Celebrate Do Something Nice Day!

…and learn to consider the needs of others! To help your students celebrate, I created this fun FREE printable. Click HERE to download this freebie, and then check out the…

Is Your Classroom ELL-Friendly?

…characters and plot. 4. Do you encourage independent reading? As teachers, we all know that students become better readers by reading, and that independent reading is vitally important! Make it…

Pumpkin Predictions Measurement Fun!

…whether to use the metric system or the customary system when taking measurements. Before you begin, have each team create a chart like the one shown below for recording data….

Five Ways to Teach Your Students Empathy

…school year. This helps all students gain a better understanding of who they are personally and why they act as they do. The more students know about each other, the…

20 Tips for Motivating Gifted Kids to THINK!

…– Project Based Learning: Have them brainstorm problems in the community and research and solve them. They could create a website to show what they’ve learned and educate others. Morgan…

20 Reading Skills to Teach with The Name Jar

…and ideas to help create a meaningful lesson to go along with this wonderful story of fitting in and just being yourself. Readers React with Strong Thoughts I teach my…

Penguin Fractions = Fraction Fun!

Fractions can be a tough concept at any grade, so I’m always looking for fun ways to teach them. A few months ago I decided to create a hands-on sorting…

Playing the Mystery Skype Game

…photographers, videographers, etc. Pernille Ripp explains more about that in her post “Mystery Skype Jobs Create by My Students.” If we have time at the end of a call, we…

The Memory Game: Making It Meaningful

…a birthday gift when we were about eight years old. We played Memory for hours. When I began teaching, I created several Memory games that matched the various skills we…