Awakened: Hope for the Year Ahead

…that from Angela as well. She has several different formats available. I know this has been a long blog post, but Angela’s amazing book deserves a thorough review. If you’re…

Creating the Tallest Cup Tower: A STEM Challenge

…though the STEM philosophy of teaching has been around for a very long time. STEM is all about students learning in a student-centered, question-based, subject-integrated classroom. Hence, what I consider…

Free Multiple Intelligence Survey for Kids

…Survey and Video Tutorial When I set out to teach my students the basics of MI theory, I faced a problem. Most Multiple Intelligence Surveys were long and difficult to…

Learning Goals in Workstations

…those learning goals together. But what happens when kiddos are in workstations or in centers? Using learning goals in workstations is very powerful. When you think about it, the work…

Bucket Seats… Made Easy!

…the smaller circle. NOTE: I purposely screwed in from the top towards the bottom because, if my screws were a bit too long, I didn’t want them to go through…

15 Tips for Lining Up Your Class

…We “sneak” past other classrooms along the way, not disturbing others. They love doing Ninja Stealth Mode. Any kids that get too excited and start making fight moves are reminded…

Take Procedural Writing to the Next “Step”

…shoe cabinet—Step One: Put the frame together. Step Two: Put the drawers together. Step Three: Install the cabinet. All thirty-seven little steps are still in there, now just neatly organized….