Classroom Games for First Graders (Primary)Kimberlee Broaddus
Here is a short essay about classroom rules for fifth-graders, consisting of five sentences: In our fifth-grade classroom, we have several important rules that help us learn and stay focused. First, we are required to arrive on time and be seated before the bell rings. Second, we must ra...
Good classroom rules are key to preventing behavior issues and providing a framework for correction. Your rules and expectations are also tied intrinsically to your teacher-student relationship! When students feel connected to their teacher, they are more likely to internalize the teacher's expectations...
Revisiting Hopes, Goals, and Classroom RulesBy Michele CunninghamOn a winter afternoon, a group of third graders has settled down for a class discussion. Their teacher, Nancy Kovacic, holds the book the children made last fall -- pictures and words embodying their social and academic aspirations...
This story can be a good one to read to your 1st grade class during the first day or week of the school year to talk aboutclassroom rules and expectations. While some students may think there are too many rules to follow in the classroom and during the school day, this read-aloud teach...
Give your kids an inside look at the animal world with five days of reading lessons for first and second graders. Shaped Staff February 12, 2025 Read More Grades 6–8 ELA Activity Set 4: Explore Haiku and More Have your middle schoolers write their own haikus, identify themes in works of...
Trump has repeatedly pressured both Russia and Ukraine to accept a ceasefire and peace deal to end the war that has lasted over three years. Cecelia Smith-SchoenwalderMay 19, 2025 Lunch Break: Biden’s Bad News The former president has cancer, and the current president has beef with Beyoncé...
Teachers using the Responsive Classroom approach develop rules with their students every year during the first six weeks of school. The process starts by generating and sharing "Hopes and Dreams" for the year. The quest for rules helps us achieve our hopes. "If we are going to be able to ...
What ages is this winter craft perfect for? Kindergarten, First graders, 2nd grade, 3rd graders, and even 4th graders! Honestly, it’s super easy and can be adapted to the age and ability of any student in grades K-5! Steps involved in making the basic paper plate maze: ...
We have generated our hopes and dreams. We have constructed our classroom rules, which now are signed and beautifully and prominently displayed. We have even shared our rules with parents. We are done now, right? NO. We are not done. Now comes the interesting part, the part where weteach...