3-5 Upper Elementary
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in elementary school grades 3-5.
Guiding Students to Share Math Knowledge With Groupworthy Tasks
When a math task requires the input of multiple students, debates that support the flow of knowledge between them can happen.149A More Efficient and Productive Way to Conduct Math Assessments
Here’s how to assign graded work that more accurately assesses elementary students’ learning and saves time.Exploring Before Explaining Sparks Learning
New elementary science teachers can build student engagement and enhance learning by using the explore-before-explain approach.The Benefits of Using Choice Boards in Math
How math choice boards can enable new elementary teachers to meet the needs of their individual learners while employing mathematical rigor.A Framework for Building Older Students’ Literacy Skills
Encouraging middle school students to read books of all genres and reading levels can reignite their interest in reading.The Sensory Room: Helping Students With Autism Focus and Learn
Imagine a safe space where students with autism can go to calm their bodies and then get back to the business of learning.1MMaking Students Feel Safe
A trauma-informed approach ensures that students feel safe, supported, and nurtured—to improve their chances of academic success.129.6kMeaningful Learning to End the Year Strong
These end-of-year activities for elementary and middle school can help ensure that all students continue to learn while having fun.1637 Strategies to Help Overwhelmed Students
Some students develop anxiety about assignments, but there are ways teachers can help them cope with these feelings.826Pythagoras and Picasso: Integrating Math and Art in the Classroom
Here are seven ways teachers can use works by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and other artists to teach elementary and middle school math.132Is it Time to Drop ‘Finding the Main Idea’ and Teach Reading in a New Way?
Some schools are changing the way they teach reading—based on research that shows background knowledge is more critical to comprehension than general skills like ‘finding the main idea.’58.5kHelping Elementary Students Develop Conflict Resolution Skills
These tools help kids practice techniques that foster communication, understanding, and social success in the classroom.694Bringing Interval Instruction to Your Classroom
Research finds that lessons that go from direct instruction to active learning and back again can increase students’ understanding.354Activating Learning by Milling to Music
When students pretend they’re at a fancy party making small talk, a simple brainstorm for writing ideas becomes more lively, more cooperative—and more effective.15.4kA Daily Support System for Students
Students who need extra social and emotional support have a quick check-in with an adult at the start and end of each day.89.9k