Teaching Order of Operations: No-fail Strategies that Work!
…keeping the numbers the same but placing the parentheses around different pairs of numbers like this: (5 + 3) x 2 = ? and 5 + (3 x 2) =…
…keeping the numbers the same but placing the parentheses around different pairs of numbers like this: (5 + 3) x 2 = ? and 5 + (3 x 2) =…
…for a slightly different approach. The day before Thanksgiving, provide time for students to share their final writing projects with their classmates before they bring them home to present to…
…establish Rule 5, “Keep your dear teacher happy.” Step One For a minute or so, five times a day, rehearse the five classroom rules. You call out the rule number;…
…includes seven writing prompts that ask students to reflect on what they learned, to describe the best part of the year, to share about an accomplishment that makes them proud,…
…trip because I knew they wouldn’t have time. The next day, I gave each student a copy of the form. We spent a few minutes discussing the trip and letting…
…and didn’t notice the time passing, the online timer would let us know when time was up. I love these timers because they’re fun as well as effective for classroom…
…lesson and enables students to comprehend the challenges faced by people from another time period. Ok, I follow the logic and that sounds great. But I still don’t have time…
…Night If schools are initiating a thrilling Family Science Night for the first time or for the hundredth time, the guidelines below will help to create an outstanding event that…
…I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to use the game online for several weeks without any luck. I finally gave up today, and I almost trashed the…
…to draw a picture, it takes about 1/4 of the time to complete as a regular ABC booklet. The booklet shown above can be used for almost any ABC project….
…classrooms for the first time after a summer away, feeling a bit overwhelmed by those four blank walls staring back at us. We have a variety of visions as to…
Did you know that there’s a difference between cooperative learning and group work? The terms are often used interchangeably, but they are worlds apart! The best way to see the…
