How to Form Cooperative Learning Teams
…well together. Here are some tips, strategies, and free resources to help you get started! What’s the Most Effective Team Size? Research has shown that a team of four students…
…well together. Here are some tips, strategies, and free resources to help you get started! What’s the Most Effective Team Size? Research has shown that a team of four students…
…noisy or off-task, you will erase a letter from the board. When all letters are erased, they will stop the activity and switch to an independent seatwork lesson. Feel free…
…in place, both teachers and students can relax and enjoy the learning environment! Feel free to tweak the strategies below to make them work for you. Establish Procedures Good classroom…
…free printables below do not have complete directions. For a variety of activities suitable for centers, visit my Mini Pack page. Each activity comes with directions, task cards, and answer…
…products. (You may include product information at the end of your freebie if you create a freebie for your post.) If you include an image of your students working on…
…trying to solve. The resulting “brain freeze” serves to reinforce the idea that mathematics is scary and difficult. Math standards keep getting tougher, and students are expected to be proficient…
…I’ve created a free packet of materials to help you with the process. Every year in November I worked with a local agency or our guidance counselor to find a…
…and make paper chains for fun. The Paper Chain Connections activity can also be used with a “reading marathon” right before the holidays. Everything is fully explained in my free…
…definitely produced results! You can download this free resource from my TpT store during the spring, or from my subscriber freebies page any time of the year. For the Buddy…
…students create foldables from plain paper, but if you’ve never created this one before, you may want them use the free Rain Forest Research printable below which has dotted lines…
…some great free math games to use in centers. Math Stations for Middle Grades (3 – 8) After years of using math stations successfully, I decided to write an ebook…
…awards program. Feel free to modify it for your own needs. Display the list of Classroom Awards shown above and brainstorm additional ideas that are specific to your classroom. Add your…