Gamifying, a recently coined term meaning the act of adding games or game-like elements to an activity to encourage participation, is a great technique to use with your upper elementary students during any type of test prep, especially with fifth grade students during state testing prep season. Test prep games and activities bring out the natural competitiveness in students and helps them get ... Read More about Fun Test Prep Games Your Students Can Play Today
Women’s History Month Project for Upper Elementary Students
In search for a creative Women's History Month project to use with your students in March? Reading books about influential women and having students complete research projects is a popular way to learn about these women. How can we take researching to higher critical thinking level while making it engaging? One of my favorite activities to assign to my students is the "Purse" research project. ... Read More about Women’s History Month Project for Upper Elementary Students
Picture Books for Women’s History Month
March is the perfect time to share Picture Books for Women's History Month. They highlight the accomplishments of influential women in a concise format. Using picture books is a great way to share historical events and influential women of the past and the present. They are also a great way to spark conversations about pioneers in different industries and the challenges they had to overcome to ... Read More about Picture Books for Women’s History Month
Promote a Love of Reading
As teachers, we know that 'being a reader' has lifelong benefits, but sometimes getting students to love to read is not as easy at it sounds. Some students have a hard time finding books or authors that peek their interest. Exposing them to different books is key in helping them find authors, series, or genres they like. It's also just as important to provide windows of time where they ... Read More about Promote a Love of Reading
Idiom Fashion Show Classroom Transformation
Classroom transformations are one my favorite ways to get students engaged with their learning. Not only do students not feel like they are actually working, but it creates memories for them that last a lifetime and increases their retention of the skills being taught. This year, I implemented an Idiom Fashion Show classroom transformation as an extension to our Idiom T-Shirt Activity. It was a ... Read More about Idiom Fashion Show Classroom Transformation
Martin Luther King Jr. Read Alouds for Upper Elementary
Looking for some Martin Luther King Jr books for kids? Particularly, ones that you can share with your upper elementary students? Here is a list of books you can use as read alouds in your classroom to introduce them to the man who helped shape American culture. You can find many of these Martin Luther King Jr books for kids at your local library, school library, as read alouds on YouTube, ... Read More about Martin Luther King Jr. Read Alouds for Upper Elementary
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