Teaching with Jennifer Findley
Upper Elementary Teaching Blog
Do you ever find that those are some kids who just can't seem to get a skill after the millionth time you have practiced it? This was definitely me a few weeks ago while teaching measurement conversions. We were struggling with measurement conversions because they had little understanding of measurement and little to no knowledge of relative sizes of the unit. They … [Read more...] about Measurement Conversions for Kids Who Just Don’t Get It
Division is by far one of the most difficult skills to teach students. The process is lengthy and requires strong number sense. There is also so much room for error that it can be quite frustrating for the students (and teachers!) Last week, I put together this packet of FREE repetitive division practice to keep my kids practicing division even after we have moved on to … [Read more...] about Division Practice: Division of the Day
I blogged over at All Things Upper Elementary today about guided reading organization! All Things Upper Elementary is a collaborative blog with a wealth of information for upper grades. If you haven't check it out, I highly recommend that you do! For my post this month, I blogged all about my Guided Reading Organization Binder that I use to keep all my reading records … [Read more...] about Guided Reading Organization
