Taming Blurters and Wanderers

…2!” Your kids respond, “Raise your hand for permission to speak.” They shoot one hand into the air and then quickly bring it down beside their mouth, making talking motions…

Teaching Informational Text with Magazines

…Giveaway Next Giveaway Deadline: October 12, 2019 As I mentioned above, some airlines have a “Mags for Miles” program where you can get magazines for free. It just so happens…

Mitten Science: Questions to Explore

…Do hands get warmer the longer they are inside the mittens? How does the outside air temperature affect the temperature of hands inside mittens? (If you are wearing mittens indoors…

Top 20 Tips for Landing a Teaching Job

…can. Be professional. Be an outstanding sub. Tell everyone how much you like the school and kids – be a breath of fresh air. When something comes up in the…

Drama Circles: Cooperative Learning FUN!

…twelve years of experience in the upper elementary grades. She currently has a grade 5/6 class in Ontario, Canada. She enjoys creating fun and interactive lessons that keep her students…

Teaching with Dry Erase Boards

Canada since it involves a physical product that needs to be shipped. The contest will end Monday, August 20th, at 10 p.m. EST at which time I will use a…

Creating a Caring Classroom Family

…A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience (Jan. 2013) from student research out of Concordia Universite in Canada suggests that early musical training has a significant effect on brain…

Interactive Notebooks – Let’s Get Started!

…guest blog! Valerie Young teaches grade one in a small town north of Montreal, Canada. She’s passionate about using technology in the classroom, as well as using teaching methods that…