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I don’t know any 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade student that wouldn’t benefit from fraction centers that provide more practice and review with fractions. It’s a difficult skill that requires a solid base of understanding. Drills, worksheets, and other district mandated curriculum can get boring fast, so finding ways to make fractions more engaging is essential if students are going …
Finding character trait games and centers that are actually engaging and at the same time challenging for your 3rd or 4th grade students can be hard. Most games or centers involve filling out a graphic organizer or completing a too-easy matching game. Once students reach upper elementary, they usually understand the basics of identifying character traits. What they really need …
Teaching theme is hard. Finding theme games and centers that actually help struggling students practice how to determine the theme of a story is even harder. Most theme practice involves simply reading a passage and answering a multiple choice question about what the theme is. Not only can this be boring and monotonous for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students, …
Strategy board games are great for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers to have on hand for things like “Fun Friday,” indoor recess, class parties, or board game days. My 5th grade teacher taught every student in our classroom how to play chess. Whenever we had any extra time, we got a chance to play this strategy game with a …
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 …