Teaching to Inspire with Jennifer Findley

Word walls for upper elementary? Try a morphology wall! Morphology walls are a great tool for teaching and reviewing prefixes, suffixes, bases, and roots. By using a “Morphology Wall” in your...

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In order to become strong readers (and writers), students need to understand the meaning of words. Breaking words down into prefixes, suffixes, and roots/bases is a great way to help students und...

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The ability to decode multisyllabic words in reading is (to me) equivalent to knowing basic multiplication and division facts. Multisyllabic words make up the foundation of many texts our student...

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Christmas is a time for family, friends, and fun. But it can also be a time for learning! If you’re looking for some fun Christmas-themed STEM activities to do with your upper elementary studen...

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Confession: I used to spend a week teaching affixes (prefixes and suffixes) and then another couple of weeks teaching roots. I’d assess and we’d move on to my next language/grammar standard. ...

https://jenniferfindley.com/teaching-morphology-in-grades-4-5-with-free-resources/

Are you looking for a way to celebrate Veterans Day in your classroom? Do you want to teach students about the significance of honoring the day and recognizing the people it celebrates? In this p...

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