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Beth Newingham: Classroom Tips & Strategies
Creative solutions for test review, year-long classroom themes, classroom management through reading workshop, classroom economy and mystery genre unit plans, and more
- Grades: 1–2, 3–5
Making learning both engaging and purposeful for my students is my ultimate teaching goal. In my classroom, reading, writing, and math workshops are at the heart of every day. I also strive to weave technology into my curriculum and work hard to make my lessons applicable to the real world. Find more time-saving tools and teaching ideas at Top Teaching.
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- Articles (9)
- Unit Plans (4)
Articles
Setting Up a Theme for the School Year
Setting a theme for the school year helps students feel comfortable and motivated to learn all year.
Interactive Bulletin Boards
Interactive bulletin boards can help to liven up the classroom of any first year teacher. New teachers can use these fun bulletin board ideas to draw student participation.
Ideas for Classroom Jobs
Teach your students about responsibility by assigning classroom jobs at the beginning of the school year.
Honoring the Student of the Week
Beth Newingham presents activities for each day of your students' special week to shine.
Classroom Management in a Reading Workshop
Tips from third-grade teacher Beth Newingham to help you organize and run a reading workshop
Give Your Classroom Library a Boost
Smart ways to increase the amount of books in your classroom library
Creating a Writing Center
Set up a classroom writing center where students can find the necessary materials to both draft and publish their writing.
Make Test Review Fun!
Help your students review for a test by engaging them in fun and exciting games.
Unit Plans
Creating a Classroom Economy Unit Plan
Students study economics and economic principles by maintaining a class bank and store.
Creating a Reading Community in Your Classroom
Reading Partnerships
In this unit, students are paired with similar readers in their class to engage in meaningful reading partnerships.
Exploring the Mystery Genre
In this unit, students act as reading detectives to discover the elements of a mystery.
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