisyllabic words is a critical step in developing fluent readers, allowing students to shift from slow decoding to meaningful comprehension. With this resource, y

Build a Strong Classroom Community with 60 Team Building Games! Transform your classroom into a positive, collaborative environment with this ultimate collection of 60 team-building games and activities! Designed to strengthen classroom community, teamwork, and social-emotional learning (SEL), this resource helps students build meaningful connections while having fun.Perfect for back to school, morning meetings, brain breaks, and cooperative learning, these engaging activities encourage communic

Bring the excitement of the outdoors into your classroom with this engaging Camping-Themed Literacy & Math No Prep Resource! Perfect for keeping students motivated during those busy end-of-year weeks, this print-and-go pack combines essential skill practice with a fun, high-interest camping theme your students will LOVE.Designed for grades 1–3, these no-prep worksheets make it easy to review important concepts in both ELA and math, without adding extra planning time to your day. Just print and g

Athletes need warm-ups. Musicians need warm-ups. Did you realize readers need warm-ups, too? These warm-up phrases are research-based and based on the Dolch lists. Practicing these phrases frequently WILL create more fluent readers, which is directly related to comprehension!Why use Build Reading Strength and Fluency Warm Up Phrases Pre Primer through Grade 3? Research tells us sight words are best learned in phrases. These basic sight words are repeated frequently in phrases to help children l

Do you have a tub of Cuisenaire Rods in your classroom and don't know what to do with them? This is the perfect bundle for your beginning mathematicians!Why use Cuisenaire Rods Making Mathematicians with Manipulatives Bundle? Cuisenaire Rods are loved by children, and are great tools for math! Research shows that using tools such as these manipulatives internalizes learning. How it works: Each block has a value between 1 and 10, and is distinguished by color and size. These activities and tas

Teach essential civics and social-emotional skills with the Human Rights Acceptance Civics Sorting & Writing Activity – Fair or Unfair! This student-centered resource helps learners in elementary classrooms (grades 2–5) explore human rights, fairness, and justice through classification and writing. It’s a flexible, ready-to-use tool that strengthens critical thinking, reading comprehension, and ethical reasoning.What’s Included:Fair vs. Unfair sorting cards - students identify and classify real-

This is part of a foolproof system for helping students develop fact fluency. It is research-based and developed on how the brain learns. This system is perfect for 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3 grade learners, as well as older children who are still working toward mastery.This set breaks the 200 basic addition and subtraction facts into 8 different levels, based on patterns and fact families. These are based on how the brain learns, and are highly engaging for the students! Once the routine is se

Make math practice FUN and engaging this spring with these April Fools’ Day Math Word Problems! Perfect for 2nd and 3rd-grade students, this resource combines hilarious, silly stories with meaningful practice in 2-digit addition and subtraction.Designed to keep students laughing and learning, these no-prep math worksheets are ideal for math centers, small groups, early finishers, morning work, or sub plans. The playful April Fools’ theme motivates even reluctant learners while reinforcing essent

This is a set of games and activities designed for elementary students to learn to work together! These games can be used during morning meeting, at after-school clubs, or at summer camp. Plus, they can be adapted to enhance many lessons during the school day! Why use 20 Team Building Games and Activities to Build Classroom Community? One of the most important skills for children to learn is getting along and respecting their own community. With this in mind, I've written up some old favorite g

Unlock the full potential of your Cuisenaire Rods with this engaging bundle for young mathematicians! Loved by kids, these manipulatives make math fun and effective, helping students internalize concepts through hands-on learning. Perfect for any elementary classroom!Why use Making Mathematicians Cuisenaire Rods Hands-On Big Bundle 7 Resources? Cuisenaire Rods are loved by children, and are great tools for math! Research shows that using tools such as these manipulatives internalizes learning.

o your students put an apostrophe in every word ending in s? This resource has a few tricks to help them remember when to use the punctuation (possessives and contractions) and when NOT to use it (plurals). Why use Contractions and Possessives When do I Use an Apostrophe? Research on the brain and learning tells us that students need a few tricks to help them remember certain concepts. This resource shares some stories to help the children remember when to use that apostrophe and when not to.

This hands-on activities for teaching economics will help your students understand one of the beginning concepts of economics: Producers and Consumers.This is a Social Studies sorting game to practice the vocabulary "consumer" and "producer." Children will sort the 16 task cards onto the apples that say "producer" or "consumer". It includes definitions of the two important words, suggestions, 16 task cards, and extra cards so you can make your own. There are also a few choices of writing pap

Bring the luck of the Irish into your elementary math lessons with these St. Patrick’s Day Math 2-Digit Addition & Subtraction Story Problems! This themed packet is designed for grades 1–3 and helps students build real-world problem-solving, number sense, and computation fluency through engaging word problems tied to a festive St. Patrick’s Day theme. Perfect for math centers, partner work, homework, or warm-ups, this resource turns holiday excitement into meaningful practice.What’s Included:2-d

Did you know that research proves cursive writing has educational benefits? Kids can still learn cursive writing with this self-directed instructional guide, even if it's not in your district's curriculum.Why use Cursive Writing: A Self-Directed Instructional Guide Complete Bundle: Research proves that when children write in cursive, it's good for their brain! Studies show cursive helps children with the flow of thoughts, motor control, retaining information, focusing on content, and even help

Children are fascinated by frogs! Why not let that interest lead to a study of life cycles? This collection is a great start for research projects or simply a fun way to learn about frogs! It's easy to differentiate for instructional level as well as interest level, with several possibilities to showcase their work!Why use Frog Life Cycle Activities, Crafts, and Printables? Children are fascinated by frogs. They will be motivated to learn about frogs and their life cycle. Learners are also motiv

This fun game is an excellent way for students to practice reading multi-syllable nonsense words. By practicing the 6-syllable types, you can help your growing readers learn to "sound out" longer words. Students will encounter words they don't know for the rest of their lives! Why use Reading Multisyllable Nonsense Words Camping Theme Buggy Syllables? Children love practicing their skills with a game! This game gives the children practice with those six syllable types, which will help them deco

Engage young learners with a vibrant, sunflower-themed mental math game that sharpens addition and subtraction of tens and hundreds while keeping learning joyful and accessible. This differentiated math center resource is ideal for 2nd and 3rd graders and aligns seamlessly with CCSS 2.NBT.B.8: mentally adding and subtracting 10 or 100 from numbers between 100 and 900. Key FeaturesBright sunflower board game design that draws students in and enhances engagement.Differentiated card sets tailored t

Many children come to school without basic Number Sense. Here are some activities to do with Cuisenaire Rods that help develop their sense of number, in a fun way!Why use Building Number Sense Hands-On with Cuisenaire Rods? Children LOVE Cuisenaire Rods, and they are great tools for math manipulatives. Here are some practice activities that can be used at math centers or small group instruction to help children develop stronger number sense in a fun way. How it works: For each activity, the c

Figurative language refers to words and groups of words that exaggerate or alter the usual meanings of the component words. Figurative Language includes simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idioms, and cliches. Why use Figurative Language for Visualization and Illustration? Research tells us that when children illustrate something, they internalize their understanding. Illustrating figurative language encourages the children to visualize the true meaning of the languag

Looking for something to review and practice vowel sounds? These review task cards, designed for second—and third-graders, are perfect for reviewing important subject matter at any point during the school year.Why use Task Cards for Second and Third Grade Phonics? Research tells us that children need to frequently review what they’ve been taught in order for the information to go into the long-term memory. These sets of review cards are based on “common knowledge” information for second and th