Literature Circles – Common Core Aligned & Fun!
…and talk about books with friends. Literature Circle Resources to Explore Over the years, I implemented many different types of Literature Circles and ended up creating an entire section of…
…and talk about books with friends. Literature Circle Resources to Explore Over the years, I implemented many different types of Literature Circles and ended up creating an entire section of…
…a fan of Kagan Cooperative Learning you’ve probably heard of Showdown, but you might not know that I invented it! I developed this activity many years ago when I was…
…orange, and red. I arranged a set of library pockets around the stoplight, and each numbered pocket represented a student in the class. Here’s a picture that was taken in…
…the logic? Bring on the metric system! Every unit is based on tens which corresponds perfectly to our base ten number system. Unfortunately, I don’t think the United States will…
…for specific topics. You’ll even find the ISBN number for each book to help you locate it! After you read each book to your class, check it off in the…
…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…
…ending one grading period and starting another. This is a perfect time for students to reflect on the goals they set earlier and to set goals for the new grading…
…new script each week. MYTH #3—Reader’s theater is just putting on a class play for fun. TRUTH: Unlike doing a play, where the focus is the acting, reader’s theater focuses…
…it from happening again. A few weeks ago I posted a question on Facebook that had been submitted by “Lynn,” a new teacher who wanted to know how to handle…
…few years, you can guess where my freebies are… right back on Teaching Resources which is where most of them were located originally. You’ll be happy to learn that everything…
…Theory Psychologist Dr. Howard Gardner proposed multiple intelligence theory over 40 years ago in response to the prevailing belief that intelligence was a one-dimensional trait, and that a persons’ IQ…
Imagine yourself as a student in a new classroom during the first week of school. Unless your teacher starts off with at least a few getting-to-know you activities, it might…
