Instructional Ideas and Resources for Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Teachers
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Halloween Writing with a Twist
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My favorite Halloween writing activity is entitled "The Best-Dressed Witch." I use guided imagery to help my students imagine the ...
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Writing to Explain - Whole Numbers 4.NBT.A.1
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Common Core State Standard 4.NBT.A.1 asks students to "recognize that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents te...
Friday, October 17, 2014
Better Than an Anchor Chart
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I find anchor charts to be clear, engaging . . . and limiting. You can create flexible charts using sentence strips, magnets, and tape. Here...
Monday, October 13, 2014
Minds in Bloom
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I'm honored to be a guest blogger for Rachel Lynette's blog, Minds in Bloom ! If you're a frequent reader, you already know that...
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Halloween Area Activity
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Have some fun finding area of irregular shapes with Halloween cookie cutters! Materials : centimeter graph paper , Halloween cookie cut...
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Teachable Moment: Data Analysis
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My fourth grade students need to know about mean, median, mode, and range (not to mention processes for crunching numbers and displaying da...
Thursday, September 4, 2014
RL.4.6 from a Child's Perspective
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My fourth grade class has been working on determining point of view, and I just have to share this precious response with you: It was wri...
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