Sugarloaf Elementary School

Public, Suburban
Grades PK-5
Frederick, MD
  • Brain-Based Learning

    Leveraging Prior Knowledge to Build Understanding

    By guiding students through developing their own understanding of core concepts, teachers ensure that the whole class is starting on a strong foundation.
  • Brain-Based Learning

    Using ‘Tell Me More’ Prompts to Make Learning Stick

    Asking students to explain how they arrived at an answer is a powerful strategy for making a concept more memorable.
  • Retrieval Practice

    Making Retrieval Practice a Classroom Routine

    By regularly working in activities that get students to recall content they’ve learned in the past and apply it, teachers can ensure deeper understanding.

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