When we question our students about text features, we often focus too much on having students identify different nonfiction text features. While this is essential, it is equally important to get our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students thinking more deeply about text features – moving past knowledge and recall questions and into more higher order thinking questions. Below, find …
You don’t have to convince upper elementary students that helping students build basic computer skills is important. We already that. That doesn’t make it easy to fit technology integration into our already overcrowded schedules. Having 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students review different skills while using technology is the most efficient and effective way to bring technology into our classrooms. …
When reviewing nonfiction text features, we often overemphasize being able to name and identify different text features within text. While this is a great place to start (consider using this free slideshow or these free text feature charts to introduce your students), we don’t want to stop there! Having 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students create their own text features …
A fun and easy way to help students practice with the different types of nonfiction text features is to create a text feature book. Creating a text feature book will help strengthen students’ understanding of the purposes of different nonfiction text features. And as an added bonus, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students can use the book as a reference …
There are so many different types of nonfiction text features – titles, headings, labels, diagrams, captions, photographs, sidebars, bullet points, bold text…the list could go on forever! It’s no wonder that 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students get confused. To help students keep track of the different types of text features, download the free printable below, or check out this …
Use this text features slideshow to help students better understand 18 different text features and build nonfiction comprehension skills. In order for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to comprehend nonfiction text, they must have a good understanding of nonfiction text features. Students should not only be able to identify text features within the text, but they need to understand …
When students first enter the classroom in the morning it is a time of excitement, but it can also be a time of complete chaos. Having a clearly defined morning routine and morning work can help the day start off more smoothly. Typical morning work for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students usually involves a reading or math worksheet. But …
I resisted giving my students classroom jobs for several years. Having to come up with a cute organizational system and procedures for my students to use the classroom job system seemed like a lot more trouble then it was worth. Rotating jobs daily or even weekly wasn’t appealing to me. I knew that every time my students changed jobs, I …
Classroom jobs are a great way to help get 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students excited about helping out in the classroom. And as a HUGE added bonus, having an organized classroom job system can really help save you time. The classroom jobs list below contains 32 possible jobs you could have in your upper elementary classroom. Not …
One of the main priorities for those first days of schools is to get to know your students, and for your students to get to know each other. Letting your upper elementary students create and share an “All About Me Bag” is a cheap, low prep way to do this.What is an “All About Me Bag?”An “All About Me Bag” …