How do sand and salt make icy roads safer? Your students will be able to answer this question after they conduct this easy hands-on science
How do sand and salt make icy roads safer? Your students will be able to answer this question after they conduct this easy hands-on science
Laura Candler shares 6 reasons why fall is the best time to introduce poetry! If you start teaching poetry now, you’ll reap the benefits all
Field trips can be so much fun for students, and they definitely provide unique opportunities for kids to discover new places and to experience real
Looking for a fun twist on book reports? Check out the “Five Looks on a Book” strategy described in this post, and download this free
Free Webinar for Teachers! Click here for the replay! Do you know about DonorsChoose.org? It’s an amazing organization that helps public school teachers in the
Boost the effectiveness of your active engagement lessons with the FREE countdown timers described in this post!
Got Teacher Questions? Read this post to find out how the Question Connection works, and then submit your question HERE. When I first started teaching I
When you teach hands-on lessons, it’s important to have an effective quiet signal! This blog post includes 20 quiet signals and attention signals that work!
Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments and turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you
My first year of teaching was extremely challenging, but I learned from my mistakes and persevered. I’ve now been teaching for over 30 years, and
I think I must have been born with a book in my hand! My parents told me that from the moment I learned to read,
You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with
How do sand and salt make icy roads safer? Your students will be able to answer this question after they conduct this easy hands-on science experiment using simple materials such as ice, salt, and sand.
Laura Candler shares 6 reasons why fall is the best time to introduce poetry! If you start teaching poetry now, you’ll reap the benefits all year long!
Field trips can be so much fun for students, and they definitely provide unique opportunities for kids to discover new places and to experience real world learning. But have you ever felt that your students had so much fun that they missed out on the learning? It’s discouraging to discuss
Looking for a fun twist on book reports? Check out the “Five Looks on a Book” strategy described in this post, and download this free graphic organizer to use with the lesson!
Free Webinar for Teachers! Click here for the replay! Do you know about DonorsChoose.org? It’s an amazing organization that helps public school teachers in the U.S. get funding for their classroom projects. I received thousands of dollars from donors when I was teaching, and now I love telling others about
Boost the effectiveness of your active engagement lessons with the FREE countdown timers described in this post!
Got Teacher Questions? Read this post to find out how the Question Connection works, and then submit your question HERE. When I first started teaching I was full of questions, and I continued to have questions when I tried new strategies or ran into difficulties. It used to be that we
When you teach hands-on lessons, it’s important to have an effective quiet signal! This blog post includes 20 quiet signals and attention signals that work!
Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments and turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you hear the story, “But he said he finished all his homework!” Sadly, these students may feel they are telling the truth because they forgot they even HAD homework.
My first year of teaching was extremely challenging, but I learned from my mistakes and persevered. I’ve now been teaching for over 30 years, and I love this profession! That’s why I want to share a few tips that might help new teachers avoid some of the problems I experienced.
I think I must have been born with a book in my hand! My parents told me that from the moment I learned to read, I would read everything in sight, from cereal boxes to billboards. When I began reading books, there was no stopping me! I even begged them
You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with more information about, well, anything! They’ve been popping up everywhere, from restaurant menus to PTA flyers. QR stands for “Quick Response” because scanning the code
