Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Positive Classroom”
When teaching point of view, a lot of teachers focus exclusively on teaching about 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person point of view. In fact, when I googled “teaching point of view,” almost the entire first page of results were lessons on what point of view the narrator tells the story in. But point of view is so much more than …
The get to know you activities below are great for that first week of school when you want to get to know your new 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students and you also want your students to get to know each other. Use one or more of these back to school ideas to help start the year off right in …
You wake up sick, and your first thought is, “Ugh. Now I have to make sub plans.” And your second thought is, “My kids aren’t going to behave. The sub is going to leave me a terrible note.” Preparing for a substitute can be a laborious task – use the tips below to help you plan ahead so that emergency …
Whether you are looking for a fun back to school activity, a team building activity, a speaking and listening activity, or a way for your students to get to know each other better, interviewing a classmate / friend is a great option! 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will love it.Why Interviewing a Friend Makes a Great Activity for 3rd, 4th, …
Drawing attention to and celebrating your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students for being kind is one of the best ways to encourage more kindness! There are so many different and fun ways to do this in your upper elementary classroom. Kindness breeds more kindness, so coming up with a plan to celebrate and reward kindness will only help you …
End of school year countdowns can be a fun way for both teachers and students to celebrate the school year. (Although, if you’re anything like me, you probably started counting down the days until summer as soon as Spring Break was over!) Some 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers want to go all out, while others have had such a …
Written by guest blogger Jessica Thompson I always thought I did a good job of facilitating classroom discussions. I would ask questions that required critical thinking, a student would answer, we would discuss, and I would ask another question for another student to answer. I would be so proud of their responses and the learning that was occurring. Then I …
As teachers, you already know the value of team building and striving for a positive classroom environment – but that’s easier said than done. One of the easiest ways to promote a safe setting in your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classroom is to help students connect with each other. When students realize how much they have in common with …
Preparing your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students for state testing can sometimes feel boring, contrived, and frustrating. Teachers, however, are experts at turning boring things into engaging activities. Below are some of my favorite ideas from Pinterest to help you prepare and motivate your students for their state test. Or, check out these other activities and ideas to help …
In this era of high stakes testing, preparing upper elementary students for state testing has become a necessity. Gone are the days where preparing students for a test simply meant meant teaching the content well. For better or worse (and most teachers would probably agree it’s for worse), test prep now includes everything from teaching test strategies, making sure kids …