Why it matters: ELA in fifth grade builds essential reading, writing, and communication skills that form the foundation for future academic growth. What’s new: Teachers are incorporating thematic ...

After their classmate Blake Bonta battled brain cancer, Olmsted Elementary students turned a lesson in kindness into Blake’s ...

Even in schools offering face-to-face instruction this fall, one “class” of students likely won’t be the coherent unit that it was in past years. Within one 5th grade class, for example, students may ...

Fifth grade teacher Joni Stierhoff said the teach shares allow students to practice public speaking and express their creativity.