Get your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students eager and excited to write with this fun, no prep descriptive writing activity idea that can be used any time of year! Not only will your students be motivated to complete their own writing, but they will also enjoy hearing their peers share their writing!A Fun Descriptive Writing Prompt for 3rd, 4th, …
The compare and contrast writing prompt ideas below will help keep your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students engaged with essay writing. Topic ideas for comparing and contrasting are endless, but some prompts appeal to upper elementary students more than others. Below, you’ll find general writing prompt ideas that can be used at any time and do not require much …
If you are teaching the difference between fiction and nonfiction to your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students soon, then check out the activity ideas below! The ideas below will help you engage your upper elementary students and help them think more critically about fiction vs nonfiction. Looking to minimize your prep time while keeping your students engaged? These No …
One of the best ways to introduce 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to fact and opinion is by providing them with plenty of examples. Use the examples below to help you make upper elementary lesson plans. Then, give students extra practice with one of these fact and opinion activity ideas. An often overlooked aspect of fact and opinion is …
The Great Kapok Tree is a compelling story that teaches about the importance of protecting the environment, particularly the rainforest. It makes a great 3rd, 4th, or 5th read aloud for Earth Day – or any time of year. Below, find questions and activity ideas to use in your upper elementary lesson plans when reading Lynne Cherry’s The Great Kapok …
Poems are full of figurative language examples, but both figurative language and poetry can be intimidating topics for 3rd, 4th, and 5th students. Ease them into figurative language in poetry with the kid-friendly examples below. After sharing these examples, use one of these figurative language activity ideas to complete your lesson. Or, spend less time on your poetry lesson plans …
A Letter From Your Teacher on the Last Day of School is a sweet story that helps 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade classrooms reflect on and celebrate the school year. This rhyming book from the teacher’s perspective reminds students of what all they accomplished during the school year, lets them know they will be missed, and offers encouragement for the …
The end of the year offers opportunities for some engaging opinion writing! Have 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students reflect on the school year while practicing their writing skills. Use the EOY opinion writing prompts below as inspiration. If your students are still struggling with opinion writing, then these opinion writing tips and paragraph frames can help provide scaffolding. 1. FAVORITE …
Looking for activities to spice up your figurative language lessons for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students? Use the 8 ideas below to help you introduce, review, and practice figurative language with your upper elementary students.Activities to Practice Figurative Language1. Make Anchor ChartsYou can make a separate anchor chart for each type of figurative language that you are teaching, …
If you are teaching fact and opinion to your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students soon, then check out the activity ideas below! Often, fact vs opinion lessons are limited to labeling sentences as either fact or opinion. The ideas below will help you engage your upper elementary students and help them think more critically about this topic.Fact Vs. Opinion …