Hands-on Geometry – Part I
…of a shape is sometimes tricky for the students. Especially when most of the time the work the students are doing is from a text book. In an effort to…
…of a shape is sometimes tricky for the students. Especially when most of the time the work the students are doing is from a text book. In an effort to…
…time to work with small groups of students on specific skills. But what are you supposed to do with the other kids? If you set up math stations, the rest…
…small group of students to create pages with your photos of classroom activities. I often have them work on this part while others are working on cover designs. When all…
…to their task. When I first introduced this management strategy, I had no idea how it would work with 5th graders. However, I was surprised that it worked better than…
…for reading workshop, visit the Reading Workshop page on Teaching Resources. You’ll find links to all of these books and other resources to guide you on your reading workshop journey!…
…the foundation for all collaborative work, and there are two strategies I use regularly to promote these skills: Think-Pair-Share for whole group discussions Talking Sticks for small group discussions Before…
…math. Instead, take a moment to pair students yourself before you pass out the materials. It’s best for students with similar abilities to work together. It might be tempting to…
…poets, and I know you’ll love her work, too! Kristine shares her love of poetry with us and offers tips for teachers who want to foster a love of poetry…
…be spending so much time together, I believe it’s important to take time to create a caring classroom community that works together like a family. Taking a look at the…
…“Multiplication Hula” strategy for correctly placing the decimal point when doing multiplication problems involving money. Involves Multiple Learning Modalities Typical paper-and-pencil schoolwork addresses only two of the “intelligences” popularized by…
…here.} Students got to work conducting their experiment. There was 100% active engagement in all groups. Students worked on the bar graph of their data in groups. Students individually wrote…
…and apply the close reading strategies they’ve been learning during their regular reading instruction. Literature Circles take a little work to set up and manage, especially at first, but it’s…
