Teachers, are you wondering how to organize Google Drive? First, select a set of letters to represent each of the broad areas you teach. Second, create a folder for each…
Teaching argumentative writing in upper elementary grades scaffolds from one to five paragraphs. Learn how to use specific structures and strategies to get effective essays from your students. (more…)
Looking for a five-paragraph essay example? Look and listen in as a fourth grade teacher models this strong writing structure for her students. (more…)
Teaching persuasive writing methods to third or fourth graders? Begin with a simple graphic organizer. Then elaborate, improve word choice, add transitions, and vary sentences. Before you know it, kids’…
Wondering how to teach constructed response writing? It’s easy to teach with this hamburger craft. First, kids find text evidence. Second, they write it as detail sentences. Then they answer…
Logic puzzles for kids build deductive reasoning – and they’re fun! First, teach kids how to eliminate possibilities. That way, they can uncover solutions. Then show them how to make…
Fingerprinting activities bring fun to the classroom! Kids love studying dactyloscopy, or the science of identifying fingerprints. Recording their own prints, analyzing others, and even some creative art projects will…
Secret codes make kids think like detectives. Add some cryptograms and ciphers to your mystery unit. (Or just do some for fun!) Your upper elementary students will love it. (more…)