Jessica shares her passion for teaching and education on What I Have Learned. Jessica has 16 years of elementary teaching experience and currently homeschools her two middle school boys. She enjoys scaffolding learning for students, focusing on helping our most challenging learners achieve success in all academic areas.
During the Explanation phase of the 5E instructional model, students connect their observations to scientific concepts and vocabulary. After investigating a phenomenon during the Explore phase, students are ready to…
Teaching map skills in the primary grades gives students a framework for understanding the world around them — starting with their own classroom and expanding outward to communities, countries, and…
Cut-and-paste math worksheets for 3rd grade give students hands-on practice with almost every math standard, going beyond what a traditional worksheet can provide. These cut-and-paste worksheets are very similar to my…
How do teachers keep up with all the latest trends in education? How do they keep themselves motivated and fresh every year? Here are 95 ways teachers stay fresh for…
This getting to know you craft does two things at once: students make something, and they think seriously about who they are and how they work alongside other people. Students…
If your students can solve equations but get stuck on addition and subtraction word problems, you’re not alone. Many students look for keywords, grab numbers, and guess, without really understanding…
This Goal Setting Craft helps students express the goals they have set for themselves in an artful, creative way, creating a beautiful bulletin board display for your classroom and a…
These Fraction Number Puzzles give students practice with equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, and placing fractions on a number line — all in a self-checking format that works well for math…
What body parts do living things have that allow them to function in their environment? How do plants and animals live and behave within their communities? Why do birds fly?…
Hands-on sight word activities for kindergarten give young learners a way to practice high-frequency words through movement and play rather than drills and worksheets. Sight words are commonly used words that…
The Making Waves – Wave Properties Science Stations teach about the properties of different types of sound and ocean waves. Within these stations, students learn about sound waves, construct a phone, diagram different types…
Solving word problems is difficult for students, but teaching them how to read the word problem and understand the context or situation of the word problem sets a good foundation for…
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