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Cross Curricular Maker Education Activity That Addresses Common Core Standards

User Generated Education

My primary job is that of educating pre and in-service teachers with a bit of teaching elementary students along the way. What follows is a specific lesson for upper elementary and middle school students. It combines geometry concepts with a language arts activity while addressing several common core standards.

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Flipping the elementary school classroom? YES!

Neo LMS

Elementary school classrooms do not naturally lend themselves to a flipped or blended environment for a number of reasons. Blended or flipped environments also are not ideal in an elementary school setting because so much of teaching in these grades is dependent on modelling and direction. Flipping the elementary school classroom?

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3 Websites Where You Can Find Complex Informational Texts

Catlin Tucker

As many teachers shift to the Common Core Standards, they are attempting to incorporate more complex texts and more informational/nonfiction texts into their curriculum. Many teachers are discovering that there are a range of websites that offer informational texts available at various Lexile levels.

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Pi Day: An Example of an Interdisciplinary, Engaging Lesson

User Generated Education

I have the privilege of teaching my gifted elementary students at two Title 1 schools for multiple years. Common Core Math Standards: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.4 Common Core English Language Arts Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g.,

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15 Real-World Lessons You Can Teach Kids NOW

The CoolCatTeacher

If you’re ready to help elementary-aged children understand financial literacy, Vault is the perfect course for you. Grade level: elementary grades. Designed for grades 7-10, it is also linked with Math and ELA Common Core standards. Grade Level: Elementary School. Grade Level: 9-12. Idea #3: Vault. Early Literacy.

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Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair?

The Hechinger Report

Esteves, age 10, is a fourth-grader at Roberto Clemente Elementary School in Newark, N.J., In last year’s statewide Common Core-related PARCC test, just 24 percent of the students at Esteves’ school met grade-level expectations in reading and writing, a category called English language arts and literacy.

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Building a Sustainable City

User Generated Education

As I’ve discussed before, I offer electives to my 4th-6th grade GT students (see Offering Electives to Elementary Students ). Common Core English Standards. Informational Posters by Students for the Display. They chose paper engineering. A few started making city structures. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.7