ELA

If you are looking to enhance the reading instruction in your classroom, then you are in the right place! Here you can grab ELA activities and resources that will engage even your most reluctant readers. Whether you are looking for a meaningful picture book recommendation, research-based reading lessons, or a quick activity to do with your students, you have come to the right place!

Sharks: Part One!

Do you study sharks in your classroom?  The students get so into learning about these guys!  One of our focuses in May’s Rooted in Reading is Shark Week.  I must

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3rd Grade Book List

Guys…. it’s time!  3rd Grade Rooted in Reading is coming your way. Katie and I have read a gajillion picture books over the past few weeks in search of the

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Main Idea Airways

Today the students became Pilots of the Main Idea Airways!  They have been studying Amelia Earhart with Rooted in Reading March.  Today we took it a little further and incorporated

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Student-Made Cards

Do your students love making cards as much as the kids I know?!  Most jump at the chance to make a friend, family member, or teacher a homemade card.  They

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Sharks: Part One!

Do you study sharks in your classroom?  The students get so into learning about these guys!  One of our focuses in May’s Rooted in Reading is Shark Week.  I must

Read More »

3rd Grade Book List

Guys…. it’s time!  3rd Grade Rooted in Reading is coming your way. Katie and I have read a gajillion picture books over the past few weeks in search of the

Read More »

Main Idea Airways

Today the students became Pilots of the Main Idea Airways!  They have been studying Amelia Earhart with Rooted in Reading March.  Today we took it a little further and incorporated

Read More »

Student-Made Cards

Do your students love making cards as much as the kids I know?!  Most jump at the chance to make a friend, family member, or teacher a homemade card.  They

Read More »