5 Math Games Every Classroom Needs to Play

…student crosses off numbers it can’t be and circles numbers it could. The person who guesses the right number, wins and gets to choose the next number. The best part…

Teaching Informational Text with Magazines

…National Geographic for Kids or American Girls. Monthly magazines are larger, more colorful, and have a wider variety of different types of content. Unfortunately, they are also more expensive and…

5 Ways to Engage Parents Using Google Drive

…account and download the Google Drive app to their phone. For parents without e-mail addresses, I also help them sign up for Gmail, and download the app on their phone

Weekend App Attack: 3 Great Classroom Apps!

…which involves one digit numbers. For third through fifth grade teachers, the Medium and Hard levels involve two digit numbers, and the Expert level involves three digit numbers. You can…

Supporting Self-Regulation in the Classroom

…emotions without judgment enhance self-regulation? These activities… Soothe the lower, autonomic, non-verbal, sensing brain. Facilitate a physiological shift out of stress/fight or flight to greater presence/ receptivity. Develop self-awareness –…