The book Kitten's First New Moon by Kevin Henkes is a wonderful book for using to teach students about synonyms and antonyms! I'd love to hear some of your favorite books for teaching synonyms and antonyms, as well! Here is a freebie that will help your students identifying synonyms and antonyms: And here is another freebie that we just uploaded to our FREE RESOURCE LIBRARY that will help your 2-3 graders identify synonyms and antonyms in sentences. (Also included is a FREE anchor chart). If … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2026
Using Commas
You know that moment when you’re reading a student’s writing and you have to take a little pause because…well…there are commas everywhere? Or maybe there aren’t any commas at all. 😂 Teaching kids to use commas can sometimes feel like one of those grammar skills that should be simple—but somehow gets a little tricky once they start putting pencil to paper. And let’s be honest. Kids have plenty of things to think about when they’re writing. Capital letters. Spelling. Complete sentences. Making … [Read more...]
Dictionary Skills
Dictionary Skills Dictionary Skills are so much fun to teach! We just uploaded a free guide words worksheet to our free resource library. If you're not already a member, sign up here for our newsletter where you'll get exclusive freebies and updates. (Membership is FREE.) MORE DICTIONARY SKILLS FREEBIES … [Read more...]