When teaching point of view, a lot of teachers focus exclusively on teaching about 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person point of view. In fact, when I googled "teaching point of view," almost the entire first page of results were lessons on what point of view the narrator tells the story in. But point of view is so much more than ... Read More The post Author’s Point of View: Teaching Students to Respectfully Disagree appeared first on Teaching Made Practical ..read more

A lot of point of view resources focus on helping students distinguish between 1st and 3rd person, but point of view is so much more than this, and these free point of view worksheets addresses a variety of POV skills. When teaching point of view, we need to help 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students think about author bias and ... Read More The post 3 Free Point of View Worksheets for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade appeared first on Teaching Made Practical ..read more

Point of view is one of my favorite skills to teach. When students begin to think more about points of view that differ from their own, they become more understanding towards other kids. I don't know any 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classroom that wouldn't benefit from a kinder classroom!  And the point of view writing prompts and activities below ... Read More The post Point of View Creative Writing Prompts & Activity Ideas appeared first on Teaching Made Practical ..read more

Use the 3 free point of view graphic organizers below to make your lesson planning easier. Each of the graphic organizers addresses a different aspect of point of view; whether you are using a fiction or nonfiction text, you'll find a graphic organizer that works for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classroom. Download a pdf version of all the ... Read More The post Analyzing Point of View: 3 Free Graphic Organizers appeared first on Teaching Made Practical ..read more

Kids are used to being told WHAT to think, but in this digital age, it is more important than ever for kids to learn to think for themselves! This book encourages students to think critically and exposes them to author bias, fact manipulation, and fact and opinion in a fun way. What Do You Think About Reptiles is not just ... Read More The post A Book That Lets Kids Think For Themselves appeared first on Teaching Made Practical ..read more

In the real world, we are exposed to nonfiction writing that has a clear and biased point of view. We often disagree with the conclusions of an author or question their understanding of the topic. However, this is a much rarer phenomenon in the world of nonfiction children's picture books. We tend to expose 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students ... Read More The post Nonfiction Children’s Books That Teach Point of View appeared first on Teaching Made Practical ..read more

Kids are used to being told WHAT to think, but in this digital age, it is more important than ever for kids to learn to think for themselves! This book encourages students to think critically and exposes them to author bias, fact manipulation, and fact and opinion in a fun way. What Do You Think About Reptiles is not just ... Read More The post A Book That Lets Kids Think For Themselves appeared first on Teaching Made Practical ..read more

Finding read-aloud books to help 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders learn to distinguish between fact and opinion can be challenging. Many nonfiction books do include both facts and opinions, but the opinions are often subtle, which can be confusing for upper elementary students. We also tend to choose books with opinions we want students to agree with—like those describing Martin ... Read More The post Books and Mentor Texts to Help You Teach Fact and Opinion appeared first on Teaching Made Practical ..read more

Teaching parts of speech soon? The ideas below will help you introduce, practice, and review nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students.Activities to Help You Teach Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, and Adverbs1. Introduce Each Part of Speech Separately Teaching each part of speech in isolation will keep your upper elementary students from becoming overwhelmed. Make sure they ... Read More The post Teaching Parts of Speech: 6 Activity Ideas appeared first on Teaching Made Practical ..read more

Use the excitement of Halloween to engage your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students in opinion writing! Choose one or more of the Halloween-themed opinion writing prompts below to have your students celebrate Halloween in an educational way. There are prompt ideas that are specific to Halloween, as well as October-themed prompts for the schools or classrooms that do not ... Read More The post Halloween Opinion Writing Prompt Ideas for October appeared first on Teaching Made Practical ..read more