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When it comes time to teach your students to visualize, it can be a difficult task. Visualizing information makes it easier to understand and retain. Visual learners can use visual representations to help them remember, identify, and analyze information more effectively. With so many different ways of visual thinking and
Teaching main idea to upper elementary students is an important skill for students to develop, as it helps them comprehend and analyze texts more effectively. In this blog post, we will explore some strategies for teaching main idea and helping upper elementary students grasp the concept of main idea. Build
Teaching summarizing nonfiction text is an important skill that can help them in a variety of contexts, both inside and outside of the classroom. Summaries allow students to identify the main ideas and key details of a nonfiction text and to communicate that information in a concise and organized way.
Teaching cause and effect to upper elementary students can be a challenging but rewarding task. Understanding cause and effect is an important critical thinking skill that can help students make connections between events, understand how the world works, and make better decisions. Here are some tips for teaching cause and
If you’re looking to engage your upper elementary students with the best books for Halloween read alouds, you’re in the right place! I have searched all over for fun, a little spooky, and informational picture books that are sure to engage students during this Halloween season. Your students are bound
I know many teachers dread parent teacher conferences and I’m always asked for the best tips and suggestions. You’re probably busy printing report cards, finalizing schedules, and trying to get those last minute parents to get their time on the calendar. Parent teacher conferences provide a lot of valuable insight
Teaching adding and subtracting decimals can be a difficult task because it’s not necessarily the same process as regular addition and subtraction. There are many similarities because students still have to regroup as needed, but that decimal point can really trip students up. Today I’m going to share with you
Do your students struggle when it comes to interpreting remainders in division problems? You’re not alone! Year after year, I’ve noticed that this is a common challenge for many students, especially those who find word problems perplexing or lack a solid grasp of what division truly entails. In this blog
I have been getting so many questions from teachers about how to teach long division using partial quotients. Growing up, this wasn’t a strategy many of us were taught, but it is so helpful for a majority of students. However, I like to teach my students a couple of other
During the late fall, most third grade classes are working on learning basic multiplication facts. But sometimes, teachers wonder about the best strategies for teaching basic multiplication facts and making students learn them fluently. Multiplication facts are the backbone of many skills beyond third grade, but students struggle to get
Getting classroom routines and procedures for back to school figured out is essential to start the school year off on the right foot. If we don’t get these classroom routines and procedures figured out we are more likely to have a tough time with classroom management and this will lead
In today’s post, I want to share with you the best back to school books for upper elementary students that I typically read aloud to students throughout the first week of class. Classroom read alouds are most often associated with younger students, but reading aloud to older students is just
