3-5 Upper Elementary

Using the popular game in station rotation activities during distance learning is a way to bring an element of play and collaboration to writing assignments.

These easy-to-implement strategies can make science, technology, engineering, and math lessons come alive for elementary students.

With careful planning, teachers can use the election to foster social and emotional learning and connect math, literacy, and social studies lessons.

Educators share their best synchronous and asynchronous strategies to boost student participation during online learning.

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.’

On March 18, 2020, Simone Kern tweeted that simply “recreating schools at home” passes up a golden opportunity to engage kids in authentic, self-directed learning.

By establishing routines that address the challenges of online learning, teachers can help students in grades 3 to 8 feel a sense of belonging.

Teachers can build strong relationships with and between students to help them get through this very challenging time.

Implementing this method makes dividing a teacher’s time between students in class and those working at home much easier.

Teachers can boost elementary students’ developing tech skills by being mindful of the limitations of working memory.

In many places, students returning to school buildings will be required to wear masks. These strategies can help elementary students adjust.

The morning message is a popular way to help elementary students transition into school—and it can be adapted for home learning.