A new school year is coming up and I thought I would share some of my favorite activities that I do in my classroom during the first week b...

This past year I had a group of math students who really loved to be creative and especially loved to color!   So, when we were learnin...

Have you ever tried using Fermi problems in your math class?  I had not heard of this until a couple years ago, but now I am hooked! Enric...

Learning about the American Revolution is a big part of our 5th grade social studies curriculum.  Our textbook, however, barely even mention...

We recently finished reading the book Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen as a class.  I love reading this book as we study the American Revoluti...

To wrap up our big unit on the American Revolution I had my students work on a poster showing people, places, or things related to the Ameri...

It's time for Monday Made It!  Today I am linking up with 4th Grade Frolics  Monday Made It to share something fun (and easy) I made ...

I am always looking for a way to add some art and creativity into my math class, my class this year LOVES to draw so I knew they would love ...

Whenever I tell my 5th graders that we will be starting a new health unit, they groan and look away in dread.  To them, health equals "...

We wrapped up our study of biomes this week by creating biome posters. The kids worked in groups to gather more in depth information ...

I love teaching about animal adaptations!  Kids always seem to love to learn anything about animals, so they were engaged right from the sta...