The Best Tips and Tricks for Teaching Opinion Writing
I have a 7 tips and resources that are sure to help you provide your students with a great foundation for writing their own opinion essays.
The Best Upper Elementary Books for Asian Pacific Heritage Month
This is a list of my 5 favorite books for Asian Pacific Heritage month. Each read aloud is accompanied by a discussion question or activity.
The Best Upper Elementary Books for Women’s History Month
Use these Women’s History Month books and activity ideas to introduce and discuss influential women who have made a difference in history and our world. Each book idea includes an important woman in history along with a discussion question and easy to implement activity for upper elementary kids.
Simple Tips to Review for the State Test
I’m here to share with you some practical ways I incorporate reviewing for the test without the overwhelm for you or your students. These tips allow you to collect data, get to know your students’ needs and proficiencies all while having fun.
Upper Elementary Early Explorers Lesson Ideas
One of my all-time favorite units to teach is my Early Explorers unit. I’ve always covered this content in 4th grade and it’s the perfect upper elementary unit because there are so many ways to integrate the content into reading, writing, and math.
Free Classroom Posters for Black History Month
I can’t wait to use this fun set of posters that feature accomplished, innovative African American leaders. I plan to use these posters as a bulletin board within my classroom for the month but I have a few lesson ideas for them that I want to share with you.
The Best Upper Elementary Read Alouds to Celebrate Black History
I’ve rounded up a list of five books that use African American pioneers and trailblazers to teach about perseverance, ingenuity, and advocacy. After each book summary, you will find some discussion questions that can be used to drive whole class conversations, table talk, or even journal writing.
Upper Elementary Ideas for Read Across America Week (That Don’t Include Dr. Seuss)
Read Across America week takes place the first week of March and is always such a fun time to celebrate reading and great works of literature in the upper elementary classroom. In the past, we have taken this week to celebrate and honor Dr. Seuss since his birthday is March 2nd. But recently, many educators …
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Using Writing Journals to Boost Students’ Writing Stamina
I spent so many years trying to figure out how to grow my students’ writing stamina. I knew that I needed to increase the amount of time that students were writing in order to start to see real growth. When I finally started implementing writing journals, everything clicked.
Why You Need to Use Digital Math Games in Your Classroom
Digital Math Games can help you accomplish the math goals that you have in your classroom all while building teamwork skills, creating consistent routines, providing flexibility in and out of the classroom, and differentiating for all students. And basically, it makes your job a whole lot easier too!
How Digital Math Games Help You Assess Students
Using Digital Math Games to assess students informally provides you with valuable student information.
Use Digital Math Games for Engaging Test Prep
Here are three benefits of using Digital Math Games to get your students engaged (and excited) for math test prep.
Managing Student Groups During Thematic Learning
In thematic teaching, some of the deepest knowledge can be learned through student communication. Therefore, it is important to work on managing student groups during thematic learning. When just the right strategy is discovered, then engaging, interactive theme units can successfully occur.
Benefits and Drawbacks of Thematic Teaching in Upper Elementary
Thematic teaching is a student-learning, teacher-friendly way of transforming the classroom! Students are going to be learning more information on a deeper level than ever before. Additionally, teachers are going to love how much learning is occurring and how focused students are. The benefits will greatly outway the drawbacks once starting on the thematic teaching journey!
How To Cover All of Your Standards with Thematic Teaching
If you are interested in adding thematic teaching into your schedule, here’s how to cover all of your standards with thematic teaching!
What You Need to Know to Set Up Your Upper Elementary Classroom for Thematic Teaching
I put off thematic teaching for far too long becuase I felt like I didn’t know how to get started. I don’t want you to fall into that same trap so I’m sharing everything I’ve learned about getting set up for the thematic teaching approach. If you’re ready to make the switch to thematic teaching, here’s what you need to consider before getting started.
Why Thematic Teaching is the Best Teaching Approach for Upper Elementary Classrooms
Thematic teaching is the best teaching approach for upper elementary classrooms. By following the thematic teaching approach, students, challenged, and supported!
What Upper Elementary Teachers Need to Know About Thematic Teaching
Here’s what upper elementary teachers need to know about thematic teaching, an integrated, cross-curricular unit teaching approach.
Fun Ways to Help Your Preschooler Learn Letters
There are so many fun ways to help your preschooler learn letters in a natural, creative, stress-free environment. Here are my top tips for teaching your preschooler their ABCs.
10 Tips to Help Your Toddler Talk
These 10 tips will help you figure out how to teach your toddler to talk.
5 Things to Teach Your Toddler and How to Do It!
Wondering what your toddler needs to learn? Here are the five things that you need to be teaching your toddler and how to do it!
4 Key Math Concepts for Preschoolers
Learn great tips on 4 key math concepts for preschoolers! They are developmentally appropriate and will be sure to help prepare children for kindergarten.
Fun St. Patrick’s Day Math Games for Upper Elementary
I’m reviewing two fun math games that will get you in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit while practicing decimals.
Colorful Kite Popsicle Stick Craft for Kids
A cute and simple popsicle stick kite craft for kids.
Ballon Tennis Craft and Indoor Games for Kids
If you need a fun indoor game to keep the family entertained while it’s cold outside, you’re going to love this balloon tennis craft and game.