Saresha Zentner
Practice Multiplication with these Fun and Engaging Fall Activities
Looking for some fun activities to jazz up your math routine while still practicing rigorous multiplication problems? You are in the...
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Saresha Zentner
- Aug 31, 2022
- 3 min
Teaching Cause and Effect through Guided Reading in Upper Elementary
I hope your school year is off to a great start! If you are here, that means you are starting your small groups and looking for some...
Saresha Zentner
- Aug 30, 2022
- 3 min
How to Easily Implement Small Group Guided Reading into Your Classroom
Are you starting to realize that teaching reading whole-group isn't the best fit for all students? I remember my first few years of...
Saresha Zentner
- Aug 26, 2022
- 3 min
Help Your Students with Multiplication Facts by Teaching Specific Strategies
We've all been there. Students are having troubles memorizing their multiplication facts. You've sent home flashcards, done numerous...
Saresha Zentner
- Aug 13, 2022
- 3 min
How to Prepare for a Smooth First Week Back to School!
We've all been there. Thinking about the first week back to school and what we should add to our empty lesson plan book. There will be...
Saresha Zentner
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
4 Halloween Activities for the Classroom
Halloween is coming up and if you're anything like me, then you're thinking. . .'How can I make Halloween fun for my students without...
Saresha Zentner
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
How to Use Task Cards for Math Practice No Matter How You're Teaching This Year
One of my favorite things to do for math centers and rotations is to tape problems around my classroom and have students 'hunt' for them!...
Saresha Zentner
- Oct 7, 2020
- 2 min
An Easy (NO PREP) Informative Writing Unit!
Are you looking for an engaging way to teach Informative Writing? Are you not sure how to teach the Common Core standards for Informative...
Saresha Zentner
- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
How to Set Up Small Group Spelling Instruction
Do your students struggle practicing spelling and truly learning their spelling words? Mine did too. When I first started teaching, my...
Saresha Zentner
- Mar 23, 2020
- 2 min
How to Upload any Worksheet into Google Classroom
Read this post to learn how to turn a worksheet into a Google Classroom assignment.
Saresha Zentner
- Feb 9, 2020
- 2 min
Animal Adaptations: A Project Based Learning Experience
Are you searching for that perfect Animal Adaptations lesson plan? Have you heard of Project Based Learning? Look no further!PBL is a...
Saresha Zentner
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
2019-2020 Classroom Tour
Hello! Welcome to my classroom tour for the 2019-2020 school year. This is my first year in a portable. It is different being outside of...
Saresha Zentner
- Feb 5, 2020
- 2 min
Homework Bingo - A Fun Homework Incentive
Do you struggle with students bringing back homework on time? Do you struggle with parent involvement in what their kids are learning? Do...
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