Taming Blurters and Wanderers
…U.S., for transforming Blurters into Hand Raisers. Step One Review classroom rules five times a day. For Whole Brain Teaching’s Rule 2, you hold up two fingers and say, “Rule…
…U.S., for transforming Blurters into Hand Raisers. Step One Review classroom rules five times a day. For Whole Brain Teaching’s Rule 2, you hold up two fingers and say, “Rule…
…this, offer to babysit for a friend and practice reading to a child. It’s fun!) When you’re reading aloud, stop at the good parts and say, “Looks like we’re out…
…first day of school. Still inviting right? But also, completely open for the world of possibilities the year will bring! Now one may ask, what is it that I should…
Guest blog post by Barbara Gruener Now that it’s time for a new school year to begin, life finds me increasingly eager for the first day to arrive. My students…
…on my desk until I noticed it yesterday. Oh my goodness! Have you ever read a professional development book that was so compelling you wanted to talk about it with…
…on Friday for “Fun Friday.” Each teacher signs up to host a different activity: Inside Games, Outside Play, or Study Hall. In order to participate in Fun Friday, students must…
…Monday and one on Friday, but they were so effective that I soon implemented daily morning meetings. For about 20 minutes each morning we gathered on our carpet to set…
…the October Activities Pack and print out the chart from there. Pumpkin Predictions Procedure Have students number off around the team, and Person #1 becomes the first recorder. Each team…
…remarkable! Here’s how it worked. Each Monday, I gave my students a worksheet with four word problems. They solved one problem each day Monday through Thursday, and they had to…
…think students should be expected to learn something new that day. Field Trip Follow-up Report Freebie To help my students reflect on what they had earned during our adventures, I…
About a month ago, I shared a special activity I developed for Earth Day called Green Court Claims. You can read my blog post, “Green Companies? Let the Jury Decide!”…
…upper elementary students because it’s so easy to organize and write. The final essays make a great gift for their families on Thanksgiving Day, too! To begin the Thankful Writing…
