Spontaneity Brings Math to Life!
…tapping his ruler on the desk. Then he poked another student with his pencil. Now, it is not uncommon for him to be like this because he sometimes gets into…
…tapping his ruler on the desk. Then he poked another student with his pencil. Now, it is not uncommon for him to be like this because he sometimes gets into…
…Writing activity became a yearly tradition in my classroom because it was such a terrific writing lesson, and it was so appreciated by my students’ families. Because it worked so…
…can’t participate until everyone else has used all of his or her sticks. Kids love this activity because it ensures that everyone gets an equal chance to participate. To learn…
…words. You can download the chart above to use as a model for creating your own anchor chart. Or you can print it out and give it to your students…
Spring is the perfect time to use math games with your students. Either you are finished with testing and the kids are restless, or you still have testing ahead of…
…poetry, so I set out to create a short teaching guide to go with it. Poetry: A Common Core Dilemma When I began to think of ways to use the…
…but be sure to return to this blog post to pick up some valuable tips for using this activity. The free version of Mystery Perimeters uses inches, but the one…
Use of Space that Fosters Success Guest blog post by Krista Carlson For many of us teachers, it happens at the beginning of every school year. We walk into our…
…you want a quick and easy way to share links with your students? Give Symbaloo a try! Symbaloo is a visual bookmarking tool in which users create a collection of…
…game? That’s because students are cooperating with each other, and there’s no competition at all. No one scores points for correct answers and no one is penalized for incorrect answers….
…and I continued to have questions when I tried new strategies or ran into difficulties. It used to be that we could only seek help from educators we knew personally,…
…sometimes the questions get answered before they can ask! Stephen Richardson: I used sign language. I used an ‘h’ to show that they needed help, an ‘r’ for restroom, a…
