Thoughtfully Teaching

Google Slides Created: 2026 This includes ALL the lessons for ALL THREE WEEKS OF HMH Into Reading Grade 4 Module 1. These daily slides have the objectives, vocabulary, decoding, anchor charts, and independent work activities. There are also questions to ask the class during the mini-lesson for student engagement. The lessons incorporate use of the anchor charts, Know It Show It, and graphic organizers provided by Into Reading. The lessons also follow the HMH Teacher's Guide and Teaching Pal. T

Google Slides Created: 2026 This includes ALL the lessons for Week 3 of HMH Into Reading Grade 4 Module 1. These daily slides have the objectives, vocabulary, decoding, anchor charts, grammar practice, and independent work activities. There are also questions to ask the class during the mini-lesson for student engagement. The slides for each lesson will go through the process of I do, we do, and you do. The lessons incorporate use of the anchor charts, Know It Show It, and graphic organizers p

Google Slides Created: 2024 This includes ALL the lessons for ALL THREE WEEKS OF HMH Into Reading Grade 4 Module 6. These daily slides have the objectives, vocabulary, decoding, anchor charts, and independent work activities. There are also questions to ask the class during the mini-lesson for student engagement. The lessons incorporate use of the anchor charts, Know It Show It, and graphic organizers provided by Into Reading. The lessons also follow the HMH Teacher's Guide and Teaching Pal.

This is an editable weekly planning template you can use to plan lessons. It is a life-saver! This works for ANY GRADE and ANY SUBJECT. There are also 2 rows to add the student homework and your To-Dos for each day. Each subject is laid out for easy viewing, and your prep and lunch periods are greyed out. The schedule is organized by days and periods, and you can change times to match your schedule. You can write as little or as much as you need in each box. Feel free to add your own touch to th

The Similes and Metaphors Song Challenge is one of my students' favorite activities every year. The Google slides include 5 popular pop songs with similes and/or metaphors in the lyrics by artists such as Harry Styles, Frozen, and Pharrell Williams. Students could raise their hand when they spot a line with figurative language. The answers are on each respective slide following each songs. The second slide includes a review of the difference between similes and metaphors. This could be an ind

Google Slides Created: 2024 This includes ALL the lessons for ALL THREE WEEKS OF HMH Into Reading Grade 4 Module 8. These daily slides have the objectives, vocabulary, decoding, anchor charts, and independent work activities. There are also questions to ask the class during the mini-lesson for student engagement. The lessons incorporate use of the anchor charts, Know It Show It, and graphic organizers provided by Into Reading. The lessons also follow the HMH Teacher's Guide and Teaching Pal. T

Google Slides Created: 2024 This includes ALL the lessons for Week 3 of HMH Into Reading Grade 4 Module 6. These daily slides have the objectives, vocabulary, decoding, anchor charts, and independent work activities. There are also questions to ask the class during the mini-lesson for student engagement. The lessons incorporate use of the anchor charts, Know It Show It, and graphic organizers provided by Into Reading. The lessons also follow the HMH Teacher's Guide and Teaching Pal. There is N

Google Slides Created: 2024 This includes ALL the lessons for Week 1 of HMH Into Reading Grade 4 Module 6. These daily slides have the objectives, vocabulary, decoding, anchor charts, and independent work activities. There are also questions to ask the class during the mini-lesson for student engagement. The lessons incorporate use of the anchor charts, Know It Show It, and graphic organizers provided by Into Reading. The lessons also follow the HMH Teacher's Guide and Teaching Pal. There is N

Students have the opportunity to create their own restaurant menu! Students could explore cultures from all over the world and their food for any social studies/ELA project. Students could also work with decimals for math. The menu is EDITABLE so you/your students can personalize it!

The activity asks students to pick any random object and create a poster with a simile, metaphor, alliteration, and onomatopoeia about the object. The example shows ice cream. This will be great for reviewing figurative language and hanging up around the classroom! Students can edit online or use paper to create the poster.

Google Slides Created: 2024 This includes ALL the lessons for Week 2 of HMH Into Reading Grade 4 Module 6. These daily slides have the objectives, vocabulary, decoding, anchor charts, and independent work activities. There are also questions to ask the class during the mini-lesson for student engagement. The lessons incorporate use of the anchor charts, Know It Show It, and graphic organizers provided by Into Reading. The lessons also follow the HMH Teacher's Guide and Teaching Pal. There is N

This includes all the pages of Crazy Hair Day / Greña, written by Kianny Antigua. This is perfect for a class/small group/individual read aloud. There are a few reading comprehension questions scattered throughout the pages, relating to point of view, context clues, making inferences, and theme. The book was written in English and Spanish, so this is perfect for bilingual students as well! Get ready for a fun and engaging read aloud!