article thumbnail

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? : with your class.

article thumbnail

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 1 Create Virtual Word Wall with a Bitmoji Classroom or Padlet. scavhunt4math. #4 4 Digital Choice Boards.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

eSpark: The FREE Differentiation Tool for Elementary Reading and Math

The CoolCatTeacher

Do you have students at many grade levels in your classroom? eSpark is a free no-prep solution that teachers of math and reading at the elementary level need to try. I recommend that Math and Language Arts teachers of elementary-aged students check out eSpark. Do you find it hard to differentiate? What is a Quest?

article thumbnail

Meet TARA: Your New Teacher Headquarters

The CoolCatTeacher

Organizing lesson plans, units, resources, links, IEP’s, and IEP meetings can be cumbersome and stressful. In this example, I clicked brain breaks and found many resources to add brain breaks from task cards to free videos and other resources to add brain breaks to my classroom easily. Scheduling and Tracking Meetings.

Meeting 303
article thumbnail

Differentiating Instruction in Kindergarten and Elementary Grades with Laura Robb

The CoolCatTeacher

Reading instruction can be challenging when a teacher has many different ability levels in her classroom. Furthermore, kindergarten and elementary grades are fundamental. Dr. Robb has written more than 25 books on reading but also takes 3-4 months each school year as a classroom teacher. eSpark is free forever for teachers.

article thumbnail

Carnegie Learning Unveils ClearMath Elementary

eSchool News

Pittsburgh, PA – In a groundbreaking move set to revolutionize elementary math education in the post-pandemic era , Carnegie Learning has launched ClearMath Elementary , its first core elementary math solution.

article thumbnail

Supporting Multilingual Learners in Early Elementary Education

Waterford

For example, teachers could stock their classroom library with books in their first language or connect multilingual learners with other students who speak the same language. The post Supporting Multilingual Learners in Early Elementary Education appeared first on Waterford.org. ” Scientific Studies of Reading, 2005, 9(1), pp.