Learning in 4B

Are your kids stumped over transitions or are you tired of them using the same ones over and over (and over) in their writing? Here's a nice little printable reference page for students to keep in their writing binders. It lists LOTS of transition words and phrases--sort of like a mini-thesaurus of transitions. Hope it's useful to you!

Perfect for upper elementary-middle school students, this unit will help students understand the biography genre and walk them through the steps needed to develop and present a speech based on information gained from the reading of a biography of their choice.

Human bingo is a great way to get kids talking and out of their seats-but for good reasons! This bingo game is a great activity to use at the end of a unit on the genres of literature, as a review for a quiz, or as a way to pique interest towards the beginning of the year. Enjoy!

Descriptive rubric to accompany the biography speech project.

A simple, fun way to get students out of their seats and talking to one another. Perfect for use at the beginning of the school year or anytime you have a new group of kids together.