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Games for Teaching Theme in Upper Elementary

Help students break the reading ‘code’ with these games for teaching themes in upper elementary. We all know that reading is important, but as a parent, we often don’t consider why reading is so valuable. We want our kids to be able to read, and we are thrilled when they

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5 Games and Activities for Reviewing Fraction Standards

Use these fun and easy games and activities for reviewing fraction standards during this upcoming test-prep season. Guess what!  It is test prep time, and that means that over here at Fun in 5th Grade, we are reviewing our grade-level standards and skills with games and activities and all the

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Ideas for Using the Kindness Challenge Throughout the Year

Use these ideas for using the Kindness Challenge throughout the year. Although we often focus on the hard skills of education like vocabulary, fractions, place value, etc. We believe that a good, well-rounded student is one who has the knowledge but also has empathy, grace, and a commitment to bettering

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Fun Text Structure Review Games

Fun text structure review games to help your students build their confidence around identifying and analyzing text structure. Let’s be honest. Identifying text structure isn’t always the most interesting topic to teach, but as our students’ understanding grows and evolves, so do our activities. Plus, as we move past the

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Games to Practice ELA Vocabulary

If you are looking for some games to practice ELA vocabulary, then you are going to love this mix-and-match of digital and hands-on games for upper elementary students. Let’s be honest, ELA vocabulary can sometimes feel like you’re teaching a different language. Language Arts class is full of all sorts

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Halloween-Themed Review Activities for Upper Elementary

Get in the spirit of the holiday with these Halloween-themed review activities for upper elementary. With all the candy, costumes, and fall decor, Halloween is truly one of the most fun holidays to celebrate with students, but we can’t let this fun, spooky holiday creep into too much class time.

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5 Activities for Practicing Decimal Place Value

Check out these ready-to-use, no/low prep activities for practicing decimal place values in upper elementary. Let’s be honest. If you’ve only covered whole number place value with your upper elementary students, then you’ve really only covered a fraction of the content (pun intended). Now, it is time to dive into

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