Spontaneity Brings Math to Life!

…in records, planning and especially in the classroom. To her, education is all about fostering creativity and facilitating hands-on learning. Visit Nyla’s blog, Nyla’s Crafty Teaching, for more engaging lesson…

Weekend App Attack: 3 Great Classroom Apps!

…that are included: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert. This provides you with plenty of material for the classroom. As a first grade teacher, my students are playing the Easy level,…

The True Cost of Free Teaching Resources

…everything for free.” If you agree, I understand why you might feel that way. Really, I do. I used to feel that way, too, before I discovered the true cost…

Valentine Candy Hearts Math Investigation

…looked at the range, mode, median, and mean of the data. Then we counted the candies, graphed the colors, and crunched the numbers to look at the variations between the…

Helping Children Cope with Tragedy

…to say it. Teachers needed to know what to do, what to say, and how to act. When a disaster occurs, it affects everyone at different levels of intensity, much…

Hands On Geometry – Part II

…to create a net, measure each side, find the area of each side, and add it all together. Volume Back to the food again! Using the marshmallows (they are cheap…

12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

…dozen strategies that are often included in Reading Workshop, and none of them involve stickers, certificates, or pizza. External rewards may work in the short term, but the best way…