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...]

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 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...]

Fall Into Writing There is just something about fall that makes writing a little more fun. Maybe it’s the colorful leaves, the cooler mornings, pumpkins everywhere, or the excitement that comes with a new school year. Whatever the reason, fall is the perfect time to bring seasonal magic into writing time! If your students need inspiration to get their pencils moving, these fall writing prompts are an easy way to add some fun to your writing routine. We just uploaded these prompts to our … [Read more...]

Are your students crazy about squishy toys? We just uploaded our first MONDAY FREEBIE into our FREE RESOURCE LIBRARY. Enjoy!     … [Read more...]