Point of View Graphic Organizers
Use the 3 free point of view graphic organizers below to make your lesson planning easier. Each of the graphic organizers addresses a different aspect of point of view; whether you are using a fiction or nonfiction text, you’ll find a graphic organizer that works for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classroom. Download all the graphic organizers below for …
Main Idea and Details Centers / Games for Upper Elementary
Giving 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students a main idea game / center activity to complete on their own can be risky. Main idea and supporting details is an abstract and tricky skill. This makes it difficult to find games or centers that students can complete both independently and successfully, and without reinforcing misconceptions. Below are some helpful ideas to …
Compare and Contrast with an Indoor Snowball Fight
Indoor snowball fights are often used in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms as an ice breaker or brain break. But this fun activity can serve an educational purpose as well. It is ideal for practicing comparing and contrasting skills! To compare and contrast with an indoor snowball fight, students will throw “snowballs” that each have phrases written on them …
Point of View Questions for Higher Order Thinking
Want to get your students thinking more critically during your point of view lessons? Use the list of higher order thinking questions and stems below to help your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students think about point of view in a variety of different ways. The 36 point of view questions are organized with Bloom’s Taxonomy in mind.You can also …
Use the Four Corners Strategy in Your Classroom to Compare and Contrast
Four Corners is a popular strategy where different statements are posted at each of the 4 corners of the classroom. 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students are asked to go to the statement that they most agree with and then discuss it with the other students there. Although this game is often used for ice breakers or debate, it can …
Point of View Writing Prompts and Activities
Point of view is one of my favorite skills to teach. When students begin to think more about points of view that differ from their own, they become more understanding towards other kids. I don’t know any 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classroom that wouldn’t benefit from a kinder classroom! And the point of view writing prompts and activities below …
Teaching Main Idea / Central Idea – Activities to Build Understanding
Teaching main idea and supporting details / central idea to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students can be a very frustrating experience; it is such a difficult skill to understand. Very few of my lessons seemed to have an effect on my 3rd grade students – either they understood how to find the main idea without my help, or they …
Introducing Character Traits With a Fun Freebie
When introducing character traits, making it relevant to students is the best way to get them interested and engaged. Instead of introducing character traits with a lesson that has students read other texts and identify traits of different characters, have students think about their own character traits. There are several fun and easy ways to do this with your 2nd …