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My sixth grade students have just finished Merci Suárez Changes Gears and it was a HIT! The book is poignant and relevant for any of middle-grades reader. The novel study I've created for this book includes 24 pages of activities to strengthen reading comprehension, student writing, character and conflict analysis, and Spanish-English vocabulary building, and is appropriate for a month-long novel study grades 5-8. Purchase includes Suggested student pacing guides (5 pages)Spanish-English vocabu

The 2025-2026 school year is nearly at a close! Congrats to all of the hardworking teachers who made it to June. I'm having my students count down the final ten days of school by reminiscing on activities from the year, what they learned, friendships they made and strengthened, and growth they demonstrated. Adapt each page as morning work for your kids to take the onus of planning off your back as we ease into sweet summer!

Katherine Patterson's The Great Gilly Hopkins is a timeless upper-elementary classic that handles tough themes and features an unforgettable protagonist. The novel study I've created for this book includes 33 pages of activities to strengthen reading comprehension, student writing, character analysis, vocabulary building, and more! Appropriate for a month-long novel study grades 4-7. Purchase includes Suggested student pacing guides (4 pages)Vocabulary notes (15 pages)Chapter summaries pages (2

Gordon Korman is one of my favorite middle grades authors because of his range and ability to tackle complex and heavy topics with nuance. The Fort, one of his most recent publications, is no exceptions! The novel study I've created for this book includes 24 pages of activities to strengthen reading comprehension, student writing, character and conflict analysis, vocabulary building, and more, and is appropriate for a month-long novel study grades 5-8. Purchase includes Suggested student pacing

Sarah, Plain and Tall is a childhood favorite of mine, and my students enjoy reading this simple and heartwarming tale during our Western Expansion unit. The novel study I've created for this book includes 17 pages of activities to strengthen reading comprehension, student writing, character analysis, vocabulary building, and more, and is appropriate for a three week-long novel study grades 3-5. Purchase includes Suggested student pacing guides (3 pages)Vocabulary notes (4 pages)Chapter summary

It's finally everyone's favorite time of the year! This year, I'm trying to reduce my holiday-season stress by prepping some easy and festive review materials for my classes. The packet I've created counts down ten days before your winter break and includes grammar and writing practice, reading comprehension pages, and puzzles and games. I've included some winter-themed informational readings about blizzards, sled dogs, and winter holidays around the world as well! It includes an answer key, too

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon tends to be a highlight of the year for my third grade kiddos! This book is beautifully written and I enjoy reading it every time. The unit plan I've created for this book includes a pre-reading activity, comprehension questions for each chapter, nine open-ended reading responses, four pages of vocabulary work, and materials and ideas for a related bulletin board, all neatly organized in a twelve-day assignment calendar with a matching score sheet! I hope you cl

It's almost spring break! Whether your class is preparing for state testing after the break or simply wrapping up a year of learning, this packet is great for review and de-stressing. It counts down five days before your spring break and includes grammar and writing practice, reading comprehension pages, and puzzles and games. I've included some spring-themed informational readings about pollination and Earth Day! Perfect as seatwork or an extra time activity. Happy spring, teachers!

To kick off our fiction unit, my students and I dive into the elements of the genre by filling out guided notes for the plot, setting, characters, point of view, and cause and effect in the stories we read! Not only does this practice encourage kids to identify the elements in their independent reading, but it introduces close reading strategies that allow them to get the most out of their favorite books. Prefix pages included: characters, setting, plot, point of view, cause & effect Each page

The end of the school year means winding down, having fun, and reflecting on everything we've done and learned. Parents and teachers alike love seeing how their kiddos have grown since September, and I created this memory book for exactly this reason! As an optional activity, you can have your students fill out page 2 on the first day of school so they can really see how much they've changed. I hope your students enjoy making these memory books and you enjoy reading them and reminiscing! Purchas

I love starting off the school year with a creative get-to-know-you activity, and this pizza glyph also doubles as an easy August/September bulletin board display! My class had a ton of fun putting together their pizza slices, sharing about themselves, and decoding one another's finished products using the key I posted next to the hall display! I also level up the presentation by stapling each slice to a paper plate with the student's name written on it (totally optional but worth it)! Included:

If you feel that teaching engaging, participation-oriented science is too time-consuming for your planning routine, you've come to the right place: I've done all the hard work for you! This is my content-rich weeklong mini-unit on the water cycle - how water changes its state of matter, the steps of the water cycle, and simulating the water cycle in plastic bags. Have fun! Purchase includes Suggested pacing guide for the unit with daily time frames, directions, and materials needed (2 pages)Stud

Students can always benefit from extra multiplication practice, and they'll love solving to find the punchline of these kid-friendly jokes! Assign as morning work, take-home practice, or quiz review, and encourage students to share the jokes with family and friends. **Digital download ONLY - no physical resources included with purchase!**

These are companion Interactive Notebook inserts for my prefixes set, also available on my storefront! These half-sheet pages allow kids to build word sentences and derive meaning from the base and suffix of a word. Suffix pages included: -less, -ful, -able, -er/-or Each page prints two copies of two notebook inserts, each measuring 5.5x4.25". **Digital download ONLY - no physical resources included with purchase!**

Set up your student writers for success with a Writer's Checklist, Revision Symbols Cheat Sheet, and Writing Process resources! My students have these inserts attached to the inside covers of their writing notebooks to refer to during writer's workshop. When printed on standard printer paper, - Writer's Checklist inserts measure 5.5"x8.5" each. - The Writing Road inserts measure 5.5"x8.5" each. - Revision Symbols Cheat Sheet inserts measure 5.5"x4.25" each. *Matching posters included in separate

I use these schedule cards on my magnetic whiteboard and rearrange them each day to reflect the day's order of events. You can also staple them to a bulletin board, add them to a calendar station, or ask students to display them as a rotating class job. These cards make our day more streamlined and saves me from the ever-asked question "what are we doing next?". If printed on standard printer paper, each card measures 5.5x4.25". **Digital download ONLY - no physical resources included with purc

I think it's important to stress the importance of responsibility and ownership to students, which is why I assign classroom jobs that rotate on a weekly basis to give students a sense of duty in keeping our learning environment tidy! I laminated this poster and use dry erase markers to write student names in each box. Students might also need to "apply" for certain positions (Student Teacher and DJ tend to be coveted) by demonstrating consistent responsibility. In my room, these jobs have the f

During morning meeting each day, my students repeat these reminders aloud or in their heads to start their day off with self-compassion. I also post a copy of these reminders on my classroom door so that my kiddos can read and internalize them while waiting in the hallway before the school day begins. I'm a huge believer in the power of positive thinking and mindset; it can transform the way our students see themselves! **Digital download ONLY - no physical resources included with purchase!**

Introducing a number system for volume control in the beginning of the year has worked wonders for mine and my students' focus, and having a visual anchor to remind the class of each volume tier is extra helpful! **Digital download ONLY - no physical resources included with purchase!**

Perfect for PreK-2 students still learning to self-regulate in the halls and during transition times, students will love being reminded to get their "ducks in a row" with a visual reference posted near your classroom door. **I do not own the rights to some images in this download.**