Google Classroom Management Tips

…learning new things. Living in rural Montana provides ample opportunity for learning time and play time. Rhoda enjoys riding dirt bikes in the summer and finds it to be a…

Cooperative Learning Seating Options

If you’re new to using Cooperative Learning strategies, you might wonder how to seat your students so they are able to interact with each other without losing focus during direct…

Quiet Signals and Timers

…make use of new technologies. Online Timers – If you have an interactive white board in your classroom, or even a desktop computer, online timers make great quiet signals. You can…

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

…and several New Years activities. The January Activities Pack is just one of the resources in my Holiday and Seasonal Activities Bundle, a collection of lessons and printables that keep…

School Sticks for Summer Fun!

…going to do this summer to help my children retain their skills. Chore Sticks Recently, we added a new item to our house called Chore Sticks. They have saved the…

Power Reading Workshop and The Daily 5

…book was first intended as supplement to Power Reading Workshop, but then I began learning about the new Common Core State Standards, and realized it could be much more. It…