Teaching with Dry Erase Boards

…Interactive and Effective Strategies for Instruction, and you can download it here or from Teaching Resources. In this booklet, you’ll find strategies for using dry erase boards in a whole…

Checking for Understanding with Exit Tickets

…value, and justify their thinking. The students were asked if they agreed or disagreed with the following statement, “Mike believes the model below the board represents the number 1,405. Do…

Pumpkin Predictions Measurement Fun!

…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…

Episode 4: I Wish My Teacher Knew

…Facebook Join the Conversation on Facebook If you’d like to discuss this episode, head over to the Inspired Teaching Podcast Conversations group on Facebook and click on Unit 4 to…

Daily Math Problem Solving and the Common Core

books in the Daily Math Puzzler program includes a variety of word problems integrating different content areas across the various mathematical domains. Because these books are not specific to a…

December Activities Your Kids Will Love!

…Christmas Word Challenge Silly Winter Stories Cooperative Learning Activity and Writing Prompts Sugar Cone Christmas Tree Recipe and Reading Comprehension Questions Happy Holidays Homework Pass Happy Holidays Book Coupon My…

How to Teach Social Skills, Step by Step

…Turns Rallytable, Pairs Check, Roundtable Using Quiet Voices Think-Pair-Share, Numbered Heads Together, Showdown Staying on Task Rallytable, Roundtable, Pairs Check, Showdown, Mix-N-Match Helping or Coaching Rallytable, Pairs Check, Showdown, Mix-N-Match…

Interactive Whiteboards and Web Tools

…images) Laura’s Task Card Products with Images for Plickers Plickers Facebook Groups – Sign up for the Elementary or Secondary group Plickers Pinterest Board Plickers 101: Easy Digital Exit Tickets…

Christmas Paper Chain Connections Craftivity

…to make it super easy for students to record and classify their connections. (For some great mini lessons on teaching connections, read Stephanie Harvey’s book, Strategies That Work.) You can…

Mitten Science: Questions to Explore

book, The Mitten, by Jan Brett. If you’d like to try this activity with your students, you can find the full directions on the Classroom Magic blog. More Mitten Questions…