Make test prep fun with this interactive around the room review activity for any subject! It's a great way to prepare students for any unit or state test. Check out the post for ideas on how to implement it!

This is a culmination of my own anchor charts, plus the best anchor charts that I could find online. This is a great place to find effective charts that get to the heart of what you are teaching in workshop. If you have a favorite chart that you'd like to add, please contact me! Also, if I have not properly given credit for an anchor chart, let me know so that I can fix it.

Keep reading skills fresh all year with these FREE seasonal and holiday reading review mini-booklets for 4th and 5th grade!

The main idea is defined as the central point or big picture of a story or informational text. The details are those statements that support (go along

Teaching reading online and need some digital reading resources? This post shares FREE digital graphic organizers for reading.

Teaching Main Idea and need a strong mentor text to help? I have gathered six of my favorite fiction & nonfiction mentor texts for you to check out!

This post explores the benefits of using reading centers in upper elementary and includes a free reading center.

Teaching Main Idea and Supporting Details can be tough! Find out how online Scavenger Hunts can help students better understand this topic while having fun!

Free digital exit slips to use with any lesson! Use these digital exit tickets to see what your students have learned and have them self-reflect.

Are you teaching reading virtually and looking for ideas and strategies? This post shares one way to structure your weekly digital reading instruction.

Puzzles are not just for primary grades or math. These main idea puzzles will not only allow your students to practice 4th/5th grade level main idea skills, but they will also be engaged with the novel format.Note: This main idea activity now includes DIGITAL reading puzzles as well as printable one...

Main idea is always a tricky concept for students to grasp! Distance learning makes it even more challenging. This set of fourth and fifth grade digital main idea activities can make it easier - and more fun! The printable versions are included for in-person teaching.

Main idea is always a challenging concept for students to grasp, but main idea of non-fiction texts is even more difficult. Check out these three different ways to teach main idea in upper elementary!

This is a culmination of my own anchor charts, plus the best anchor charts that I could find online. This is a great place to find effective charts that get to the heart of what you are teaching in workshop. If you have a favorite chart that you'd like to add, please contact me! Also, if I have not properly given credit for an anchor chart, let me know so that I can fix it.

Need reading resources to supplement your reading instruction? Click through to get several FREE 4th and 5th grade reading activities and centers.