30 Free or Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Students

…that question here on the Teaching Resources Facebook page. Amanda Flickinger – Here is my favorite: go to the dollar store and buy the elf/Santa hats. Use glitter puff paints…

Heartfelt Causes & Effects

…would also provide an opportunity to discuss our own actions impact others in ways we might not realize. I developed the lesson using the Cause and Effects Rocket graphic organizer…

Power Reading Workshop and The Daily 5

…dig into the two follow-up texts, the sisters’ CAFÉ Book and my own Graphic Organizers for Reading: Teaching Tools Aligned with the Common Core. Discovering the The Daily 5 I…

3 Strategies to Conquer Math Word Problems

…practice with “just-right” problems and provide guided practice with problems just-above the students’ level. 3 Problem Solving Strategies The solution is to conquer math word problems with engaging classroom strategies…

6 Reasons to Teach Calculator Skills

…calculators. Calculators Are Not Magic – You Still Have to Think! Most students are intimidated by word problems, so when I decided to introduce calculators, I felt that our problem-solving…

Free Fall Math Word Problem Puzzlers

…a little pizzazz, I called the word problems “Daily Math Puzzlers.” The Daily Math Puzzler program was so effective that I decided to create a resource for teachers with printables,…

How to Recharge Mathematical Thinking

Why do so many students struggle with math word problems? Maybe they just don’t know where to begin and get overwhelmed at the thought of tackling math problems. Often students…