School Sticks for Summer Fun!

…get school like work done as well? I visited Whatever DeeDee Wants to remind myself how her version of Chore Sticks works. After a little thought and planning, I jumped…

Teaching Informational Text with Magazines

…available through Amazon.com, so you can create a DonorsChoose.org proposal for a variety of children’s magazines. The prices range between $15 and $33 per subscription, so you could request up…

6 Reasons to Teach Poetry in the Fall

…other subjects later. Teaching poetry early in the year gives your students a new voice with which to express themselves all year long. They might want to write a poem…

Building EQ While Expanding IQ

…stared blankly at the long list of words… or they would have selected a word without necessarily knowing how to use it in the right context! The images on my…

15 Super Gifts for Student Teachers!

…my student teacher to start a classroom library. 10,437 bonus points goes a long way! I also gave him a copy of Teach Like a Champion and Harry Wong’s -First…