Literary Lunch Bunches Foster Love of Reading

Most teachers have heard of Literature Circles, or Classroom Book Clubs, but many find it difficult to add them to an already packed schedule. However, it’s worth finding time to…

Five Ways to Teach Your Students Empathy

…on one feeling at a time. When you introduce one feeling at a time, your students will be able to identify and understand each emotion separately. For each feeling, I…

Easy Classroom Management System that Works!

time lecturing students about their behavior. You simply take action! The most effective system that I ever used was called the “stoplight” management system. To implement this system, I first…

How to Get Started with Boom Cards

…test out the first four cards of my Time Boom Cards Sampler. This deck has 10 interactive cards designed to help students practice telling time and solving elapsed time word…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

Numbers and Measurements The Man Who Walked Between the Towers includes many references to lengths, heights, and widths, so I created a set of task cards that display those quantities….

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Free Short Video and Printable Resources! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the greatest leaders of our time, and I believe it’s important to honor him and recognize…

Daily Report Homework Solution

Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments and turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you hear the story, “But…

Solving Unknown Perimeter Mysteries

…one wrong when you had to find the missing number. This is much easier to figure out because it goes one part at a time.” Now that’s high praise indeed!…