Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

…with the video like an online quiz and several activity pages. But I wanted to create a few more items to include cooperative learning lessons, vocabulary practice, and discussion cards….

Pay It Forward and Make Someone’s Day!

…students complete it online, they can submit it to you privately the way they would submit any assignment. To learn more about International Pay It Forward Day, you can visit…

Fun Twist on Book Reports!

…organizer above based on her idea. When I first shared this activity online, Facebook fans helped me brainstorm adjectives to describe books. We came up with 99 different adjectives, and…

How to Create a Classroom Yearbook

…a single document. You can share it online, and you might also want to print one classroom copy of the yearbook to show parents and visitors. Creating a class scrapbook…

Weathering, Erosion, or Deposition?

…evidence of these three processes in nature. I show photos of pictures I have taken myself and other pictures I’ve found on the internet to explain how weathering, erosion, and…

3 Easy Ways to Wrap up the School Year

…this Canadian teacher blog is to share middle school lessons, activities and ideas from her classroom and to collaborate with the wonderful online community of teachers out there as well!…

Show What You Know!

…is excellent for math practice, and you’ll find many free math task cards in my Math File Cabinet, including the Round and Compare Decimal Review Cards on the Decimal Files…