Elementary Teaching

This is a chapter-by-chapter book club plan for Frindle designed for fourth grade. Students read one chapter per day and then answer questions about the text. The plan is aligned to 4th grade ELA standards and focuses on key reading skills such as character development, theme, vocabulary in context, inference, and understanding the author’s message. It is structured to be low prep and flexible for small groups.

Keep track of student growth on CORE using this 1 page tracker sheet!

Print and tape to desks for an easy to use scaffold. This helps students to explain their thinking. The second page has Spanish translations.

Build Fluency with this activity!

This is a printable writing center. Print the pages, post the writing choices that align with the needs of your classroom. All you need is paper for students to have a sustainable, no prep, independent, literacy center!

Common Core friendly fraction word problems. *You will just need to change the names of the players to make the word problems current. These were made for the Ravens vs 49ers Super Bowl. The word problems are leveled by color to help differentiate. I had kids work with a partner to solve these word problems. I was able to differentiate by cutting up and putting the word problems in an envelope. I gave the kids either a blue or green envelope based on their level. They then picked a word proble

If your district does not provide you with spelling lists, then here are 27 spelling lists! Starting with a couple CVC word lists, then moving on to various word patterns.

This is a letter knowledge assessment. The letters are broken up into 3 sets. In each set the students will need to identify uppercase, lowercase, and sound for each letter. The page is set up so that the student can be assessed several times over the course of the year. This is an excellent tool for showing progress (or no progress) over time.

Ready to use reading center. Just print and use sheets as is. Or, laminate or put them in a plastic book sleeve to be used daily with no prep.