3-5 Upper Elementary

Creativity is a valuable skill, and there are common strategies teachers can use to help students develop it.

Exploring nature with elementary students can be memorable and fun with a little advance planning and preparation.

Educators weigh in on solutions to the common pitfalls of group work.

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.