Boost Class Spirit with Tie-Dyed T-shirts!

…Easy for all the details. Making tie-dyed t-shirts was a great activity for boosting class spirit, and it proved to be an excellent classroom management tool as well – or…

Helping Children Cope with Tragedy

…heaven and we would find a way to carry on together. That we loved them, and so did she, that we would never allow her sparkling personality and loving spirit

How to Cure the Classroom Library Blues

…thing with a class camera! Shelley Rolston – There are apps to help. Check these out: http://appcrawlr.com/ios-apps/best-apps-classroom-library Staci Arnold – If you have a smartphone, a way you can check

Teaching Children Not to Be Rude!

…Want to Do it My Way! She enjoys visiting schools and talking with kids; in fact, she’s done over 800 school visits! You can learn more at her website, www.juliacookonline.com….

5 Reasons to Use Nearpod in the Classroom

…to work with over twenty classrooms that are 1:1. Having a device for every student has been such a blessing to my teachers and students. I have seen such a…

How to Regain Your Love of Teaching

…read them all, I’m sure you’ll find something below to motivate you to rediscover your love of teaching! 18 Tips for Rediscovering Your Love of Teaching CarolAnn Eppens – At…

6 Tips for Making the Most of Math Homework

…to everyone, announce that anyone who scores 100% on the Quick Check won’t have homework that day! Here’s how to do a Quick Check: Post four or five problems on…

Fostering a Growth Mindset with Brain Bucks

…it into your existing system. If you don’t, and you’d like to learn more about mine, you can download my Classroom Economy Freebie here. If you’d like to use Brain…

Interactive Teaching Made Easy

…time to teach vocabulary in an already packed math curriculum. Fortunately, there are many easy yet powerful ways to integrate math vocabulary instruction into your existing lessons, and most of…