If you ask a fifth grader what one of their favorite resources is in the classroom, Brain Pop would be in the top 5. If you aren’t familiar with Brain Pop, there is an app available for free Brain Pop educational movies on your mobile device, http://www.brainpop.com/apps/about/. Thanks to our very supportive Parent Forum (UTES [...]
We have just finished and produced our first formal debates in 5th grade, 2012. We held our first Loyalists v. Patriots debate on Thursday, April 5th with my homeroom group. It all started out very polite, and the students appeared uncharacteristically shy and reserved. Well, that didn’t last long. As you will see, both [...]
Our UTES fifth graders, their families, and school community members have stepped up to the challenge of raising funds for H2O for Life again this year. I am so proud and thankful for the service learning values that our community members have embraced. We have raised $1404.90 as of today! When we were just over [...]
Our article is now published in the NCSS publication, Social Studies and the Young Learner. Elizabeth Bellows, Dr. Michelle Bauml, and Dr. Sherry Field did an amazing job of pulling my resources, lessons, and blog reflections to write this article. I appreciate all of the support I’ve received from everyone as I continue to share [...]