3-5 Upper Elementary

Tune up your math teaching with this review of strategies to avoid, plus alternatives that will challenge, engage, and enlighten your students.

When students help each other in the classroom, they gain confidence and independence—and you get to keep on teaching.

When teachers noticed a lack of autonomy in the math classroom, a switch to a student-centered curriculum bumped ownership of learning—and the kids' ability to talk about their problem-solving approach.

Combining simple exercises with math instruction can help ensure that elementary school students remember these lessons.

To become better readers, Natalie Wexler says, students should grapple with abundant, high-caliber texts in the elementary grades—not just skills and strategies.

To boost creativity and productivity, take time out for movement, calming exercises, and a healthy dose of fun.

When students focus on what they can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell in a work of art, their imaginations—and their essay-writing skills—take flight.

Providing opportunities for students and staff to participate in wellness practices can start with one dedicated day each week.

The possibilities for creating a sensory path to give students a movement break are endless. Here’s what schools across the country are doing.

Dismantling tenacious myths about dyslexia—and drawing on evidence-based practices when teaching—can make a powerful difference for students with the condition.