For this month's math is real life, I am back to the topic of wedding planning, and I have an elapsed time freebie for you!. Sheesh, who knew planning a wedding required so many decisions and so much math! For this post, I dabbled with a little elapsed time. After booking my photographer and getting package choices with different times that I would have the … [Read more...] about Elapsed Time Freebie
Word Study in Upper Elementary
Word study and spelling instruction in the upper elementary grades has definitely changed since I was in school. This post will share a basic overview of how I teach Word Study and Spelling in my 5th grade classroom. Want FREE (and instant) access to an updated training that shares word study resources and strategies aligned to the science of reading? Click … [Read more...] about Word Study in Upper Elementary
Using Kidblog to Engage {and Assess}
Happy Sunday! I wanted to post and share a resource that I have used in the past but just recently started up with my current group. It is a website that allows you to set up a class blog and interact with the students and allow them to interact. The site I use is called Kidblog and you can sign up and read more about it here. Note: I am editing this post to note that … [Read more...] about Using Kidblog to Engage {and Assess}
How to Review After a Long Break from School
My break is over, and I officially return to school Monday...sadsville! Other than having to set your alarm, and losing the extra time with family and friends, the other part about going back to work that I dread is the fact that I know some of my kids will have forgotten what we learned or just need a quick review. Last year, I decided to not fight this inevitable fact, … [Read more...] about How to Review After a Long Break from School
FREE Christmas Math Review for 5th Grade
The week or days before Christmas break can be hectic in the classroom. Between school events and the students' excitement, it is difficult to teach new skills during this time. For this reason, I choose to use this week to review all (or most) of the skills that we have learned so far in the year. To make things more interesting, the review has a holiday theme. This post … [Read more...] about FREE Christmas Math Review for 5th Grade
Teaching Math with Coupons Freebie
For this month's Math is Real Life, I am talking about one of my favorite things to do: Cyber Shopping (and sharing a math with coupons free printable!). My husband swears I am addicted but with Amazon prime and all the other conveniences, how can you not just love it? Did anyone do any cyber shopping this weekend or Monday? I picked up a few things online for the … [Read more...] about Teaching Math with Coupons Freebie
Guided Math in Upper Elementary (Free Math Centers Included!)
Each year, I find that I have such a huge divide in my classroom as far as mastering 5th grade math skills: students who get it and could teach it, students who could get it from some quality (and sometimes additional) instruction, and students that need major intervention and cannot focus during whole group because of attention or because of gaps in knowledge and … [Read more...] about Guided Math in Upper Elementary (Free Math Centers Included!)
Measurement Conversions for Kids Who Just Don’t Get It
Do you ever find that those are some students 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 students had little understanding of measurement and little to no knowledge of relative sizes of the unit. … [Read more...] about Measurement Conversions for Kids Who Just Don’t Get It
Division Practice: Division of the Day
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
Guided Reading Organization
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
Interactive Hall Displays
I jumped headfirst into using interactive notebooks this year, and I am loving it! My class is doing a great job of using their notes, keeping them neat and organized, and taking pride in them. I teach in a school with no textbooks so our interactive notebooks are becoming our textbooks. But, I did run into one snag using interactive notebooks. I had NOTHING to hang … [Read more...] about Interactive Hall Displays
Give Them Choice with Reading Choice Boards
Happy Weekend! Tomorrow my sweet Brody turns 10. Yikes! He is getting so old! I wanted to pop in real fast to share some new resources that I created over the summer for reading and math. I don't know about your kids, but my kids LOVE choice! Even if it is all still the same kind of work and still the same skill, just something about being able to choose is so awesome to … [Read more...] about Give Them Choice with Reading Choice Boards