ISBN: 978-1-892989-45-1

What Every 5th Grade Teacher Needs to Know

Mike Anderson

$24.70

You’re teaching 5th grade this year. What do you need to know? Preteens thrive when given challenging, engaging opportunities that integrate their expanding cognitive abilities with their great enthusiasm for working with peers.

  • Copyright ©2011 Center for Responsive Schools, Inc
  • Item #: 159-BKS-NEFC
  • Length: 120 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-892989-45-1
Practical, specific advice on topics such as:
  • Arranging a circle, desks, and tables
  • Choosing and storing supplies
  • Scheduling a child-centered day and teaching daily routines
  • Planning special projects and field trips that maximize learning and build community
  • Understanding the special concerns of fifth graders’ parents and finding the best ways to communicate with them
Description

You’re teaching 5th grade this year. What do you need to know? Preteens thrive when given challenging, engaging opportunities that integrate their expanding cognitive abilities with their great enthusiasm for working with peers.

  • Copyright ©2011 Center for Responsive Schools, Inc
  • Item #: 159-BKS-NEFC
  • Length: 120 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-892989-45-1
Key topics
Practical, specific advice on topics such as:
  • Arranging a circle, desks, and tables
  • Choosing and storing supplies
  • Scheduling a child-centered day and teaching daily routines
  • Planning special projects and field trips that maximize learning and build community
  • Understanding the special concerns of fifth graders’ parents and finding the best ways to communicate with them