Inspired Elementary

Launch Literature Circles with Confidence—Even If It’s Your First Time! This resource gives you EVERYTHING YOU NEED to introduce, model, and run successful literature circles or book clubs in your 2nd–5th grade classroom. With kid-friendly job sheets, differentiated roles, rubrics, and ready-to-use activities, your students will quickly learn how to participate in meaningful discussions, stay on task, and take ownership of their reading. Whether you’re starting fresh or giving literature ci

This personal Student Dictionary is a must-have spelling dictionary tool for writer's workshop! Replace or compliment your Word Wall and give students access to over 300 sight words high frequency words at their fingertips! Students gain spelling independence! After years of "How do I spell that?" I decided it was time students have their own dictionary, stored for easy access in their WRITER'S WORKSHOP FOLDER. Each page A-Z includes the 220 Dolch Sight Words, as well as the Fry's first 100 wo

SPELLING PRACTICE ACTIVITIES for ALL WORDS LISTS and NO PREP! This differentiated pack makes spelling practice FUN for students and EASY for you! Use this set of over 35 activities (more continue to be added) for students to have.. FUN, interactive spelling practiceNo prep Spelling Center in the classroomSpelling homeworkOnce students are familiar with these activity sheets, you can use the included Google Slides™ Tic-Tac Toe board to create weekly spelling menus! THESE ACTIVITIES CAN BE USE

2026 New Year's Goals for students is a fun goal-setting activity new year! Students write their goals and decorate the 3-D New Year's Goal Hats!  3-D NEW YEAR'S GOAL HATS...Make goal setting FUN for kidsAre the perfect writing activity for JanuaryCreates the cutest bulletin board for the new yearGets students excited about their goals!WHAT'S INCLUDED?Photo directions for easy use8 different options for the first half of the "Goal Hat"13 different options for the second half of the "Goal Hat"Bla

Multiplication fact family, fact fluency practice is fun with these Fact Flips! Multiplication Fact Flips are math fact fluency flash cards simplified! Students can learn and practice math facts for each fact family on one page! WHY FACT FLIPS...Students master multiplication facts Provides independent math fact practiceStudents can self-check their fact fluency Keeps fact practice organized (no more flashcard baggies) Makes a quick math fact assessment tool Easiest math fact tool for in class

Haiku poems are fun with this Haiku Poetry Writing Set. Everything you need to have students create beautiful poems is included! This Haiku Poem set is part of my best-selling Poetry Writing Bundle that includes 14 different styles of poems! You can see more here by clicking here: POETRY UNIT BUNDLE! Included in this file:Haiku Poem Anchor ChartsHaiku Poem Introduction Page (with an original sample)Haiku Poem Planning PageHaiku Poem Final Copy Paper CLICK HERE TO SEE THE BEST POETRY WRITING U

Addition and subtraction within 20 is fun with these Solve It Strips®! These addition and subtraction games are better than addition and subtraction worksheets because they are FUN, hands-on, puzzle-like, math center activities that will help your students master sums and differences within 20! WHY USE SOLVE IT STRIPS®? Perfect early-finisher activity!Self-checking!Engaging independent practice!No prep - just print and play!Students use mental math and logic skills!Use all year long!Makes math

Listen & Color is a fun and effective way to train your students to listen and follow directions the FIRST time they are given. This NO PREP set includes four weekly activities that build listening comprehension and following directions skills in a no-prep, engaging format. 🌟 Click the PREVIEW to get students listening and following directions the first time you give them!Building listening skills in your classroom is essential to creating a focused classroom where students are ready to le

Listen & Color is a fun and effective way to train your students to listen and follow directions the FIRST time they are given. This NO PREP set includes four weekly activities that build listening comprehension and following directions skills in a no-prep, engaging format. 🌟 Click the PREVIEW to get students listening and following directions the first time you give them!Building listening skills in your classroom is essential to creating a focused classroom where students are ready to lea

Writing folders for Writer's Workshop are a must-have tool for every elementary classroom! These writing folders help teach students about the writing process, as well as keep them incredibly organized! Writer's Workshop Folders are ideal for grades 2-6 (but can also be used 7-12).  WITH WRITER'S WORKSHOP FOLDERS STUDENTS… · Stay organized in their writing! · Physically move a piece of writing through the writing process!· Are able to store extra writing pieces!· Get excited as they see their

Place value tens and ones to 100 is fun with these place value games. Solve It Strips® are better than a place value worksheet, because they are FUN, hands-on, puzzle-like, math center activities that will help your students master place value skills. WHY USE SOLVE IT STRIPS®? Perfect early-finisher activity!Self-checking!Engaging independent practice!No prep - just print and play!Students use mental math and logic skills!Use all year long!Makes math skills FUN and hands-on!HOW TO PLAY: Begin wi

Double digit addition and double digit subtraction games that will have your students excited for math! Solve It Strips® are better than addition and subtraction worksheets because they are FUN, hands-on, puzzle-like, math center activities that will help your students master double digit addition & subtraction WITHOUT REGROUPING. WHY USE SOLVE IT STRIPS®? Perfect early-finisher activity!Self-checking!Engaging independent practice!No prep - just print and play!Students use mental math and lo

Listen & Color is a fun and effective way to train your students to listen and follow directions the FIRST time they are given. This NO PREP set includes four weekly activities that build listening comprehension and following directions skills in a no-prep, engaging format. 🌟 Click the PREVIEW to get students listening and following directions the first time you give them!Building listening skills in your classroom is essential to creating a focused classroom where students are ready to lea

Alphabet Activity Books are full of FUN and interactive alphabet activities! Students get to practice their letter skills, while also using their fine motor skills with cutting, pasting, writing and coloring. SAVE OVER 50% on THE BIG ALPHABET ACTIVITY BOOK & CENTER BUNDLE, which includes this bundle PLUS 6 FUN A-Z CENTERS!Alphabet Activity Books are an effective way to teach the "letter of the week" and can be used as a literacy center, a hands-on assessment, or just for some good ol' extra pra

This Gingerbread Unit is a complete gingerbread language arts unit (reading, grammar, writing & speaking skills fun) that is done for you! Gingerbread man writing and gingerbread house design are always two gingerbread activity highlights of the unit! This Gingerbread Unit will get students...Comparing and contrasting different versions of gingerbread storiesWriting their own creative gingerbread storiesDesigning their own gingerbread housesPracticing oral speaking skills with their "Gingerbrea

These 3-D Pumpkins are such a fun Fall writing craftivity and make an awesome bulletin board display, too! They can be used for fact and opinion, creative writing, expository writing, for reading skills such and story elements, or as a science writing activity when observing pumpkins. There are over 30 different templates to choose from, so you can mix and match what best suits your class! Modified versions (blank templates) are also included for pre-writers, or students needing extra support.

Double digit addition with regrouping and double digit subtraction games that will have your students excited for math! Solve It Strips® are better than addition and subtraction with regrouping worksheets, because they are FUN, hands-on, puzzle-like, math center activities that will help your students master double digit addition & subtraction WITH REGROUPING and rounding. WHY USE SOLVE IT STRIPS®? Perfect early-finisher activity!Self-checking!Engaging independent practice!No prep - just prin

Listen & Color is a fun and effective way to train your students to listen and follow directions the FIRST time they are given. This NO PREP set includes four weekly activities that build listening comprehension and following directions skills in a no-prep, engaging format. 🌟 Click the PREVIEW to get students listening and following directions the first time you give them!Building listening skills in your classroom is essential to creating a focused classroom where students are ready to lea

This Quotation Marks Mini Unit is packed full of anchor charts, cooperative learning activities, independent quotation practice and fun extension activities to help students learn to write with dialogue! In this unit, students will have the opportunity to get moving, and take a hands-on approach in learning about quotations. Included in this file: -Anchor Charts for Display: Seven charts explaining the punctuation rules of quotations. -“I Spy” Class Quotation Game: 20 different slides to disp

Skip counting practice and beginning multiplication math facts practice is fun with these multiplication games and worksheets!Skip Fish is a fun way for students to practice skip counting and beginning multiplication facts 2-12! Each page focuses on a single factor (x2, x3, etc.). Students skip count and color their way through a hundreds chart and then solve each “fish” below. SKIP FISH MULTIPLICATION HELPS STUDENTS…Connect skip counting to multiplication! Basic multiplication facts 2-12! Mat