Upper Elementary Teacher

Bring Kate DiCamillo’s Because of Winn-Dixie to life with this complete, standards-based novel study unit that weaves together grammar, writing, and reading comprehension through authentic connections to the text! Perfect for 4th–6th grade, this unit provides a full chapter-by-chapter structure, ready-to-use worksheets, and creative language lessons built around themes of kindness, belonging, and community. ✨ What’s Included: 📘 Unit Overview & Lesson Plans Overarching Grammar & Writing G

⭐ Perfect for Grades 4–6 | Morphology Roots + Social Studies & Science Integration ⭐Help your students build vocabulary, comprehension, and writing skills all at once with this 55-page Focus Concept Morphology Pack! Each lesson connects a key content-area passage (from early American history to space science!) with a Greek/Latin root, content vocabulary, and constructed response practice. 💡 What’s Included: Each 1-page mini-lesson features: ✅ Short, engaging nonfiction passage (scien

Overview: This complete lesson plan and teacher guide accompanies 30 fully developed colonial character profiles, including Patriots, Loyalists, and undecided colonists. Students explore the causes of the American Revolution through reading, perspective-taking, debate prep, collaborative discussions, and structured argument writing. Each Profile is 2 pages (2nd page being debate sentence starters) and has a different character following the format of the example below: 18 Jennifer – Virginia,

Engage your students in exploring the American Colonies and the events leading up to the Revolution with this hands-on, interactive booklet! Perfect for 5th–8th grade social studies, this resource covers: Middle, New England, and Southern Colonies: Students compare and contrast geography, economy, and culture across regions. This cut-out booklet format encourages students to write, organize, and visualize key concepts in a creative and interactive way. Ideal for: Guided practice or independe

Description Make teaching compound and complex sentences simple with this engaging grammar resource! Your students will finally see the difference between FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions) and WABBITS (subordinating conjunctions) — and know exactly when to use a comma with each. This pack includes notes, worksheets, and anchor charts to support your writing lessons and provide ongoing reference tools for your students. What’s Included ✅ 9 Pages of Student Notes & Worksheets Easy-to

Start each December morning with calm routines and creative joy! This 43-slide Christmas Morning Work pack includes everything you need for 14 days of festive, low-prep bell work. Students walk in, follow the same daily routine, complete a themed morning prompt, and check the riddle answer—simple, structured, and fun! 🎁 What’s Included (43 Total Slides)Each of the 14 days includes 3 slides: 1️⃣ Christmas-Themed Morning Work/ Opening Prompt (14 slides) 14 total prompts—one per day! Mostly

🏰 Jamestown Primary Source Investigation & House of Burgesses Guided Notes | 5th Grade Social Studies⭐️ Engage students in analyzing real colonial voices while strengthening reading, writing, and history skills!This two-part resource includes kid-friendly primary source excerpts from Jamestown settlers and guided notes on the creation of the House of Burgesses. Students practice SPO (Single-Point Outline) writing, text evidence skills, and critical thinking—all while learning about life

Fifth Grade Reading, Comprehension & Writing | Text-Based Questions & SPO Writing PracticeBring Shakespeare to life for young readers! This standalone worksheet pack is perfect for teaching literary comprehension, text-based evidence, and structured writing using a kid-friendly retelling of Hamlet. The story includes the emotional journeys of both Hamlet and Ophelia, showing courage, grief, and the consequences of tragedy. 💡 What’s Included Retold excerpt of Hamlet for fifth grade reader

Help your students strengthen vocabulary and comprehension while also reinforcing Social Studies content knowledge with these engaging morphology worksheets! Each passage ties to a history or science topic and introduces a morphology focus (roots, prefixes, suffixes). Students practice breaking down words, matching them to meanings, and applying them in writing tasks that include TTQA (Turn the Question Around) and sentence expansion with FANBOYS & WABBITS. This resource is designed to work

Bring holiday fun to your math classroom with this Christmas-themed volume activity! Students become Detective Snowflake and solve the mystery of the missing Great Christmas Star at the North Pole. To find clues, they must calculate the volume of presents, boxes, crates, and decorations using the formula: Volume=Length×Width×Height\text{Volume} = \text{Length} \times \text{Width} \times \text{Height}Volume=Length×Width×Height This engaging, story-based activity encourages problem-solving, cr

Grade Level: 4th–6th Grade (primary target: 5th Grade) Subjects: Math — Measurement & Data / Volume Standards Alignment (examples): CCSS.Math.Content.5.MD.C.3 — Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of cubic units. CCSS.Math.Content.5.MD.C.4 — Measure volumes by counting unit cubes and using L × W × H formulas. 📄 Product Description Bring holiday cheer and rigorous volume practice to your classroom with this two-theme worksheet pack: a Christmas / Santa

🧭 Product Description Help your students successfully navigate James Dashner’s The Maze Runner with this comprehensive Reader’s Helper Booklet — designed especially for upper elementary and middle school readers who may struggle with complex vocabulary, character tracking, and plot comprehension. This engaging, printable companion turns an intimidating novel into an accessible adventure! Students can use it before, during, or after reading to build confidence, comprehension, and vocabulary

The French and Spanish Colonies in North America + King Philip’s War | Guided Notes & Primary SourceEngage your students in exploring how European powers shaped early North America through this kid-friendly reading, guided notes, and critical thinking activity! Students will compare the French and Spanish colonies, analyze a primary source from Metacom (“King Philip”), and answer TTQA (Turn the Question Around) comprehension questions. 📘 What’s Included Informational reading passage The F

Perfect for Grades 4–6 | Reading Comprehension • Writing • TTQA • SPO ParagraphsBring The Best Christmas Pageant Ever to life in your classroom with this two-part, print-and-go comprehension and writing resource! These worksheets are designed to help students deeply understand Chapters 1–4 while practicing standards-aligned written responses, text evidence, vocabulary in context, and structured paragraph writing (SPO). ✨ What’s IncludedChapters 1–2 Worksheet✔ True/False comprehension check ✔ F

Looking for a fun, creative, and standards-based alternative to a traditional book report? This Book Movie Poster Project is the perfect way to assess your students’ understanding of a novel while giving them a chance to express themselves artistically and analytically! In this engaging project, students will "pitch" their book as if it were being turned into a movie. They'll design the front of a movie poster complete with a title, tagline, genre, main image, character credits, and summary—wh

🦃 The Great Turkey Launcher Challenge | Thanksgiving STEM Project (Forces & Motion + Faith Integration)Description: Launch your students into science and service this Thanksgiving with The Great Turkey Launcher Challenge! In this engaging, hands-on STEM project, students work in teams to design, build, and decorate a paper turkey launcher that stays in the air as long as possible—while demonstrating their understanding of forces, motion, friction, gravity, and Newton’s Laws. This resource in

Streamline your weekly spelling assessments with this digital bundle of 30 self-grading Google Forms spelling word jumbles, each aligned to the weekly HMH Into Reading 5th Grade spelling lists! Each Form Includes: 20 spelling words (one per question) Immediate feedback and self-grading setup Separate word jumbles for all 30 weeks Perfect for 1:1 classrooms, homework, or independent review How It Helps You: Instant feedback for students for spelling accuracy Track student progress week t

Grade Level: 3rd–6th Subject: Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), Back to School, Motivation Resource Type: Printable Worksheet, Student Survey, Self-Assessment Description: Every student has a learning superpower—what's yours? This engaging, student-friendly Learning Superhero Survey helps learners reflect on how they approach challenges, mistakes, and success. Based on research-backed learning mindsets, this 20-question survey encourages self-awareness and opens the door for great classroo

Take your students on a time-travel adventure! In this engaging project, students create “Postcards from the Past” as if they were visiting the Plains or Eastern Woodlands Native American groups. They’ll explore cultural features like housing, clothing, food, environment, and daily life, then synthesize their learning in a creative, standards-aligned format. This resource is perfect as a culminating activity for Chapter 1, Lesson 3 and supports literacy, research, and social studies skills.

Help your students learn how to read and analyze nutrition labels with this engaging worksheet! This activity is designed for 5th-grade students to explore serving sizes, % Daily Value (DV), calories, and key nutrients like Vitamin A, Protein, Fat, and Sodium. By comparing the nutrition labels of four different products, students will analyze which food is healthier based on the nutritional information provided. This worksheet includes: Hypothesis: Students make a prediction about which food the