Strategies for teaching 6th grade. Tips that teachers can use to prepare for teaching students in 6th grade.

Help! I've always been a primary grades teacher, and now I'm moving to upper elementary. What do I need to know? Read this and find out!

If there are two things my students know, it is that I assign paragraphs often and that I grade writing with very high standards -especially in the second

If you are on the hunt for bell ringers for 6th-grade history to activate and assess student learning, then you have come to the right place!

Point of View Anchor Chart from my 6th grade classroom :-)

Podcasts in the classroom are so fun and engaging! Have you jumped on the podcast train yet?! I have a great system for using podcasts in the classroom...

The 9 things I needed for my 3rd grade classroom - or else I wouldn't have survived the school year! Before going back to school I always made sure I had these 9 things, especially number 2! 1h

Made this for my 5th grade classroom- will laminate and use sticky notes when we read short stories/picture books to introduce skills. Then use for reference when writing our summaries.

Capturing your students’ interest and curiosity during the first few minutes of class is the key to keeping them engaged for your entire lesson. But not all math warm up activities are created equally. Math teachers miss out on activating their students’ critical thinking and reasoning skills when

Learn how you can start engaging your students with math task cards in the classroom. These ideas will give you some variety in how you use these valuable tools.