Teaching Inferencing with Images

Making inferences is all about paying attention to details, and that is why today we’re talking about teaching inferencing with images. Do you ever stop…

3 Ways to Introduce Cause and Effect through Signal Words

Use these activities to help your upper elementary students explore how signal words can be used to identify cause and effect relationships. Teaching cause and…

Explore Character Traits through Devising

Often when teaching about character traits, we focus on helping students to consume information, but we can help students take their understanding to the next…

Ideas for Teaching Theme that Grow with your Students

If you are looking for ideas for teaching theme in upper elementary, consider these strategies that grow with your students.  “But what does it mean?”…