Checking for Understanding with Exit Tickets

…do. However, as the years progressed I came to realize the importance of exit tickets for both my students and myself as an educator. As educators, it is essential that…

How to Cure the Classroom Library Blues

…in my classroom library and haven’t lost one yet since I started using it. Paula Cull – OMG, I have the Intelliscanner and I LOOOOOOVE IT! I have a huge…

Valentine Candy Hearts Math Investigation

…the same number of candies? Inquiring minds want to know! Questions like these provide a perfect opportunity for a bit of data analysis fun! When I posed these questions to…

Winning a Million – Math Lessons and More!

…the important information. Analyze the math involved in Mr. Anderson’s decision. What exactly did it mean in financial terms to take $600,000 now instead of a million paid over 20…

Helping Children Cope with Tragedy

…first graders walked into the gym, sat down on the floor, and looked up at me, I lost it. I couldn’t talk. I couldn’t even breathe! My heart felt like…

Bucket Seats… Made Easy!

…attach the small wooden circle to the large wooden circle. I pre-drilled holes in the large circle. Then I added the screws when I had the larger circle centered on…

Teaching Informational Text with Magazines

…it into my literacy instruction and sometimes into science or social studies. We used it with small guided reading groups and reading mini lessons. It was easy to have students…