This free Earth Day worksheet will teach upper elementary students the origins of Earth Day and inspire them to think about their role in protecting our planet!
This free Earth Day worksheet will teach upper elementary students the origins of Earth Day and inspire them to think about their role in protecting our planet!
When I was assigned an eLearning position for the first half of this school year, I quickly realized that I would need some special tools to make a smooth transition from traditional classroom teaching to distance learning. Here are four tools I use every day and can’t live without!
Icebreaker activities are perfect for the beginning of the school year because they encourage students to mingle and communicate with each other.
Figurative language can be very difficult for children to grasp. Imagine a child (or an English language learner) looking at you in horror after being told to “break a leg” before a performance!
In addition to the usual getting-to-know-you activities, I always make time to read these two books with my students because they both have themes that help to set the tone for the class culture I want to develop. Since the 5th grade year is often when social cliques start to form and "teasing" becomes more cruel than lighthearted, the life lessons taught in these books are especially relevant and I refer to them throughout the school year.