3-5 Upper Elementary
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in elementary school grades 3-5.
How to Provide Cost-Effective Sensory Spaces for Students
School counselors can offer teachers a variety of tools to use in their classrooms that support students’ mental health.Exploring Writing, Social Studies, and Math in a Map Challenge
Encouraging students to bring their creativity and imagination to challenging content makes it more accessible—and helps them learn it more deeply.Assigning More Meaningful Math Homework
A small set of problems or even one substantial problem can be enough to supplement classroom instruction.1Exploring 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.1MIncorporating the Calming Corner Into Station Rotation
Elementary students benefit from opportunities to take a break from academic learning and explore activities that support their emotional development.21.5kHow to Use Universal Design for Learning to Create Assessments
Providing elementary students with multiple means of action and expression helps ensure that teachers create equitable, valid assessments.2136Activating 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.14.9kMaking Students Feel Safe
A trauma-informed approach ensures that students feel safe, supported, and nurtured—to improve their chances of academic success.129.6kHow Poetry Supports Emotional Intelligence
Teaching poetry can be an effective way to encourage students to thoughtfully consider their experiences and build connections with their peers.1429
Is 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.’54.8kAdapting Chalk Talks to Promote Student Engagement
A teacher describes how he modifies a thinking routine developed by Harvard’s Project Zero to keep it from becoming too routine.8954A 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
