3-5 Upper Elementary
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in elementary school grades 3-5.
Hosting an Innovators Day to Boost Elementary STEM Learning
A dedicated day for students to explore STEM fosters 21st-century learning and excitement across grade levels.198Exploring 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.1M5 High-Impact Writing Strategies for the Elementary Grades
Simple, effective exercises can help elementary students develop the foundational writing skills they need for their academic journey.1405 Ways to Use Playing Cards for Cooperative Learning
Teachers can use a regular deck of cards to add both structure and novelty in creating random groups for classroom work.266Making Students Feel Safe
A trauma-informed approach ensures that students feel safe, supported, and nurtured—to improve their chances of academic success.129.6kGuiding Students in Special Education to Generate Ideas for Writing
When students are stuck, breaking the brainstorming stage down into separate steps can help them get started writing.531Activating 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.14.9kIs 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.’58kUsing Board Games to Teach Math to Young Children
Playing board and card games can improve number sense among children as young as 3—and it’s fun!7.2kA 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.89.9kUsing Movement to Teach Vocabulary
When students explore new words through movement, they understand them better, retain them longer, and feel more empowered to use them.14.5k8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom
Educators share their best synchronous and asynchronous strategies to boost student participation during online learning.50.3k