It is a truth universally acknowledged (at least in the education world) that teachers don’t have enough time for planning. Quality no prep ELA activities are essential for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classroom teachers. Sure, the hands on oobleck experiment is fun and engaging. But it’s not just impractical – it’s impossible to plan lessons like that for every …
No Prep Vocabulary Practice and Activities
Looking to change up your vocabulary routine without out adding any additional prep? For most of these vocabulary practice activities, there is absolutely no prep required. All students need is something to write with and write on. Many of these vocabulary activities are ideal for whiteboards and dry erase markers, if you utilize those in your 3rd, 4th, or 5th …
A Fun, No Prep Activity to Build Fluency
One of the best ways to help students become more fluent readers is to have them do repeated readings. This type of fluency activity can get old very quickly, especially to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Liven up your repeated readings using “silly voices” – a no prep activity that makes repeated readings more fun.A Fluency Idea for 3rd, …