The 8 ideas below will help make creating lesson plans to celebrate Black History Month in your 3rd, 4th, of 5th grade classroom easier. There are writing activities, read aloud suggestions, social studies activities, art and music activities, and no prep activity suggestions, project ideas, free resources, and more.1. Complete a Black History Month Research ProjectGive your students the opportunity …
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students while sneaking in some fun writing practice with one of the 11 ideas below. It’s a win-win for students and teachers!1. Write ComplimentsWhat better way to encourage kindness around Valentine’s Day than by having students write kind words and compliments to each other? And as an added bonus, this …
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson is a thoughtful story about excluding others and missed opportunities for kindness. The theme of kindness and acceptance makes it a great book to read for back to school, Valentine’s Day, World Kindness Day, or any time during the year that you want to encourage kindness to your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students. The …
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 …
You can never have too many no prep resources for extra math practice – especially free resources that 3rd and 4th students think are fun! These engaging math mazes make a great review – whether you want students to practice addition, comparing numbers, multiples, or their mental math. Help your upper elementary students get the extra math practice and review …
Teaching writing is hard – add in a reading passage and a critical thinking question for constructed response, it becomes even harder. Use this free short constructed response resource to introduce or practice this difficult skill with your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students.Get the Short Constructed Response FreebieDownload the free pdf resource below. It includes: a 1 page student …
In order to write an effective constructive response, students need a LOT of practice. Fortunately, students can practice with any nonfiction text – they just need a question to answer. The best constructed response questions are specific to the text students have read and require students to think critically. Coming up with questions like this on your own can be …
Teaching opinion writing to your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students soon? Use the sentence starters and paragraph frames below in your lessons to help students structure their writing, use transitional words, stay on topic, and support their opinions. Templates like the examples below are a great way to introduce opinion writing. The hope is that eventually, students will go …
You’ve set up your classroom library and organized all of your books – now how can you keep it looking great all year long? The tips below will help you keep track of your books, help 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students know how to return them to their proper location, and help keep your classroom library looking clean and …
3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers have very strong opinions about the best way to display classroom library books. Some might argue that the best way is use bins, while others think the best way is to show book spines. But there is not simply one best way – it depends on you, your students, and your classroom. And if …