Teaching with Dry Erase Boards

Free Tips and Strategies plus a Giveaway! Monday, August 21st News Flash! The contest described in this blog post is now over and the winner is JoAnn Johnson of Pembroke,…

Pumpkin Predictions Measurement Fun!

…the activity up in a math center, demonstrate what to do, and rotate groups through that center. You’ll also need a measuring tape and a ruler for each group. Decide…

Investigating How to Make Icy Roads Safer

…the class. Critique a Winter Weather News Report Another engaging follow up activity is to have your students watch a video clip of a news reporter explaining why salt and…

Interactive Teaching Made Easy

…them are so engaging that your students won’t even know they’re learning!   New Live Webinar: Interactive Teaching with Plickers Plickers is an amazing FREE formative assessment tool and so…

Mitten Science: Questions to Explore

…students are new to science inquiry, I suggest choosing one question to investigate together as a class. Later your students can choose another question to explore with a partner or…

Drama Circles: Cooperative Learning FUN!

…open to new experiences They will share a fun activity that has them learning to be comfortable acting and performing in front of their other classmates. An integral part of…

Taming Blurters and Wanderers

…going to pretend as if I’m talking. Jack, you interrupt me without raising your hand and say, ‘I have a new puppy.” Say a few words about any subject and…

5 Ways to Make Your Students Smile

…Teacher” Day. I love giving my new students a little something special when I first meet them in person. It can be a pencil, a note, or a baggie of…

25 Bulletin Boards You Can Keep Up All Year

Advice from Real Teachers Series Even if you love creating bulletin boards, chances are good that you don’t have time to dream up a new bulletin board every month for…