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An interactive place value chart is the perfect bulletin board idea for any upper elementary class, and this post provides 3 fresh ideas for ways to use it. I remember the first time I walked into my classroom and looked around. As I walked around the space and looked at
If you are sick of reteaching ELA vocabulary in upper elementary and want to help your students become independent learners, then this may be the perfect activity for you! Why is it that we spend hours and hours teaching our students something, and they forget it so easily over the
If you are looking to get the most bang for your buck, check out these 4+ activities that reuse and repurpose U-Know cards! First, what is U-Know? U-Know is a fun and engaging card game where students practice topics in a repetitive way. I also use U-Know in stations or
Getting to know your students in the first days of school is kind of like an investigation, and you are the detective assigned to the case. Are you ready? Do you think you have what it takes to be an investigator who spends their days uncovering evidence and solving cases?
One of the staples of the beginning of the year is spending a little time introducing genre. This post provides you with five days of activities that will give your students a firm genre foundation. What is your favorite genre of movies? Books? How do you know you love that
These Back to School Math Review Centers make assessing easy in 5th grade as teachers and student gear up for a new year! As you are looking for activities for the beginning of the school year, make sure to consider math center activities from the grade below the one you
Check out these 4 unique activity suggestions for repurposing Game Show slides in your class! I love the idea of repurposing old resources into new activities. In previous posts, we’ve discussed unexpected ways to use task cards and how to reimagine close reads. Today, we are talking about repurposing all
Let’s break down our 5-day process for introducing character traits to your upper elementary students! If you were a character in a book, what traits would a reader use to describe you? Are you cheerful, ambitious, and decisive? Perhaps you are the character who is gentle, foolish, and happy. I
As you prepare for back to school, these 14 classroom procedure categories will help you make sure your students feel comfortable in their new environment. The beginning of the school year is among us, and I’m already looking forward to the traditions that mark the back-to-school season. First, we have
Let’s dig into 5 reasons you should start the year with close reads in your upper elementary class. From learning processes to building community, these close reads are perfect for back-to-school! A new school year means a new class and a gaggle of new faces to learn from and love.
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