5th Grade Prefixes & Suffixes Task Cards - Digital Download

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Helllllllloooooo?

Oh, HEY! You ARE there!

It's been a while; I know. I'm back with my same pathetic excuse though...time. I know we're all in the same boat and busy as bees, but I still haven't seemed to find my way of balancing time unlike all of you other talented multitasking people out there!

I'll get there eventually, I suppose.

Until then, thanks for welcoming me back without even as much as an eye roll. You're all too kind! ;)

I'm HAPPY to be back because it's for a good, good, GOOD reason! I've finally cranked out my first 5th grade product in my TeachersPayTeachers store! Yahooooooo!

{Click here to download 5th Grade Prefixes & Suffixes Task Cards.}

I've created Prefixes & Suffixes task cards to share with you. There are 24 of them to be exact. Each word included on these task cards was carefully selected to help BUILD vocabulary (I'm learning that's the key to 5th grade!).

This download also includes an answer document for students to record their answers AND an answer key so that students can self-check their work.

The BEST part???

{Click here to download 5th Grade Prefixes & Suffixes Task Cards.}

I'm offering these for ONLY $1 until 5:30 p.m. CST today, October 13.  I figure you all deserve it for hanging in there with me and being so patient, as always!

Go ahead, we won't waste any more time chatting it up over here. Get. to. my. shop! Buy yourself some quality work for your classroom!

See ya later...

5th Grade High Frequency Word Wall Letters & Words - Digital Download

Last year, when I taught 3rd grade, one of my biggest frustrations was my high frequency word wall. The only space large enough in my room was high up on the wall above my classroom door. Whomp, whomp!

It really made my high frequency word wall difficult to maintain and something that was put on the back-burner, unfortunately. This year, because I'm moving to 5th grade, I'm excited to say that I'll have magnetic doors in my new room!

The doors cover closets that sit on one side of the room, making them large enough to be the home of my high frequency word wall. Yay for easy management! The plan is to print my word cards, laminate them, and then stick magnets to the back of them -- also making them easy to remove from the "walls" during state testing, where we can't display ANY resources.

{Click here to download this 5th Grade High Frequency Word Wall Packet.} 

Naturally, they have chevron print on them.

In fact, before redoing my blog design, I designed these. I was so happy with the way they came out that I decided to go ahead and use the same patterns for the blog design. :)

These 5th grade high frequency words are words that I developed after looking at endless lists. I felt these words best suited the needs of all types of learners. Below, I've included images of the enlarged word lists so you can see what words are included in this packet to make sure they're suitable for you and your students, as well.

I'm so happy to have one thing checked off of my To Do List for school and hopefully, after purchasing these, you will be too!

Continue to enjoy your summer, ladies & gentlemen! It'll be gone before we know it...

Reading Comprehension Skill Reference Sheet - Digital Download

State testing is over for my third graders...thank goodness!

Today we have the day off because it was reserved as a Bad Weather Make Up Day. It's truly been wonderful because I'm getting so many things done.

Not only things for school, but many things around the house that just need to get done. Plus, I got to sleep in and I really, really needed that! :)

One of the many things that I've checked off of my to do list today is the new product I just listed. I created some Reading Comprehension Skill References Sheets for my students and yours! I wish that I would have thought to create these earlier in the year, but I suppose I can't think of everything my first year, huh?

I got this idea from some after school tutoring that I've started doing. In Texas, our 5th graders get multiple opportunities to pass the state assessment, STAAR, and those make up tests are quickly approaching.

I started this tutoring group just this past week on Thursday. It's really nice because the 5th grade teachers provide everyone tutoring with the materials that you need and you just open your folder, pull out your materials, and get started. One of the materials that was handed over to us was a reference sheet.

On the reference sheet, there are a variety of reading comprehension skills that are briefly defined and explained. I asked one of the 5th grade teachers about it and she said that they originally found the pages online and then revamped them to fit their needs.

{Click here to download Reading Comprehension Skill Reference Sheets.}

So, I thought that would be a good idea for my students, too. This version of the reference sheet is a little more simplified because it is geared more toward my third grade students than any others, but I hope that teachers in grades 2 - 5 will find it helpful in their classrooms.

To download the files, please just click the image or link above and you'll be lead to my TpT store. :)

I hope you're all having a fabulous start to your week!

Summer's not far...

Reading Strategy Posters - Free Download

At this point in the year, we have touched on nearly every reading comprehension strategy at least ONCE (if not more). Now, we're truly focusing on mastery of these skills throughout various texts, which can be challenging for students.

I feel like my students learn best when I try to make a personal connection to their life. If I can talk about something that's relevant to their interests, they're usually all ears & willing to hear me out & work hard.

So...introducing...Reading Strategy Posters for BOYS & GIRLS!

Ladies & gentlemen, you will LOVE these for your classroom, just as much as I KNOW my students are going to LOVE them (and FREAK out) when I show them these tomorrow.

Pretty, Pretty Princess Reading Strategy Poster - Free Download

Playstation Controller Reading Strategy Poster - Free Download

The best part...in case you hadn't noticed...?  They're FREE for you guys!!!

Click over to my TpT shop to download FREE Reading Strategy Posters!  :)

What Questions Do Readers Ask? - A Pinterest Find

Pinterest...ahhhhh!

I feel so fortunate to be a classroom teacher and have access to Pinterest. It has been the source of so many great ideas for my classroom - my circus theme, my back-to-school gifts, classroom resources, and so many things I have yet to post and share here.

First of all, if you'd like to follow me on Pinterest, you can: click here to be linked directly to my 'Ideas for Teaching' Board.

Then, don't forget to let me know what your Pinterest link is, too. I love finding new educators to follow.

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My very first Pinterest-inspired poster was this one, which I call What Questions Do Readers Ask?

In third grade, we're talking a lot about good readers asking themselves questions. Good readers should always ask questions before they read, while they read, and after they read to help build their comprehension. 

I'm so proud of my kids because they can correctly answer questions about WHY we ask questions (which sounds a little silly), but I'm constantly engaging in this specific dialogue in my class:

Teacher: As good readers, what should we do?

Students: Ask questions!

Teacher: When should we ask questions as readers?

Students: Before reading, during reading, and after reading!

Teacher: Why is it so important to ask questions as readers?

Students: Asking questions as readers helps us build our understanding and comprehension!

*round of applause for my class, please*

Haha!

When I originally found this poster on Pinterest, I traced it back to The First Grade Parade, where this teacher used it as a What Readers Read poster.

But, I knew that I wanted to change the content, and just borrow the layout that this teacher created because I LOVE IT!

My kids absolutely love it and we reference this anchor chart constantly. For some reason, they found it fascinating when I told them I made this at my house. I got a lot of questions about, "Teachers have homework, too?"  

My answer is, "You bet we do!"