Field Trips – Follow Up on the Fun!

…ever felt that your students had so much fun that they missed out on the learning? It’s discouraging to discuss the trip with your students later, only to discover that…

Free Halloween Word Work – Seek & Spell Fun!

phonemic awareness and phonics lessons, there’s just not enough time for true spelling instruction in the upper grades. This is unfortunate because upper elementary students still need lots of practice…

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…

Fun with Customary Measurement Conversions

…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…

Google Classroom Management Tips

…to websites. You can create a “link” as an assignment and send it to all your students to access. This also works for videos that you want your students to…

Investigating How to Make Icy Roads Safer

…the country recently, this would be a timely topic for your students to explore. I grew up in New Hampshire, and I can remember wondering why crews spread salt and…

Poetry: A Common Core Dilemma

…your students and By using Emma Dilemma as the focus of discussion and personal writing activities, you’ll enable your students to connect with the story and come to a deeper…

Walls for Language Learners

…Wall for students to reflect back on! Here is an example of one of these anchor charts that a teacher created with her students after a math unit in which…

Team Scoot – A New Twist on an Old Favorite

…problems. Before the game, place a different task card on each student’s desk, and give each student a blank numbered worksheet. To start the game, ask everyone to solve the…

Is Your Classroom ELL-Friendly?

…a priority in your classroom that students have time to read independently each day, and encourage students to read outside of school, too! 5. Do you provide visual supports as…