What Every 5th Grade Teacher Needs to Know About Setting Up and Running a Classroom

by Mike Anderson

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. Mike Anderson shows you how in this practical book. In clear, plain writing peppered with examples from his own classrooms, he shares practical, specific advice on topics such

Genres: Teaching

128 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2011

About the author

Mike Anderson is an award-winning teacher and the author of many books about great teaching and learning including. A classroom teacher for 15 years and a Responsive Classroom consultant for many years, Mike now serves as an independent consultant working with teachers and schools around the US and beyond. He supports educators on a variety of topics which include blending social-emotional learning with daily academics, implementing choice as a vehicle for differentiation, and using language that supports positive behavior and joyful learning. Mike lives with his wonderful family in Durham, NH and can often be seen running through the trails of College Woods or pulling weeds in his perennial gardens.

Reviews

[Nat Suri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Explains 5th grade social-emotional and cognitive needs and offers super helpful suggestions on how ensure you build a class culture that meets and furthers them. I will definitely be looking back at and using it as a reference!!