15 Super Gifts for Student Teachers!

…I still have these books and precious memories in my class today. Shauna Isenhour – My cooperating teacher and class painted a chair for me with the kids handprints! I…

Easy Classroom Management System that Works!

When it comes to classroom management, actions speak louder than words. If you have an effective management system in place, you don’t have to raise your voice or waste class

Five Ways to Fit Science In

…control over, I wanted to share with you some strategies that I have used over the years to help fit more science in when I’m limited with class time. 1….

Going Marbles for STEM Hands-on Learning

class experience with marble runs, we had large teams and I separated the kit so every team had the essential parts for their marble runs. After the activity, I contacted…

Investigating Condensation and the Water Cycle

…on the Condensation Investigation handout, and try the activity yourself. Be forewarned that if your classroom is cool and dry, you might have trouble getting condensation to appear on either…

Cooperative Learning – More Than Group Work

…began implementing these strategies in my own classroom and found them to be extremely effective. Easy Cooperative Learning Discussion Strategies Introducing accountability and rules of equal participation can be as…

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

…the impact that he had on America. However, as a classroom teacher I struggled to find appropriate teaching materials for elementary students on this topic. Most resources were either too…

Daily Report Homework Solution

…on Friday for a certain number of Satisfactory ratings, this report works very well to stop problems in their tracks. You can download this Daily Report by clicking above. It’s…

Solving Unknown Perimeter Mysteries

…a length of 2 inches. In the bottom polygon, you can add the lengths of the known vertical sides on the left, 2 inches plus 1 inch, to arrive at…

The Question Connection: Advice from Real Teachers

…lesson topic and ask others to recommend great resources and teaching ideas that have worked for them Ask for advice about classroom management, parent communication, dealing with difficult situations at…

5 Ways to Help Students Become Word Collectors

…backpacks and noticed when people “cringed”. They loved it!   2. Model classroom discourse! Hearing and using rich language serves a number of purposes–from modeling sophisticated language to showing that…