Seating students together is not enough to ensure teamwork. Many kids have very little idea how to interact appropriately with their classmates. They simply lack
Seating students together is not enough to ensure teamwork. Many kids have very little idea how to interact appropriately with their classmates. They simply lack
Celebrate Do Something Nice Day on October 5th with this free printable activity. It’s a simple way to spark reflection, foster empathy, and build classroom
Cooperative learning lessons are awesome for engaging students in the learning process, but sometimes a team will become overly enthusiastic and noisy. Even if everyone
Raising academic standards is certainly a worthy goal, but sometimes it can have unintended consequences. To find time to teach the rigorous reading and math
With the Common Core emphasis on teaching informational text, you might be wondering where to find appropriate texts for reading instruction. Most classrooms are overflowing
Discover strategies for using multiple intelligence theory and growth mindset research to motivate your students and help them take ownership of their learning.
Do you listen to podcasts? I’ve been listening to them off and on for a few years, but it wasn’t until recently that I became
Daily problem solving is a highly effective way to help your students master the Common Core mathematical practice standards. Fortunately, when you have a plan
Google Classroom makes it sooo easy to go paperless that you might be tempted to skip cooperative learning activities and replace them with digital assignments.
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If you’re looking for a fun way to form partners for cooperative learning lessons, try the Appointment Clock Buddies strategy. The activity is a terrific
Easter egg activities aren’t just for little ones! You can use colorful plastic eggs to jazz up any review activity using this Easter Egg Showdown
Seating students together is not enough to ensure teamwork. Many kids have very little idea how to interact appropriately with their classmates. They simply lack the social skills needed to perform the most basic cooperative learning tasks. Lack of social skills is probably the biggest factor contributing to lack of
Celebrate Do Something Nice Day on October 5th with this free printable activity. It’s a simple way to spark reflection, foster empathy, and build classroom community.
Cooperative learning lessons are awesome for engaging students in the learning process, but sometimes a team will become overly enthusiastic and noisy. Even if everyone is still on task, their energetic behavior can be distracting to others. In most cases, these students don’t mean to be noisy or disruptive; they’re
Raising academic standards is certainly a worthy goal, but sometimes it can have unintended consequences. To find time to teach the rigorous reading and math Common Core standards, many schools are cutting back on physical education, the arts, and life-skill lessons. Yet we need to remember that we aren’t teaching
With the Common Core emphasis on teaching informational text, you might be wondering where to find appropriate texts for reading instruction. Most classrooms are overflowing with great children’s literature and novels, but many schools lack a good selection of interesting nonfiction texts. If you enjoy reading magazines yourself, the solution
Discover strategies for using multiple intelligence theory and growth mindset research to motivate your students and help them take ownership of their learning.
Do you listen to podcasts? I’ve been listening to them off and on for a few years, but it wasn’t until recently that I became a podcast fanatic. My addiction started last fall when my husband and I were renovating a older home. He was working on the exterior, and
Daily problem solving is a highly effective way to help your students master the Common Core mathematical practice standards. Fortunately, when you have a plan in place, it can also be the easiest way to motivate your students to become proficient problem-solvers. I’ve always recognized the importance of daily math
Google Classroom makes it sooo easy to go paperless that you might be tempted to skip cooperative learning activities and replace them with digital assignments. But I hope you don’t. Hands-on, active-engagement lessons are just as important as they ever were, and perhaps even MORE important! In today’s world, kids
Brain Bucks provide a fun, effective, and inexpensive way to encourage students to think outside the box and develop a growth mindset. Read this post to learn more and to grab free Brain Bucks to use with your students!
If you’re looking for a fun way to form partners for cooperative learning lessons, try the Appointment Clock Buddies strategy. The activity is a terrific icebreaker that also serves another useful purpose. Within just a few minutes, each of your students will have four unique partners lined up for future
Easter egg activities aren’t just for little ones! You can use colorful plastic eggs to jazz up any review activity using this Easter Egg Showdown review game!