Checking for Understanding with Exit Tickets

…effective strategy to check for understanding is to provide each student with a paper exit ticket. When creating effective paper exit tickets, I consider the following to be 3 critical…

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…

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…

Bucket Seats… Made Easy!

…for about $3 each from Walmart. I think they were cheap because they didn’t come with lids but who needs lids when you’re going to make seats for them? Anyway,

Helping Children Cope with Tragedy

…Three days later, I found myself in front of 400 children doing an author visit at a different elementary school that was thousands of miles away. When the kindergartners and…

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…

Managing Whole Group Instruction

…seats without permission. They need something tangible to remind them to follow the classroom procedures. I have found that using raffle tickets helps tremendously. I give students 2 raffle tickets…

5 Ways to Engage Parents Using Google Drive

…for updates half way into creating your monthly newsletter. 5 Ways to Use Google Drive for Parent Engagement 1. Collecting Contact Data – I used to spend a great deal…