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Teaching theme to 3rd grade, 4th grade, or 5th grade students is just plain HARD. Theme is an abstract idea, making it really hard for teachers to put into words and even harder for students to grasp. If your students are struggling with understanding theme, rest assured that they are not alone! Teachers all over the world have this same …
Writing can be hard and frustrating for upper elementary students; writing a compare and contrast essay can be even harder and more frustrating. Often, this skill gets pushed to the back burner. It is a lot easier to practice comparing and contrasting with things that take less time – like by using a Venn Diagram. However, teaching 3rd, 4th, and …
Teaching main idea and supporting details 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 didn’t understand no …