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Elementary Book Club for Advanced Readers

Catlin Tucker

When I work with elementary teachers, one of the biggest challenges they face is the wide range of reading skills in their classrooms. Most of the teachers I coach at the elementary level are using the Station Rotation Model during their English language block. To create the book club project, we created two Google Slide decks.

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50 Back to School Activities for Elementary Students

Waterford

However, it’s worth making time for fun student back-to-school activities in your elementary classroom. As an educator, you can use these 50 first day of school games, activities, and printables for elementary students to help your class get to know each other and find things they have in common. This or That? :

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Gardening Program with SAGE Elementary Students

User Generated Education

See Offering Electives to Elementary Students for more about why and how I offer electives to them. It was basically reading out plant facts from a book. One of their goals is to teach our students about the garden. Because of the that, I offered gardening as a possible elective for my GT (gifted and talented students).

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10 Strategies Designed to Engage Elementary Students Online

Catlin Tucker

” I had several elementary teachers request that I work on a similar blog focused on younger learners. Below are ten strategies I hope will help elementary teachers to engage their young learners online. #1 Learning stations are a staple in most elementary classrooms. 8 Online Learning Stations.

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Six Picture Books & Chapter Book Guides to Celebrate Black History Month with Young Students

Waterford

Plus, you’ll find activities—including picture books and classroom discussion guides—for elementary educators that honor Black history and heritage. Observing Black History Month with 6 Children’s Books Black History Month Picture Books 1. Determined to find his father, who he believes is the jazz musician Herman E.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

There is one bright spot in this story: Online books. Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Kids can even watch book trailers before making a selection.

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How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math

The CoolCatTeacher

Understandably, kindergarten and elementary teachers need to reach every student where they are on their learning journey, but it isn't always easy. Episode 793 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast How to Differentiate Math Instruction in the Elementary Classroom Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson. Her books are available in 14 languages.