Calling all Fifth Grade teachers!! This website was made just for you - it even has your name on it! Thanks for checking it out! :)
Look directly below this blog post to see my blog roll consisting of fifth-grade focused blogs - all in one place! The list below will update several times a day, so please check back regularly to see all the newest teaching ideas just for you!
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Calling all Pinterest addicts! If you can't get enough of Pinterest, you will LOVE our collaborative Fifth Grade Flock board devoted just for you!
Thanks for stopping by and happy blog stalking!
Fifth Grade Flock Blog Roll
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2 Back to School Poems for Creating a Caring Classroom
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During the first 2 weeks of school is so important for in establishing
class rules and creating a caring classroom. I've put together 2 different
poetry un...
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Paperwork Power!
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Do you take home paperwork from your classroom most nights and weekends?
There are ways to have a better home/life balance with a little extra
planning. ...
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How Not to Run Out of Time for Teaching
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Do you cringe when you think about all the curriculum you have to cover in
one year – and how there is literally no way possible that it can be done?
N...
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How to Build a Profitable Product
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It can be super frustrating to KNOW you have an amazing idea and product,
yet for some weird reason, it just doesn’t sell. Can you relate to the
followi...
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Episode 55: Old City Hall and Congress Hall
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Follow Up Activity: In your journal, reword at least 2 sentences that Alex
stated in the today’s video.
The post Episode 55: Old City Hall and Congress...
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Growing beans in science
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Filling our container with soil
We found a worm.
Planting seeds
3 hours ago
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How to use brain research to teach problem solving the best way
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Math problem solving is a hot topic. Whether you're talking state tests or
just meeting with your team to plan the next math unit, the conversation
inevi...
14 hours ago
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Show & Tell Tuesday - Back to School Time!
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Show & Tell Tuesday is here just in time for my first week getting in back
to school mode!
This has been my happy place for most of the summer! I will mi...
1 day ago
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The Tiger Rising: The book I couldn't stand. Really.
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[image: novel study Tiger Rising]
That's right. I couldn't stand it--and that's rare for me! Several years
ago, my team wanted us all to read "The Tiger R...
2 days ago
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Oh No! This Book Is Way Too Advanced
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When it comes to selecting higher reading level books for classroom
libraries, many teachers have a problem.
How do you find a high-interest book that is ...
3 days ago
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Discover MrOwl, a Free New Tech Tool Teachers Will Love!
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Have you discovered MrOwl? It's a free, new tech tool you can use to create
a personalized Internet experience based on the topics that are important
to y...
3 days ago
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Writer’s Workshop Procedures to Teach
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[image: Writer’s workshop is the best way I have found to offer choice,
increase engagement, and build writing stamina. Check out this post for the
key w...
3 days ago
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Happy Notes for Parent Communication
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No matter what method or system your school uses for positive feedback to
students and parents, this organizational tool will help you keep track of
which ...
4 days ago
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Back-to-School Must-Haves
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If you're anything like me (Rachelle here), you are always looking for new
"must-haves" for back-to-school! I've got just the list for you today and
they a...
5 days ago
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Getting to Know Know Activity for High School ESL
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I am heading back to the classroom next week and I just wanted to share a
quick Getting-to-Know-You Activity that I made for my own high school ESL
student...
6 days ago
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Free Science and Social Studies Videos
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Are you looking for a fun way to motivate students to read more nonfiction?
Literacy and Math Ideas now has free videos to boost motivation! I have
gott...
1 week ago
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Back to School Science Giveaway
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I'm so excited to be part of the incredible SCIENCE TEACHERS of Teachers
Pay Teachers and this amazing Back to School Giveway! Enter below to WIN
ONE OF ...
1 week ago
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5 Mistakes to Avoid When Setting Up Google Classroom
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It's Back to School season and one of the newest duties teachers have to do
to set up a new classroom is setting up Google Classroom to accommodate the
new...
1 week ago
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Product Preview: Color Books-3 Interactive Books for Kids with Autism
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Are you looking for a great, hands-on activity for your beginning readers
who are working on sight words or color words? Wanting to refresh your
students' ...
2 weeks ago
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Teaching Classroom Procedures and Expectations
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There’s so much “advice” out there for teachers who are having classroom
management problems. You can read books, blogs, get information from the
teacher...
2 weeks ago
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How to talk math with your kids - video
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Kent Haines is both a math teacher and a dad. In this video, he shares some
excellent tips on how to help your children's "math-readiness", expressing
it w...
2 weeks ago
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Classroom Procedures You Should Teach at the Beginning of the School Year
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If there is one thing I have to say I focus on the first week of school, it
is teaching classroom procedures. It is the most important thing I do that
help...
4 weeks ago
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Fidget Spinner Math!
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If you can't beat 'em, join 'em! 🙂 On Monday, students in our class were
invited to bring commercially-made fidget spinners to class, so they could
condu...
1 month ago
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Book "Shelfies"
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Today I am going to share a nice back to school project that I have done
with my students the past two years that gets them thinking of our
classroom as a ...
1 month ago
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Pangrams: a no prep fun activity for writing enrichment
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Getting kids to think outside the box and participate in real enrichment
can be hard. It can be challenging to find activities that are fun, quick,
and l...
1 month ago
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13 Reasons Why Teachers Need to Watch
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In the weeks since the TV series "13 Reasons Why" has aired, many have
added their online voices to the debate on whether this show should have
ever bee...
2 months ago
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How to End Your Year in Social Studies with an Engaging Project Your Students Will Love
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Are you struggling with keeping your students engaged these last few weeks
of school? Are they flipping water bottles, spinning fidgets, hiding slime
and ...
3 months ago
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Schoolgirl Style Update & Special Announcement
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Hi Everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by! I wanted to take this
opportunity to give all of you an update about Schoolgirl Style and explain
how things ...
3 months ago
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Low-Prep, Low-Stress Testing Treats
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[image: Four low-prep testing treats to give your students]
I browsed through Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook looking for ideas for
testing treats for my...
3 months ago
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Summary Writing- A Heroic Job!
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It's a Bird! It's a Plane!
It's a Summary Writer!
Writing a summary isn't the easiest thing for my third graders to do. After
YEARS of retelling on their...
4 months ago
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5 Activities for Teaching Problem-Solving
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[image: Different Activities, Strategies, and Resources to Help Your
Students Become Masters at Problem-Solving in Math]
This "*5 Activities for Teaching" *...
6 months ago
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30-Minute File Cabinet Makeover with Free Template
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[image: File cabinet makeover in 30 minutes for classroom organization]
I'm really working on classroom organization. It improves my productivity
with stu...
7 months ago
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A Google Drive To-Do List
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[image: Tips on using a Google Drive to-do list.]
Happy New Year everyone!! In the spirit of organization, I am sharing a
little interactive tool I hope yo...
7 months ago
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Thoughtful Thursday - Using our Words to Make Others Smile
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I can't quite determine where the inspiration for Thoughtful Thursday came
from....
Perhaps it's the month of November and I'm feeling more grateful than...
9 months ago
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Breaking Free
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We went through about 12 years of school before college. Every year, the
varnish was put on, polishing up into “A plus learners.” Adding a thick
layer of ...
1 year ago
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Interactive Read Alouds
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My students LOVE to hear books read aloud in the classroom, and they are in
5th grade! Picture books are often underutilized in the intermediate
grades. ...
1 year ago
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Mathematical Mindsets: Chapter 4
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Welcome back! For the past four weeks, I have been reading and
participating in a collaborative book study focused on the book *Mathematical
Mindsets* b...
1 year ago
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March currently
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Boy these months are flying by. February was a really hectic month with
changes at school and family health problems. I'm excited to start off
with my ...
1 year ago
