Meep, Meep – Figurative Language Robot Freebie for Poetry Month

By Amber Ernst / March 15, 2020 /

Figurative Language and its tie in with Poetry Month is just the most awesome time of the year! I absolutely love teaching figurative language and actually teach poetry in December, but build on those concepts (well before testing!) all spring semester! Figurative language is important for SO many genres of books! Identifying figurative language examples…

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Poetry Portfolio Lapbook Assessment

By Amber Ernst / November 20, 2019 /

Looking for a great engaging way to end your poetry unit? Look no further! This lapbook serves as a fun assessment for your students to show all they know about poetry! This is perfect for upper elementary with little prep and samples ready for you! This makes a useful assessment tool that I keep to show at conferences all year long!

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Poetry Analysis: Analyzing Poetry for Grades 4-8

By Amber Ernst / November 11, 2019 /

I was in desperate need of some great poetry to live up to the CCSS and that was how Poetry Analysis was born. My students needed rigorous texts that showed them how to critically think about poetry more than the surface level rhyming funny poems we had been studying.

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Poetry Analysis

By Amber Ernst / January 3, 2016 /

    HAVE YOU EVER….needed something and wished you had it right on hand?!   This resource is for you!  I’m telling you- I looked at the CCSS exemplar texts for poetry and knew I needed to kick my butt into gear to get my kids ready for some rigorous poetry but still have a…

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Poetry Assessment – Lapbook Style

By Amber Ernst / November 12, 2014 /

Poetry is one of my ALL TIME favorite topics to teach. It used to be scary. Yes I’ll admit that, but I’ve come to see it for what it can be. I’m a Shel Silverstein funny poetry is my jam type of person. I love to laugh and love incorporating that into the classroom. BUT…

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Poetry in the Sky

By Amber Ernst / May 16, 2013 /

We have been working on our last unit in writing- Poetry!! Fun stuff let me tell you. With it being the end of the year and all, we haven’t gotten to every type of poem but we have done some.  We know haiku and worked on line breaks to start and talked about how poetry…

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Poetry Tech Tips!

By Amber Ernst / April 25, 2013 /

First things first: check out my giveaway that went live TODAY!  Click the pic for more info! Ok- so surviving has been my tactic for the last couple weeks and I have finally kicked myself in gear!  Whew taking over a classroom at the end of the year is intense but glad I’m finally getting a…

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Like roasting nuts over an open fire – December Read Alouds including Christmas books

By Amber Ernst / October 18, 2020 /

December Read Alouds for kindergarten or first grade or older grades! These Christmas books and holiday themes are perfect books to learn and review concepts while still having fun and connecting with students! If this time of year feels like a slump check out this Distance Learning Engagement Workshop to grab your students and feel…

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Reading Comprehension – Light bulb brain moments made EASY!

By Amber Ernst / August 9, 2020 /

Reading comprehension is an essential skill for any elementary grade. Typically this comes in the form of question and answer passages. If you are looking for unique reading comprehension ideas (not to mention free ones!) check out this list for great ones to try today! Strategies to improve reading comprehension with passages I used to…

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Crayola, Papermate, Sharpie – oh my! Never Fear your 4th grade teacher supply list is here

By Amber Ernst / June 21, 2020 /

*This post contains affiliate links at no charge to you. A small commission is earned if you purchase through a link.* All opinions are my own! So you’re a fourth grade teacher? Or upper elementary? Maybe it’s your first classroom….moving to new school…..new grade level…..new state? Whether you’ve been in 4th grade for long or…

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