Category: Cooperative Learning

Do you remember the last time you and your friends had a great discussion? Iโ€™ll bet you didnโ€™t take turns around the table with each

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Are your students burned out from doing test review worksheets on their own? Buddy Test Prep will turn any multiple choice test prep worksheet into

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Motivating kids before a holiday break can be a challenge, especially if you’re still expected to teach skills and review academic content. Whole group instruction

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Teaching order of operations can be frustrating, but it doesn't have to be. Discover no-fail strategies for teaching this skill and download free resources!

Teaching order of operations can be frustrating, but it doesn’t have to be. Discover no-fail strategies for teaching this skill and download free resources!

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Power Up Learning with Task Cards Webinar Click here to watch the replay! Lately it seems that task cards are everywhere! If you don’t believe

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Imagine someone asked you to describe the best lesson you ever taught. Which lesson would you choose? What do you think made that lesson so

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Have you considered implementing Literature Circles in your classroom, but you didn’t because you weren’t sure how to get started? Or maybe you did try

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Teaching Kids How to Write Super Sentences

How do you encourage your students to write longer, more interesting sentences? You know what will happen if you simply ask them to write longer

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Pumpkin Predictions is a perfect fall-themed activity for upper elementary students because it’s not a Halloween activity, but it seems like one. The lesson is

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Team Scoot โ€“ A New Twist On An Old Favorite

Have you heard of the popular class review game called Scoot? It’s a whole class activity that gets kids up and moving from one seat

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Literature Circles โ€“ Common Core Aligned & Fun!

Motivate Kids to Love Reading! It’s February, and your students are tired of the same old routines in reading. They’re ready for a change, and

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With the attention given to the Common Core Informational Text and Literacy Standards, it’s easy to overlook the other ELA standards, especially the Speaking and

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Category: Cooperative Learning

Teaching Kids How to Have REAL Discussions

Do you remember the last time you and your friends had a great discussion? Iโ€™ll bet you didnโ€™t take turns around the table with each person speaking for 30 seconds or a minute! Instead, it was probably a lively conversation with everyone listening to each other and responding to everyone’s

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Studying with a Buddy Makes Test Prep Fun!

Are your students burned out from doing test review worksheets on their own? Buddy Test Prep will turn any multiple choice test prep worksheet into an engaging AND effective cooperative learning activity! Freebie includes step-by-step directions and a recordkeeping page for students.

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Motivating Math Games

Motivating kids before a holiday break can be a challenge, especially if you’re still expected to teach skills and review academic content. Whole group instruction is particularly challenging because it’s so difficult to get kids to sit quietly and focus on the lesson when everyone (including you!) is hanging on

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Task Card Talk: 6 Strategies to Boost Learning

Power Up Learning with Task Cards Webinar Click here to watch the replay! Lately it seems that task cards are everywhere! If you don’t believe me, search for teaching resources on virtually any topic, and count the number of task card sets that pop up in your results! If you’re

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Getting Started with Classroom Book Clubs

Have you considered implementing Literature Circles in your classroom, but you didn’t because you weren’t sure how to get started? Or maybe you did try Literature Circles, but you stopped after becoming frustrated and overwhelmed with what was required. If you can relate, stick with me to learn about Classroom

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Teaching Kids How to Write Super Sentences

Teaching Kids How to Write Super Sentences

How do you encourage your students to write longer, more interesting sentences? You know what will happen if you simply ask them to write longer sentences… ย they’ll just add more words to the end, resulting in long, rambling run-ons! After struggling with this problem myself, I developed a method that

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Pumpkin Predictions Measurement Fun!

Pumpkin Predictions is a perfect fall-themed activity for upper elementary students because it’s not a Halloween activity, but it seems like one. The lesson is actually a great math review since it involves estimation and hands-on measurement. The activity is designed as cooperative learning lesson that requires students to work

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Team Scoot โ€“ A New Twist On An Old Favorite

Team Scoot – A New Twist on an Old Favorite

Have you heard of the popular class review game called Scoot? It’s a whole class activity that gets kids up and moving from one seat to another as they solve problems. Before the game, place a different task card on each student’s desk, and give each student a blank numbered

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The Core of Effective Collaborative Discussions

With the attention given to the Common Core Informational Text and Literacy Standards, it’s easy to overlook the other ELA standards, especially the Speaking and Listening Standard. But even though this is not a tested area, speaking and listening skills are extremely important. Knowing how to participate actively in a

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