I love teaching students "before, during, and after" nonfiction reading strategies to improve reading comprehension skills during a nonfiction unit.| Alyssa Teaches
To understand the meaning of topic and main idea, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders really need practice understanding the difference between them.| Alyssa Teaches
I’m all for finding activities that make math review actually fun for students! And when it comes to teaching geometry, with all the definitions and formulas that 4th and 5th... The post The No-Prep Geometry Boom Cards You NEED for Your Students appeared first on Alyssa Teaches.| Alyssa Teaches
Ask me what I struggled with most in writing workshop and I’d say teaching students to edit their work! We all have students who think that once they write the... The post No-Prep Digital Editing Writing Activities for 4th Grade appeared first on Alyssa Teaches.| Alyssa Teaches
By fourth grade, kids are pretty familiar with patterns – increasing, decreasing, repeating, etc. But when you involve larger numbers, multiplication, division, fractions, and decimals, it gets quite a bit... The post 5 Awesome Patterns Activities for Grade 4 appeared first on Alyssa Teaches.| Alyssa Teaches
I LOVE the 4th grade Virginia science SOLs because students learn so much about the physical word and its plants, animals, and ecosystems. The oceans unit is no exception! But... The post Top Must-Have Resources to Teach SOL 4.7 Oceans appeared first on Alyssa Teaches.| Alyssa Teaches
Thinking about how and why we preview nonfiction text is super helpful before teaching elementary students this nonfiction strategy! Let's get into what this looks like!| Alyssa Teaches
Welcome to Alyssa Teaches! I love sharing tips, ideas, and standards-based resources for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers!| Alyssa Teaches
It's important for upper elementary students to understand how nonfiction text features help them as readers. Teaching headings and subheadings can help them as they read informational text.| Alyssa Teaches
I'm a huge fan of anchor charts when it comes to teaching word analysis strategies. Let's get into using prefixes and suffixes posters in grades 3-6!| Alyssa Teaches
SOL test prep doesn't have to be stressful or time-consuming! These 5th grade math SOL review activities are low-prep, engaging, and aligned to the Virginia standards!| Alyssa Teaches
Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 read increasingly difficult vocabulary. Using word analysis strategies helps them to figure out the meaning of new words.| Alyssa Teaches
The last thing teachers want to think about in the summer is spending hours and hours creating math activities for their students! At the same time, we often need summer-themed...| Alyssa Teaches
SOL test prep doesn't have to be scary! I'm all about saving you time and stress with these no-prep, standards-based 3rd grade reading SOL passages!| Alyssa Teaches
In search of standards-based Earth Day reading activities for grades 4 and 5? I've got you covered with passages, book recommendations, and more!| Alyssa Teaches