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.
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. Third grade teacher Beth Newingham shares her ideas for a teamwork theme.
Classroom Management in a Reading Workshop
Tips from third-grade teacher Beth Newingham to help you organize and run a reading workshop.
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.
Make Test Review Fun!
Help your students review for a test by engaging them in fun and exciting games.
Creating a Writing Center
Learn how to set up and maintain a classroom writing center where students can publish their writing.
Honoring the Student of the Week
Beth Newingham presents activities for each day of your students'special week to shine.
Give Your Classroom Library a Boost!
Unit Plans
Creating a Classroom Economy Unit Plan
Students are actively involved in a year-long study of economics where they maintain a class bank and store to help learn economic principles in a real-world setting (includes 4 lesson plans).
Creating a Reading Community in Your Classroom
Reading Partnerships
Exploring the Mystery Genre
Mysteries have the ability to get reluctant readers and writers enthusiastic about reading, thinking, and writing. Through this unit, students act as reading detectives to discover the elements of a mystery, including common characters, the plot structure, and vocabulary.
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