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When teaching upper elementary students about main idea, we often stick with the same questions over and over again. What is the main idea of the passage? What details from the passage support the main idea? While these are good questions that students need to know how to answer, there are many other aspects to main idea that students need …
Keeping students on task and engaged around Valentine’s Day is hard. The excitement – and the candy – that comes with this holiday can be a distraction for many 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students. Use this free Valentine’s Day fraction activity to help keep students engaged and learning while still celebrating Valentine’s Day.Free Fraction Valentine’s Day ActivityThis Valentine’s Day …
Teaching 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students how to make inferences is hard. We can create anchor charts that remind students that they need to look for clues from the author, think about what they already know, and read between the lines, but that doesn’t make this skill any easier. What students really need is practice – and a lot …
Finding 3rd grade math morning work that students can complete independently is a struggle. Different curriculums practice different skills at a different times. Often, daily math practice or morning work will expect students to have prior knowledge that they don’t have. This is frustrating to both students and teachers! This daily math practice / morning work for 3rd grade is …
Venn Diagrams are a tool commonly used in 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade classrooms to teach students how to compare and contrast. And while Venn Diagrams worksheets can be useful, they can also be used in a way that promotes lower level thinking instead of higher level thinking. Usually, teachers give students a completely blank Venn Diagram template. …
Find the Fib (sometimes known as 2 Truths and a Lie) is one of my favorite activities to use and reuse in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms. It requires little to no prep, can be easily adapted for use in all subject areas, requires higher level thinking, and upper elementary students never seem to get tired of it. No prep, …
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 …
Have you experienced the excitement of an engaging, rigorous lesson only to later discover that you left your students more confused than when you started? The Character Trait Word Wall in my 3rd grade classroom came as a result of one of these huge teaching failures. But like most failures, it turned into an opportunity for an even better learning …
Below are 3 different character trait lists for you to use to help expand your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students’ character trait vocabulary. Or, check out these other freebies, tips, and ideas to make teaching character traits easier. You can download a free pdf / printable version of these character trait lists at the bottom of the webpage.Character Traits …
As teachers, we are constantly questioning our students. We all know how important it is to ask our students higher level thinking questions, but often the questions we think of on the spot are more knowledge or comprehension based questions. Questions that encourage students to analyze, apply, or evaluate their learning are harder to come up with on the spot. …