English language arts

10 tips to effectively teach poetry in upper elementary. Mrs Renz Class

Figurative Language

Don't forget to review the five parts of the plot. All stories, no matter how basic, follow this outline.

Free poetry book and posters to help you students learn important terms. Great for learning centers.

This is the second part of a mini series about songs for teaching parts of speech. If you missed the first post about nouns and verbs, you can find it here. Click on any picture

Children will practice using context clues as they identify the correct homophone in this grammar and spelling worksheet.

Help your child practice English grammar with free downloadable English worksheets for class 1 students (Noun, Pronoun and Verb)

Check out these great ideas for teaching conjunctions including a video lesson with an organizer, posters with rules, and anchor charts.

Find out how to get students interested in Greek Mythology gods and goddesses analysis excercise by using the biography project. This is an engaging and memorable student-collaboration activity. You can use this for The Odyssey, The Lightning Thief, Hercules, ancient history, Greek theater, Greek civilization, or for a fun mythology unit.