Cheap Student Rewards
Use these easy, cheap or free, ideas for student rewards in your grade 5 6 7 classroom.
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How to Teach a Unit on Natural Disasters
Teaching a unit on natural disasters will instantly engage students. Most people find tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, and earthquakes interesting, especially if they live in an area where they might come into contact with one. While you are teaching, a natural disaster unit is typically high in engagement, further student
Bringing Scientists into the Science Classrooms
Learn how to increase engagement by bringing scientists into your grade 4 5 6 classroom to discuss various science topics.
Science Songs for Your Classroom
Whether you are in remote learning or in the classroom, you can spice up learning by incorporating science songs into your classroom. If you are distance teaching, I love the idea of starting the Google Meet or Zoom session by playing one of these songs to get your students motivated
Easy (and Free) Tech Ideas for Home School or Distance Learning Classrooms
I have always enjoyed infusing technology into my upper elementary and middle school science classrooms to spark engagement and motivation among my learners. Finding a balanced approach to hands-on learning while infusing digital components was something that I felt kept kids engaged and pushed boredom away. Fast forward to
How to Teach Students about Viruses and Outbreaks
With news of the coronavirus all over the television, it can be difficult to not have a conversation about it in your science classroom. Bringing current events into the classroom is always an engaging experience for students but it can also cause teacher anxiety as you gauge the best
SEL Activities to Build Relationships
Building relationships with your students is a classroom priority. Classroom relationship-building exercises can increase engagement, motivate students, and solve many classroom management problems. Join me in learning how to integrate back-to-school SEL activities into your classroom. Building on personal classroom experiences I can still remember as if yesterday I was
Bringing Holidays into the Science Classroom
Making science engaging and interesting is one of the top thoughts on my mind each day. I want my students to love science. I feel that if students develop this love, it helps them to become better learners which will, in turn, create well-rounded students. All too often because
Building Background Knowledge for Your Science Students
Learn strategies to build background knowledge of science students in grades 4 5 6 to improve their ability to understand science concepts.
Halloween science experiments
Teach chemical and physical changes during the spooky Halloween season using these three experiments for your grade 4 5 6 students.
Five Science Icebreaker Activities
Five back to school getting to know you activities to use in your grade 4 5 6 science classroom.
Implementing Classroom Jobs in Upper Elementary and Middle School
Back to school season is a time for teachers to set up rules and procedures for the upcoming school year. Teachers want to work smarter, not harder. In order to do that, why not continue to give your students classroom jobs? Primary and elementary teachers give out classroom jobs to
