Field Trips – Follow Up on the Fun!

…think students should be expected to learn something new that day. Field Trip Follow-up Report Freebie To help my students reflect on what they had earned during our adventures, I…

Green Court Claims Freebie

About a month ago, I shared a special activity I developed for Earth Day called Green Court Claims. You can read my blog post, “Green Companies? Let the Jury Decide!”…

Tips for Teaching with Math Games

day before a test. If you choose to use games this way, you’ll need a different game for each skill and rotate the games from team to team every 10…

Taking the Mystery out of Vocabulary Study

…figure out the meanings of new words by the context clues around them. Then the next day, before you begin reading aloud, do a quick review of the previous day’s…

Exploring the Scientific Method with Toy Cars

…equipment, pull-back cars, toy cars, marbles, balloon rockets, yo-yos, and spinning tops. During our study of force, my 5th grade classes completed a 2 day experiment using the scientific method…