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I enjoy teaching, and you can too!

After 35 years teaching upper elementary students, I still love it. What’s the recipe for a long, fulfilling career? To survive, happy teachers organize, plan, and simplify. To thrive, they learn, engage, and dive in. Read on for ideas, tutorials, and inspiration to enjoy teaching.

Brenda Kovich, NBCT

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ELA

Engage your students with ideas for building genre-based units and targeting specific skills. Yes, you can make standards-based learning fun.

Science

Energize science instruction with activities and experiments that kids love. For even more engagement, add related videos, simulations, and STEM challenges.

Math

Spark curiosity with hands-on, minds-on learning. When you activate kids’ mathematical reasoning, they can’t wait to come to school each day.

Teaching Ideas

Teaching Mythology Writing Activities – Argumentative Essays for Kids

Brenda Kovich
Engage, English Language Arts, Plan
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What are some fun mythology writing activities? Surprisingly, argumentative texts fit perfectly. Just ask kids to argue which god should be invited to dinner. Or persuade others to vote for…
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Wax Museum Project Ideas for Upper Elementary Kids

Brenda Kovich
Dive In, Engage, English Language Arts, Plan
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Host a wax museum in your classroom! First, pinpoint a group of people. Second, set guidelines. Third, ask kids to research and select 10 memorable events. From their timelines, students…
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