3-5 Upper Elementary

A project-based learning unit that left students feeling unenthusiastic had valuable lessons for the teachers who prepared it.

Building the remediation some students need into elective enrichment classes can be a way to open those classes to all students.

Teachers post great ideas on Instagram for everything from keeping your room clean to getting kids moving. We’ve collected a few, plus hashtags you should follow.

When parents ask for reading suggestions for their kids, here’s a handy list you can share, broken down by grade.

Inquiry-based lessons on animal adaptations guide Chicago third graders to think about the wildlife all around them.

Strategies to help upper elementary and middle school kids who have experienced trauma understand and control their emotions.

Simple classroom strategies can assist students with deficits in executive function skills like time management and active listening.

A teacher shares what she and her third graders learned from their first experience with project-based learning—a chicken coop.

A teacher at a Title I school shares classroom and school-wide strategies to improve students’ reading trajectories.