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Stellar Teacher Podcast: A Podcast for Upper Elementary Teachers

Welcome to The Stellar Teacher Podcast! We believe teaching literacy is a skill. It takes time, practice, and support to become the literacy teacher you want to be. This podcast will help you level up your literacy instruction, build your confidence, and make a meaningful impact with your students—all while having a little fun along the way!

Hosted by Sara Marye and The Stellar Teacher team, this podcast brings together literacy specialists and educators who are passionate about helping upper elementary teachers feel more confident and effective in their literacy instruction. Together, we’re committed to sharing high-quality, no-fluff strategies, resources, and ideas that are practical, research-informed, and easy to bring into your classroom.

Each week, Sara, the Stellar Teacher team, and special guests share their knowledge, tips, and practical strategies to help you strengthen your literacy instruction and support your students in becoming confident, capable readers and writers.

For printable and digital literacy resources, head to stellarteacher.com. Connect with us on Instagram @thestellarteachercompany.

Copyright: © Copyright 2024 Sara Marye, Literacy Teacher, Elementary Teacher

Latest Episodes:

166. How Can I Help My Students Become Stronger Paragraph Writers? Nov 06, 2023

Show notes

In upper elementary, the goal of all literacy teachers is for their students to be able to write a well-developed and constructed essay. But as you all know, that task is a lot harder and takes a lot of work and practice to happen. Nevertheless, with the help of building foundational skills, such as sentence writing and support, that end-of-year goal will be achieved. In today’s episode, I’m sharing ways you can help your students become stronger paragraph writers.

Grab my Paragraph Writing Freebie here!

Get my Weekly Sentence Writing Routine free sample here! And get the paid TPT resource here.

Check out my Free Literacy Workshop. For more information, click here.

Sign up for my FREE private podcast, the Confident Writer Systems Series, here!

Join us in the Stellar Literacy Collective Membership: stellarteacher.com/join

To check out all of the resources from this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.stellarteacher.com/episode166

165. Making Space for Silliness in Our Schools With Mike Bender Oct 30, 2023

Show notes

Schools are full of engaging activities, creative lesson plans, procedures and routines, and assessments to assess mastery. And while all of those items are important, there’s one thing that’s missing in classrooms, and that is being silly. While teachers want students to have fun, being silly tends to be overlooked. But we’re here to change that. One of my favorite children’s authors, Mike Bender, stopped by to share how his new book, The Most Serious Fart, helps bring silliness into the classroom.

Grab a copy of Mike's book The Most Serious Fart here!

Check out my Free Literacy Workshop. For more information, click here.

Sign up for my FREE private podcast, the Confident Writer Systems Series, here!

Join us in the Stellar Literacy Collective Membership: stellarteacher.com/join

To check out all of the resources from this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.stellarteacher.com/episode165

164. 7 Ways to Incorporate More Sentence Level Work in Your Upper Elementary Classroom Oct 23, 2023

Show notes

We’ve spent the last three weeks discussing why sentences are important to a student’s reading and writing skills and activities to implement. So, even if you’re ready to focus on sentences more, where are you finding the time? I’ve got the answer for you! I’m sharing 7 ways that you can incorporate more sentence level work into your instructional day without changing up your schedule.

Get my Weekly Sentence Writing Routine free sample here! And get the paid TPT resource here.

Check out my Free Literacy Workshop. For more information, click here.

Sign up for my FREE private podcast, the Confident Writer Systems Series, here!

Join us in the Stellar Literacy Collective Membership: stellarteacher.com/join

To check out all of the resources from this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.stellarteacher.com/episode164

163. Sentence Deconstruction: What It Is, How It Helps, and Steps to Take To Fit It Into Your Day Oct 16, 2023

Show notes

Sometimes, in order to understand something, you have to break it down to its core. The same is true when reading texts. In order to understand the meaning of a sentence, you need to practice sentence deconstruction. But what is this, and how does it help your students? In the third episode of this four-part series, I’m sharing how sentence deconstruction improves student literacy skills, how to fit it into your schedule, and more!

Get my Weekly Sentence Writing Routine free sample here! And get the paid TPT resource here.

Check out my Free Literacy Workshop. For more information, click here.

Sign up for my FREE private podcast, the Confident Writer Systems Series, here!

Join us in the Stellar Literacy Collective Membership: stellarteacher.com/join

To check out all of the resources from this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.stellarteacher.com/episode163

162. Simple Strategies to Help Your Students Expand Their Sentences Oct 09, 2023

Show notes

Our role as literacy teachers is to grow our students as skilled readers and writers, and one of the most powerful ways to achieve this is through sentence writing. This is the second week in our four-part series on sentence writing, so be sure to check out last week’s episode, Episode 161, to get a more foundational outlook on developing sentences.

But now, students need to build on their foundation with more detailed writing. So, in today’s episode, I’m sharing 3 simple strategies that help students write detailed sentences that expand their writing.

Get my Weekly Sentence Writing Routine free sample here! And get the paid TPT resource here.

Check out my Free Literacy Workshop. For more information, click here.

Sign up for my FREE private podcast, the Confident Writer Systems Series, here!

Join us in the Stellar Literacy Collective Membership: stellarteacher.com/join

To check out all of the resources from this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.stellarteacher.com/episode162

161. 5 Reasons Why You Need to Spend More Time on Sentence Writing in Upper Elementary Oct 02, 2023

Show notes

When students are in upper elementary, we often assume that they’re ready for more complex literacy skills, and therefore, we have higher expectations of them. However, that theory is completely false. I know when I was in the classroom, I thought that having my students write 5 paragraph essays was a sign they were excelling in writing.

But what my students really needed was more foundational work. Today’s episode is the first of a four-week series on sentences, where I’m sharing 5 reasons why spending more time on sentence-level instruction benefits your students.

Get my Weekly Sentence Writing Routine free sample here! And get the paid TPT resource here.

Check out my Free Literacy Workshop. For more information, click here.

Sign up for my FREE private podcast, the Confident Writer Systems Series, here!

Join us in the Stellar Literacy Collective Membership: stellarteacher.com/join

To check out all of the resources from this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.stellarteacher.com/episode161

160. 4 Movement Routines to Try in Your Upper Elementary Classroom Sep 25, 2023

Show notes

The school day can feel long for kids, especially being expected to focus and pay attention while sitting at their desks. One way to get students refocused while also incorporating learning is through movement. Getting students engaged and moving amongst your classroom benefits students in so many ways while also providing an aspect of fun. In today’s episode, I’m sharing 4 specific movement routines for you to incorporate in your upper elementary classrooms.

Check out my Free Literacy Workshop. For more information, click here.

Sign up for my FREE private podcast, the Confident Writer Systems Series, here!

Join us in the Stellar Literacy Collective Membership: stellarteacher.com/join

To check out all of the resources from this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.stellarteacher.com/episode160

159. Avoid These Things During Grammar Instruction & See Students’ Writing Improve! Sep 18, 2023

Show notes

When I was in the classroom, grammar was not something that I particularly enjoyed teaching, or even thought I taught well for that matter. Then, after a few years, I realized I was making some major mistakes with my grammar instruction, student practice, and application. Once I made a few key changes, it not only improved my students’ grammar skills, but their writing as well. In today’s episode, I’m sharing what you need to avoid doing and what to do instead regarding grammar with student writing.

Get my Weekly Sentence Writing Routine free sample here! And get the paid TPT resource here.

Check out my Free Literacy Workshop. For more information, click here.

Sign up for my FREE private podcast, the Confident Writer Systems Series, here!

Join us in the Stellar Literacy Collective Membership: stellarteacher.com/join

To check out all of the resources from this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.stellarteacher.com/episode159

158. Syllabication in Elementary Classrooms: What Is It & Why Teach It? Sep 11, 2023

Show notes

In elementary school, having a solid foundation of word knowledge skills is essential as students move throughout the grades. But one word study topic that’s on a lot of lower elementary teachers’ minds, but not so much for upper elementary teachers, is syllabication. With what seems like a simple concept, it actually correlates to bigger literacy skills. So in today’s episode, I’m sharing 3 reasons why you should prioritize teaching syllabication in elementary classrooms this school year.

Download my Syllable Types: Lesson Plans document here!

Check out my Free Literacy Workshop. For more information, click here.

Sign up for my FREE private podcast, the Confident Writer Systems Series, here!

Join us in the Stellar Literacy Collective Membership: stellarteacher.com/join

To check out all of the resources from this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.stellarteacher.com/episode158

157. The Secret to a Stellar School Year: Teach These 3 Essential Literacy Lessons Sep 04, 2023

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At the beginning of each new school year, we set up our classrooms for a successful year which includes routines, procedures, and centers. All of those elements help make engaging activities and lessons possible. As literacy teachers, we also strive to build skilled readers who have a love for reading. In order for those things to become possible, I’m sharing the 3 essential literacy lessons to focus on at the beginning of the school year.

Check out my Free Literacy Workshop. For more information, click here.

Sign up for my FREE private podcast, the Confident Writer Systems Series, here!

Join us in the Stellar Literacy Collective Membership: stellarteacher.com/join

To check out all of the resources from this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.stellarteacher.com/episode157

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