A “Smart” Way to Motivate Students

…at my TpT store! They include: SMART Board Build-an-Ice Cream File Ice Cream Party Tickets in English and Spanish And Ice Cream Clip Art for you to use whenever and…

Plickers 102: Innovative Ways to Use Plickers

…what I’m learning about Plickers with other educators. If you aren’t familiar with Plickers, read my original post, Plickers 101: Digital Exit Tickets and More, to get an overview of…

The Mystery of the Missing Freebies

…nice if you didn’t have to search all over Teaching Resources for them, and the best freebies were listed on one page? Great minds think alike! I had the same…

Daily Math Problem Solving and the Common Core

books in the Daily Math Puzzler program includes a variety of word problems integrating different content areas across the various mathematical domains. Because these books are not specific to a…

How to Teach Social Skills, Step by Step

…can use to practice specific social skills: Social Skills and Cooperative Learning Structures Social Skills Structures for Practice* Active Listening Roundrobin, Think-Pair-Share, Mix-Freeze-Pair Praising Rallytable, Roundtable, Pairs Check, Showdown Taking…

Team Scoot – A New Twist on an Old Favorite

…of the game, it’s clear that it’s not the best choice as a learning and review game. Kids are moving and answering questions, but they aren’t interacting with each other…

Tips for Classroom Goal Setting

…need additional guidance and it’s best to identify those students early in the process. The single page form makes it easy for you as the teacher to review your students’…

6 Reasons to Teach Calculator Skills

…I also realized that it wouldn’t be fair to hand out calculators for the first time on test day. In short, I needed a new game plan…. one that involved…