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 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!

…super easy tutorial on how to make bucket seats from those cheap 5-gallon paint buckets that you can get from pretty much any home improvement store. I actually got mine…

30 Free or Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Students

…that question here on the Teaching Resources Facebook page. Amanda Flickinger – Here is my favorite: go to the dollar store and buy the elf/Santa hats. Use glitter puff paints…

Helping Children Cope with Tragedy

…had numerous catastrophic wildfires, Hurricane Sandy tore the east coast apart in October of 2012, and then there was that day… I remember that horrible day…December 14th, 2012…The Sandy Hook…

Gearing Up for Next Generation Science

…you will be amazed at the number of engineering concepts that can easily be integrated into history, literature, and math. In literature, students could be challenged to: Design a house…