Checking for Understanding with Exit Tickets

…behind it. Besides strategically planning a question that aligns with your learning goal, this method requires very little preparation after the initial setup. Paper Exit Tickets (and a Freebie!) Another…

Plickers 101 – Easy Digital Exit Tickets and More!

…single mobile device. Kids love it, too! How Plickers Works Plickers works somewhat like traditional handheld clicker systems. Students respond to multiple choice questions by clicking the letter of the…

How to Cure the Classroom Library Blues

…teachers responded, so I compiled the best answers and removed duplicates. I organized all of the checkout systems into two categories: technology systems and traditional systems. There’s also a third…

Managing Whole Group Instruction

…lose both tickets, the next time they disrupt the class, they have to pull a tag on the Stoplight board (described above). Students can also earn tickets for staying on…

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!

Guest post by Katie at Kindergarten Craftiness My favorite things to share with fellow crafters are crafty how-to’s that are also super practical (especially to teachers). Today I’m sharing a…

30 Free or Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Students

…I’ve pulled from several sources. I’ve done cheap educational games or activities from Oriental Trading such as mini Boggle, mini dominoes pkgs for about 50 cents (and I teach them…

Teaching Informational Text with Magazines

…was a great way for students to practice reading informational text and keep up with current events. Since a new issue arrived almost every week, it was easy to integrate…

Helping Children Cope with Tragedy

…are masters at working together and rebuilding. Also, ant hills can be destroyed by humans as well as by storms, so the metaphor applies to both natural disasters and those…