5th grade

Block Switch Weekend: From Ancient Civilizations to Botany

The weekend before starting a new block is always a busy one. Here's what took my attention this past weekend as I prepared to start our Botany block.

Oct 8 •

From Myth to History Through Greece in Fifth Grade

How the developmental approach informs the Ancient Greece blocks

Jan 16 •

☀️ Summer Renewal

Some thoughts about rhythm, routine and structure in the classroom

Jul 19, 2024 •

✍️ Projects: An exercise in balance

How to create a positive independent learning experience

Apr 17, 2024 •

✍️ Reports in the Middle Grades

Are you doing geography, animal, or shelter reports? Here are my thoughts and resources

Jan 17, 2024 •

📽️ Titles on Main Lesson Pages with Colored Pencil

A couple of strategies for making your titles more interesting, and why I STILL love the Lyra SuperFerby

Dec 21, 2023 •

📽️ Clapping Games: Bim Bum and others

Great for transitions, circle activities, and any time you want to get your students' attention without directly asking them for it

Dec 14, 2023 •

🔈 Planning for January: Best Blocks for the New Year

A grade-by-grade look at the best way to make the most of that winter focus

Dec 13, 2023 •

📽️ Exploring Block Reviews and Reflective Practices in the Waldorf School

Four different formats for block reviews through the grades, with Google Doc downloads

Dec 8, 2023 •

Fifth Grade Readers

Some of the books my students and I loved in fifth grade

Dec 7, 2023 •

🔈Fifth Grade Botany: Julia Butterfly Hill

Listen to why biographies are great, even in a science block, and how my students reacted to hearing about Julia and Luna

Dec 5, 2023 •

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