Jessica shares her passion for teaching and education on What I Have Learned. Jessica has 16 years of elementary teaching experience and currently homeschools her two middle school boys. She enjoys scaffolding learning for students, focusing on helping our most challenging learners achieve success in all academic areas.
Teaching children that words contain recognizable chunks is key to developing reading fluency. As students read multisyllabic words, they gain a deeper understanding that words contain recognizable chunks and that…
These Scientific Method Posters and Science Experiment Recording Sheets are a great way for elementary students to become familiar with the scientific process. Display them in your classroom. Use them for small or larger experiments.
Comparing measurements is SO difficult for students, especially for English learners. Not only do they need to understand that one object is larger or smaller than another, but they need…
Have some fun measuring a variety of Halloween creatures with this FREE Halloween Measurement Math Resource. It makes a great math center during the month of October and reinforces centimeter and inch measurement processes.
Do you teach science in Texas and wonder how to successfully teach science lessons that are aligned with the next generation science standards? We created an NGSS and TEKS alignment tool for second, third and fourth grade teachers in Texas who want to use our science stations and 5E units.
17 fun ideas and resources for teaching force and motion. Includes demonstrations, experiments, science stations, and lessons that will engage students in learning about balanced and unbalanced forces and patterns in motion. These teaching ideas will help you teach the NGSS standards.
Do you need new phonics activities? These Short U Phonics Worksheets give students practice reading and writing short u CVC words by word family. In this teaching resource, there are 18 different phonics worksheet templates with multiple pages for each template to accommodate all of the short u CVC words taught in kindergarten and first grade. This is a great no-prep printable for kindergarten word work centers.
Learn how to read the Next Generation Science Standards and figure out what to teach during your elementary science lessons. The NGSS are three-dimensional standards and complicated to understand and implement in your classroom. We’re here to help!
Teach elementary students to set SMART Goals. Help your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and even 6th grade students identify their academic goals and individual student goals with this fun elementary classroom activity! Included are lessons for teaching students how to set strategic, realistic and measurable goals with an action plan and time limit.
The first day of school activities, you choose, sets the tone for everything that follows. Students are nervous, curious, and watching everything you do — and the right mix of…
These Three-Digit Subtraction Math Centers help students practice a variety of subtraction strategies for three-digit math problems. They are perfect for second-grade students who are being introduced to three-digit subtraction or for…
These Three-Digit Addition Math Centers help students practice various addition strategies when adding three-digit problems. They are perfect for second-grade students who are just being introduced to three-digit addition or…
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