Quality Resources and edTech for Grades 3-5
One of the MOST fun end of the year rituals in my room is giving out our in-class awards. Not so much related to academics, but fun, superlative-type awards! The kids have a blast getting the awards, and I have just as much fun picking the kids for the awards! I just added a set of class superlative awards to… Read More
My kids have been LOVING these “Comprehension by Color” activities, and I love them as I know the kids are actually understanding the information! For each of the passages, students are asked to use colors to show what they’ve understood. For example, in the “Extended School Days” packet, students are asked to do the following: Circle in red = Unknown… Read More
My students love music as much as I do and close reading can be difficult, so why not start deep reading with something that students love? The songs included will allow students to think deeply using the questions that are based on each song, as well as to further their understanding of how to pick text apart. These packets have… Read More
The end of the year is always a complete whirlwind! At my school, we have field day, field trips, we have a class picnic, awards ceremonies, and on top of that, we are making videos, student gifts, and REPORT CARDS!!! And, in the time it just took me to type this, I just thought of about 1,000,000,000 other things I… Read More
My kids have been obsessed with the summer Olympics lately, so I thought, hey why not teach about Brazilian culture in social studies for the rest of the school year? There are so many great things to teach about, especially with the Amazon Rain forest at the heart of Brazil. Check out some of the ideas below!! Of course, we will be… Read More
Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages! The best part? There are THOUSANDS of question sets already created for teachers by teachers! Couple of things to keep in mind: Your kids will all need devices. iPads, iPods, iPhones or PCs will… Read More