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Look at you! You did it! In the last year, you have become a “techy” teacher. Some days it may not feel like it, but your screen skills have probably doubled…wait…tripled since this time last year. Classroom games have taken on a whole new role. No matter where you teach,
Math review can get a little boring, but these digital puzzles can help. Awesome for in-person or digital learning, these interactive math review puzzles are self-checking and perfect for centers or individual work. Puzzles provide the ultimate learning experience. They require problem-solving and focus, and when they are combined with
A step-by-step tutorial geared toward teachers who want to learn how to copy part of a google slide presentation. Did you know that you can copy only selected slides of a google drive presentation? Well…you most definitely can, and it can be a really useful tool when dealing with long
Root words have the power to decode the English language. Teaching students root words gives new English readers the ability to work through words to seek meaning rather than leaning on the dictionary (or Siri) to provide them with a quick definition. The ‘Root’ of Change In a contrast to
Teaching measurement has never been more fun when you use these 2 review activities and 8 real-world, project-based challenges with your upper elementary or middle school students. Teaching Measurement Whether you’re cooking, building, or running, measurements are an integral part of your life which makes teaching measurement in upper elementary
The holidays are buzzing, and winter break is near! It’s time to start thinking about what you want the spring semester to look and feel like in your classroom. You’ve been planning all of your pre-winter break activities. Many of which you may have even found in our blog post-Holiday
5+ new ideas for teaching themes in upper elementary. Use these suggestions for activities, scaffolding, projects, and review to give your students a firm foundation for identifying themes in literature. Although theme can be interpreted as a single central idea, here at Fun in 5th Grade, we define theme as
What’s the big idea? It may have been a go-to line for the Three Stooges, but many upper elementary teachers are asking the same question to their students almost every day and have been for many years. Today we are going to provide two brand-new strategies for discussing and identifying
12 Months of Close Reading A Year of Literacy Lessons: Close Reads by Month Reading never goes out of style, and here at Fun in 5th Grade, we have close reading passages for all seasons. From Football in the fall to Mardi Gras or even some Sweet Treat history for
Why should we review classroom procedures after a break? I hate to break it to you, but the honeymoon period is officially over. You all know what I’m talking about. Those blissful beginning weeks of school when behavior issues are at a minimum and students seem to be genuinely excited
