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Upper Elementary Teaching Blog
One of the most important parts about back to school is getting students back into the routine of learning AND giving them multiple chances to get to know and interact with one another. One way we do this every year is through traditional back to school activities. You can also do this digitally! This post shares two of my favorite digital math back to school activities … [Read more...] about Free Digital Back to School Math Activities
Math can be quite the polarizing subject for many students once they get in 4th and 5th grades. Some students love it and are confident, and some need a little (or a lot of) extra support and encouragement to engage with and enjoy math. It is so important that we get to know our students and their beliefs about math as soon as we can. These free digital math interest … [Read more...] about Beginning of the Year Math Interest Survey Activities
One of my favorite things as a teacher is getting to know my students as readers. One of our jobs as teachers is to engage even our most reluctant readers in books and texts that they enjoy. The first step to do that is to get to know your readers and one way to do that is by using reading interest surveys, But, the same old survey-style worksheets just don't seem to … [Read more...] about Free Digital Reading Interest Surveys
Empathy is very important for students and adults to have. I strongly believe that empathy is one of the most important "soft skills" that teachers can cultivate and grow in children. The ability to have empathy for others saves a lot of conflict and negative feelings from both sides...the person receiving empathy and the person giving empathy. Because I feel so strongly … [Read more...] about Teaching Empathy and Perspective in Grades 4-5 (Free Activities)
Because so many schools close in May or early June, Father's Day gifts and projects often get overlooked. And it is definitely easy for this to happen with all the end of the year craziness. This post will share a digital Father's Day gift that you can have your students make digitally and then present (at any time) to their fathers (or loving … [Read more...] about Digital Father’s Day Gift
Are you looking for a meaningful collaborative digital end of year activity for your students? The end of year activity shared on this post is one of my favorites to do with my students each year. We usually do it with pieces of paper only because the copies for each student can get ridiculous. However, this is the perfect activity to use in a digital format! The … [Read more...] about Digital End of Year Activity – A Collaborative Class Book
Mother's Day always seems to sneak up on us each year! On top of everything else you have on your plate at this time of year, you may be scrambling to think of a project your students can create as a gift for their moms or the special adults in their lives. It seems as if you could scroll for hours on Pinterest to try to find the perfect project-turned-keepsake moms will … [Read more...] about Digital Mother’s Day Gift
Keeping your students’ assignments organized each week can be easier said than done. Using these FREE assignment checklists for Google Classroom (with spots for reminders and messages) will hopefully make your life (and your students' and parents' lives) a little easier while teaching in a digital classroom. Using Assignment Checklists in Google Classroom™ Google … [Read more...] about Free Assignment Checklists for Google Classroom
Are you needing digital end of the year activities to wrap up the school year with your students? I have shared my printable ABC memory booklet several times on the blog (click here to see it and a few other printable End of the Year freebies). It is always a favorite collaborative class project for the end of the year. And now, I have a digital version to share with … [Read more...] about Free Digital ABC Memory Booklet
Digital math activities can be so much more than just entering an answer in a text box. In fact, digital math activities can be "hands-on" just like math centers. This post will share one of my new favorite digital math activities: Mystery Pictures (with free basic multiplication practice ones to use right away)! About the Digital Math Mystery Image Activities To … [Read more...] about Free Digital Math Activities for Multiplication
Online discussion can be motivating and encouraging for many students! Whether it’s one-on-one discussion so students can ask a question privately, or small or large group discussion, you can keep those important academic and social emotional conversations happening outside of the traditional classroom setting. This post shares several ways to have online discussions with … [Read more...] about Having Online Class Discussions with Google Classroom
Google Forms are a great tool for digital learning and teaching! Not only does a Google Form collect all of your students’ responses and have the potential to grade responses instantly; it also takes the data and organizes it for you in multiple ways. This will help you with using the results and responses from Google Forms to drive your instruction. This post will look … [Read more...] about Viewing Responses in Google Forms
