Welcome to my aids for teachers index page, where I help upper elementary teachers find new and innovative ways to engage their students. This page links to various blog posts on multiple topics, from teaching strategies and classroom tips to student learning methods.
I offer free resources in my blog posts to help teachers get started and implement new techniques in their classrooms. You can find posts on Four Corners, Concept Webs, Semantic Maps, and Learning Logs, which are effective teaching techniques for upper elementary students. I also share classroom tips on creating anchor charts, designing engaging classroom displays, and more.
I also provide methods to help students learn, such as a growth mindset and memorization techniques.
I give sample handouts, such as the Parent Connection Newsletter Series, which you can edit to fit your classroom needs. These resources help you save time and effort in creating your classroom materials.
I hope this index blog page inspires you to try new teaching strategies and techniques in your classroom. Let’s learn and grow together as educators for our students’ benefit.
Oct 17
Creating bulletin boards for the school hallway can be a real challenge. Not only must they look impressive, but they also have to show students are learning important skills. Take the hassle away with these geometry bulletin boards. This post features four geometry bulletin board ideas with mini lessons to go along with creating them. Each …
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Jul 05
All parents want their children to become better readers. The Connection Newsletter provides parents with ideas and links to resources to help their children learn to read more fluently. This post contains Issue #3. This button link goes to the Google Slide version of the newsletter in both color and black and white versions. The …
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Feb 22
Essay tests are a great way to evaluate student knowledge through all levels of thinking skills, from What is…? to Interpret this. or Criticize that. Students will practice essay test-taking strategies using Boom Learning. Like all test types, essay questions have advantages and disadvantages. One advantage is that students are less likely to guess. Another …
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Feb 15
Teaching Fill-in-the-Blanks Test-Taking Tips can improve student performance on quizzes. Giving Completion or Fill-in-the-Blanks tests is a great way to test knowledge level questions, including recalling details. This test question is especially helpful for testing the content of who, what, where, and when. Another advantage is that the completion of test questions minimizes guessing. Students …
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Feb 01
Matching tests are extremely popular. Matching questions work well for terms and definitions, phrases with other phrases, causes with effects, parts with larger units, and problems with solutions. Teaching students about matching test-taking strategies can greatly improve their performance on these tests. One advantage of matching test items is that students can show their knowledge …
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Jan 25
Teaching students true-false test-taking Strategies can greatly improve their performance on quizzes and even standardized tests. True-false tests are popular, easy for teachers to create, and even found on standardized tests. Although many students prefer this type of test, questions can be tricky. Learning what to look for can improve students’ abilities to achieve higher …
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Jan 18
Even though many states are scaling back on spring testing, before the 2019/2020 school year, standardized testing, including the multiple-choice test, was mandated in all 50 states. Some states used PARCC or Smarter Balanced, some created their own tests, and others used a hybrid approach. Additionally, about half the states require students to take the …
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