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One of the challenges with digital learning and teaching is that it is not easy for students to show their work. In a perfect world, there would be an app that all students have that allows them to complete their math work right on an online platform. (If you know of such an app or website, let me know!) This post will share a few ways that students can show their math … [Read more...] about How Students Can Show Math Work Digitally
Whether you’re using more digital activities because of distance learning or you are just wanting to incorporate more technology in the classroom, Google Forms is an excellent option. One of the best parts about Google Forms is that they are not limited to Google Classroom users. In fact, you can use Google Forms with any online platform or website that allows you to … [Read more...] about How to Create Google Forms for Your Students
One of the hardest parts about distance learning is not being able to see and talk with our students on a regular basis. Even if you are doing video conferences, it is hard to know how students are doing and if they need help. One option is to have daily check-ins using Google Forms. This post shares free daily check in google forms for distance learning and some tips for … [Read more...] about Free Daily Check-In Google Forms for Distance Learning
Have you used Google Classroom before? While the interface may not be user friendly for organizing assignments, the ability to assign interactive assignments through Google Slides is a game changer with digital learning. This post will share a brief overview of how to assign Google Slide activities via Google Classroom with a free downloadable guide you can use as a … [Read more...] about How to Assign Google Slide Activities (Free Guide)
As we move more to online learning, teachers are having to post work online for their students. For many teachers, that means assigning work on Google Classroom. For other teachers, that means emailing work to students or their parents or posting work on their websites or other learning platforms for students to download. One easy-to-use option for teachers to use no … [Read more...] about How to Assign Google Forms to Your Students
Home learning/distance learning/remote learning (or whatever your school is calling it) is definitely new territory for most (if not all) of us. Here are some tips and strategies that I think will help make this process more effective for you, your students, and your parents. Some of these apply to digital learning but many are applicable with printable work as … [Read more...] about Tips for Home Learning | Remote & Distant Learning Tips
Any time that you can make science hands-on, your students will be usually be much more engaged and retention will be higher. One way to do this is to make models. This post will shares a fun way to make plant cell models using pasta noodles. Want to see a post about making an edible animal cell (with fruit)? Click here! Plant Cell Model Materials Here are some … [Read more...] about Plant Cell Model with Noodles
Plant and animal cells are two science skills/concepts that don't really lend themselves to experiments. But, they are perfect for having students make models to represent the science. This post will share one way to make an edible animal cell model. Edible Animal Cell Materials/Ingredients Here are some suggested ingredients/materials. Feel free to substitute these … [Read more...] about Edible Animal Cells
Text structure is a very powerful reading skill that can really help students make sense of and analyze informational text. This post shares tips for teaching text structure, including pre-requisite skills, all the different text structure skills, and strategies for when students struggle. What is Text Structure? Text structure refers to how the details and … [Read more...] about Teaching Text Structure (And What To Do When Students Struggle)
While the country prepares to keep our families and communities safe, teachers are also continuing with teaching and learning through digital distance learning opportunities and packets for our students. On this post, I will share some free distance learning resources for 4th and 5th graders that are printable (and some now include digital versions). Writing Choice … [Read more...] about Free Digital Distance Learning Activities for 4th and 5th Grade
Text structure is one of those reading skills that is really powerful for helping students understand texts and even become stronger informational writers. But it is not always an easy skill for our students to master (and especially at the rigor required). This post will share a few free text structure activities and resources to help you teach this tricky but important … [Read more...] about Free Text Structure Activities
Teaching point of view and perspective is another tricky reading skill for 4th and 5th grade readers. On this post, I will share tips to help you teach point of view to your students, including what skills students need before instruction on point of view, all of the different point of view subskills that really increase the rigor, and strategies that you can do when … [Read more...] about Teaching Point of View (And What To Do When Students Struggle)
