Supporting Self-Regulation in the Classroom
Guest post by Leah Kalish Self-regulation is an on-going internal activity in which we are all participating all the time as we control and direct our feelings, thoughts, and actions….
Guest post by Leah Kalish Self-regulation is an on-going internal activity in which we are all participating all the time as we control and direct our feelings, thoughts, and actions….
No matter how much you love teaching, it’s easy to get discouraged this time of year. There’s so much left to do, and not enough time to get it all…
…the simple ringtone on my mobile. It’s loud enough to get attention and works as a quiet time signal as well. Peter Jarvis – One classroom I saw had a…
…phonemic awareness and phonics lessons, there’s just not enough time for true spelling instruction in the upper grades. This is unfortunate because upper elementary students still need lots of practice…
…At those times, you can feel the moisture in the air, which is called humidity. Most upper elementary students already know about the three states of matter. However, they might…
…are so clear you could easily pick it up 3 minutes before class and be ready to teach the lesson. I love how she has written Day 1 number 1,…
Cooperative learning activities are often designed for teams of four students. However, sometimes a team is just too big, especially in math. Sometimes the perfect number of students for a…
…kids in teams, they sit together all the time. I am lucky enough to have flat-topped desks that I pull together to make a small table. Teachers who have the…
…their work with pictures, symbols, or words, but don’t require them to write complete sentence explanations for every problem they solve. After giving students time to solve a problem, reveal…
Presidents Day is celebrated in February, so it’s the perfect time to have your students write President Bio Poems. This lesson is also a great way to sneak a little…
…trip because I knew they wouldn’t have time. The next day, I gave each student a copy of the form. We spent a few minutes discussing the trip and letting…
…the yearbook, have a cover design contest. Give any student who wants to enter the contest a sheet of 12 x 12 paper and time to work on their designs….
