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Get outside and play a bit this year by reusing your task cards (or U-KNOW decks) and Game Show Slides to play this Task Card Hopscotch. Sometimes it is the game we played as a child paired with a good set of task cards that makes for the best classroom
Test prep in upper elementary is a necessary part of the educational process, but that doesn’t mean that it can’t be fun, or that it needs to look the same every day. When I was teaching upper elementary, we tried to allot 15-30 minutes every day for test prep or
Game Shows are fun on their own, but with a little technical magic, we can up level your game shows even more! If you are a fan of Fun in 5th Grade resources, then chances are you have at least one set of Game Shows. We have Game Shows spanning
If you are wanting to spice up those U-KNOW review games, this game of U-KNOW ‘War’ may be exactly the thing to keep your students engaged! What is your favorite card game? Many of us have that one memory of playing a card game with grandparents or sitting up late
These 15 Math Game Shows for 5th graders will help you work with your standards while engaging and energizing your students. If you teach math in 5th grade, you know that there are a lot of standards that you need to cover to make sure your students are ready to
At Fun in 5th Grade, we are always reimagining close reads, whether it is with mystery pictures, new monthly close read sets, or with new implementation strategies. Today we are adding a little ‘spice’ to classroom implementation. One of the best analogies I’ve ever heard regarding close reading is that
It is our mission to turn as much classroom content into a game as possible! There is little else more satisfying than beating someone at a board game. It doesn’t matter if it’s Candyland, Monopoly, or Settlers of Catan, a good board game puts my heart in a happy place.
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
Students love games…video games, board games, cat games, drawing games, etc. Using games in the classroom engages students in learning and challenges them to improve. According to the Smithsonian Science Education Center, gamification within the educational setting may stem all the way back to Dmitri Mendeleev (the 19th-century Russian scientist).
If you’ve been with me for long, you know I like to use games in my classroom. Rather than using worksheets or packets for introduction and review of skills, gamifying education has always been one of my favorite ways to engage my students; however, with a sudden shift to online
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