Finding different ways to assess your students can be difficult but rewarding. While writing skills are important and something that needs to be consistently reviewed and worked on, speaking is also an important but overlooked skill. How to incorporate Common Core standards using Flipgrid. Common Core standards require us to look at listening and speaking ... Read more
There are many great ways to help your students stay engaged during distance learning
Check for understanding in minutes! These quick reading comprehension assessment
Are you looking for a technology app that will keep engagement and rigor at an elevated level? Look no more than Flipgrid! Using flipgrid in the upper elementary classroom is a trend that is sweeping schools across the world! I will share with you how I transformed my test review days to include using flipgrid … Using Flipgrid in Upper Elementary! Read More »
Introduction to Schoology: A learning management system allows you to run a virtual classroom while managing administrative tasks such as taking attendance, inputting, and recording grades. Choosing a learning management system is tough. In the past, I started out using Edmodo. It was ahead of current tech trends and allowed a constant relationship ... Read more
Top online learning sties for upper elementary classrooms for in school or home or distant or remote learning. Websites for reading, language arts, math, science and art included.
These 10 science Youtube Channels offer high quality and engaging science videos. Use them to keep students excited and engaged in their learning.
Top online learning sties for upper elementary classrooms for in school or home or distant or remote learning. Websites for reading, language arts, math, science and art included.
Technology came front and center this past spring as teachers everywhere suddenly turned into remote learning specialists managing the ups and downs of all things digital. While eLearning did have a learning curve, the sudden thrust does have many teachers bringing their digital distance teaching knowledge back into the classroom… whenever that will be. ... Read more
Introduction to Schoology: A learning management system allows you to run a virtual classroom while managing administrative tasks such as taking attendance, inputting, and recording grades. Choosing a learning management system is tough. In the past, I started out using Edmodo. It was ahead of current tech trends and allowed a constant relationship ... Read more
Exit slips can be an efficient way of gathering formative data on your students. Read this article for tips at how to maximize their use and purpose.
How do we assess students remotely? Try these 3 FREE formative assessment tools for during distance learning and participation.
Do you want to know how to make math centers successful for upper elementary students? No new content, two week rotations and 6 types of centers are some starting tips!
Are you scrambling to gather resources for your students before your school closure? Look no further with these must-have remote learning resources!
If you want some quick, paperless exit tickets for reading, here are some links to some Google Forms that can be copied and added to Google Classroom. There are also some links to resources for distance learning.Two of the forms can be used with any book and two are book companions (books not includ...
Teaching upper elementary students to be responsible is important for their academic success, for building strong character, and for helping them be successful in life. Get teaching tips, lesson ideas, and done-for-you social emotional learning activities to help your students become more responsibl
Find recommended free digital resources for 4th and 5th grade teachers that you can integrate into your lessons while distance teaching.
Top online learning sties for upper elementary classrooms for in school or home or distant or remote learning. Websites for reading, language arts, math, science and art included.
Science songs to use in the classroom to incorporate music to engage students in learning about different science lessons and units.
Check out this free list of brain breaks for kids that you can do in your upper elementary classroom. Refresh their brains with easy and fun brain breaks!
In an effort to support my fellow English teachers during this crazy time, I've collected some helpful freebies for you to use during your digital learning. Jus
Discover outdoor math activities for upper elementary students.
We all know the changes that the Common Core State Standards brought to our curriculum. I adapted my fractions unit accordingly, so read about it here!
Check out this free list of brain breaks for kids that you can do in your upper elementary classroom. Refresh their brains with easy and fun brain breaks!
In search of an app or digital option for self-checking task cards? It's not every day that I find a piece of technology that knocks me out of balance, but Boom Learning has made it really hard for me to focus on anything else lately! I can only compare it to when my district went 1-to-1 laptops i
Most of us are teaching in either, remote learning or a hybrid model, at least for the start of the school year. The parents of our students are struggling as much as we are to
About me math activities and ideas that engage students are here! Head back to school with these about me math tasks for 3rd, 4th, 5th graders
Spring and summer is the perfect time to take your students outdoors for some outside learning activities. This post shares 10 activities with freebies!
Let's make the Gold Rush easy for upper elementary students with fun resources! Are you ready to tackle the California Gold Rush? I have a funny story for you! First, what style was your first computer? What was the first game you played on the computer? Here's the funny part- our first family computer was
I love finding common items around the house and making games with them. I recently came across a tin of dominoes and put those babies to work! My students LOVE the idea of playing with dominoes even if they are sharpening their math skills while doing so! These games can be played alone or with partners. Partners tend to make them even more fun! Ordering Products Students choose five dominoes, turn them over, and multiply each side together. Order the products from least to greatest or greatest to least. Want to make it a game? Partners order their dominos then find the difference between their greatest number and least number. The partner with the greatest (or least) difference wins. Multiplication War Students begin with dominoes face down. Each student chooses a domino. On the count of three, students turn over their domino and multiply the dots on one side by the dots on the other side. The student with the highest product wins the dominoes. Even/Odd Sort Add, subtract, or multiply the dots on the dominoes then sort the answer by odd or even numbers. Want to make it a game? Before the game begins state a rule. The partner with the most even numbers or odd numbers wins the set. Prime/Composite Sort Add, subtract, or multiply the dots on the dominoes then sort the answer by prime or composite. Want to make it a game? Before the game begins state a rule. The partner with the most prime numbers or the most composite numbers wins. Coordinate pairs Provide students with a coordinate grid. Students plot points using the dots on the dominoes. One side is the x-coordinate; the other side is the y-coordinate. Ordering Decimals Students choose five dominoes and turn them over. One side is the whole number; the other side is the decimal. Order the decimals from least to greatest or greatest to least. Want to make it a game? Partners order their dominos then find the difference between their greatest decimal and least decimal. The partner with the greatest (or least) difference wins. Compare Decimals Students choose two dominoes and turn them over. One side is the whole number; the other side is the decimal. Compare both dominoes. Want to make it a game? Each partner chooses one domino. Then, they compare their decimal. The partner with the greatest (or least) decimal wins. Add or Subtract Decimals Students choose two dominoes and turn them over. One side is the whole number; the other side is the decimal. Add or subtract the decimals. Want to make it a game? Partners compare their sum or difference. The partner with the greatest (or least) sum or difference wins. Compare Fractions Students choose two dominoes and turn them over. One side is the numerator; the other side is the denominator Compare both fractions. Want to make it a game? Each partner chooses one domino. Then, they compare their fraction. The partner with the greatest (or least) fraction wins. Ordering Fractions Students choose five dominoes and turn them over. One side is the numerator; the other side is the denominator Order the fractions from least to greatest or greatest to least. Want to make it a game? Partners order their dominos then find the difference between their greatest fraction and least fraction. The partner with the greatest (or least) difference wins. For a printable version of these games, you can download it HERE. This printable is perfect to laminate and attach to a loose leaf ring for easy access. Teaching With Simplicity Pinterest Facebook Instagram Teachers Pay Teachers
If you're working on reading fluency in your upper elementary classroom, check out this blog post! It contains 7 free posters focusing on the various fluency components, along with many other fluency freebies and ideas!
