Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

…sensitive nature of the topic, I suggest discussing them as a whole class or in small guided reading groups rather than in cooperative learning teams. These questions deal specifically with…

Host a Classroom Scrabble Tournament!

…letters for yourself and 7 letters for the class. Write the class letters in huge blocks on the board with the number values clearly shown. Play against the class play…

Family Science Night: Hands-on, Minds-on Fun!

…to present. What types of content for presentations would yield high interest? Determine the number of make-and take stations and the content for each station. Examples of make-and-take stations include…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…establish Rule 5, “Keep your dear teacher happy.” Step One For a minute or so, five times a day, rehearse the five classroom rules. You call out the rule number;…

The Magic Solution to Missing Assignments

…implement together. On Friday afternoon, each teacher hosts one activity in his or her classroom for 30 minutes. One or two teachers take a group of students out to play…

20 Terrific Quiet Signals That Work!

…and stop talking. This gives students a chance to finish their conversation if they are talking with a partner or working in a group. Pepper Sullivan – I use non-verbal…

Learning Center Resources

Learning Centers are a great way to keep kids motivated throughout the year. They also ensure that all students are actively engaged while you work with a small group of…

Penguin Fractions = Fraction Fun!

…the fantastic feedback I’m getting from teachers who have started using them. When I work on any new product, I share my early drafts with my “feedback team,” a group