As they planned for the new school year, Erica Cischke suggested that her rising fourth-grader, Harper Cischke, pose for the traditional first-day-of-school photo holding a “Free DC” sign. Th| HillRag
Here are 10 amazing All About Me back to school art projects perfect for getting to know your students in art class!| Art is Basic | Elementary Art Ideas
These grade numbers just keep getting higher! I logically know that third grade turns into fourth grade, fourth into fifth, and so on, but I tell ya’- each year my flabber is completely gasted at how fast time is passing! Today I’m sharing our curriculum picks for our grade-specific subjects. If you missed our ... Read More about Curriculum Picks For Third, Fourth, and Sixth Grade | 2025-26 The post Curriculum Picks For Third, Fourth, and Sixth Grade | 2025-26 appeared first on Arrows & A...| Arrows & Applesauce
Did I teach an entire division lesson focused on just one problem? Yes! From giving many hundreds of interviews where students solve problems mentally, we’ve learned that solving 100 ÷ 3 is often a challenge. After recently interviewing and hearing two answers for 100 ÷ 3 that I’d never heard before, I taught this lesson.| MARILYN BURNS MATH
Have you ever engaged students with a Card Sort? I’ve known about Card Sorts for quite a while, but this was my first go with it. The students were engaged and the experience was useful for building their understanding of division. For sure, I’ll do more. The post My First Ever Card Sort . . . And I’ll Do More appeared first on MARILYN BURNS MATH.| MARILYN BURNS MATH
This is a lesson that I’ve taught for many years when teaching about area and perimeter. I recently revised the lesson and I think my changes were an improvement. How did I change the original plan? What was my thinking behind the changes? How did the students respond?| MARILYN BURNS MATH
After teaching this lesson, I taught it to another class to work out some of the kinks. My, it’s hard and time-consuming to prepare for and plan lessons. I hope my story makes the lesson accessible for other teachers and students to enjoy.| MARILYN BURNS MATH
In my last blog, I describe how I planned a lesson about number lines. In this blog, I describe what actually occurred when I taught the lesson to a class of fourth graders. Read about which parts of my plan I followed, when and why I made some changes, and what the students did on the assignment I gave them.| MARILYN BURNS MATH
