Bring Some Passion into Your Classroom with Genius Hour!
Guest post by Jennifer Runde Have you heard of Genius Hour? If you are looking for a way to bring a little more motivation, excitement, and real learning into your…
Guest post by Jennifer Runde Have you heard of Genius Hour? If you are looking for a way to bring a little more motivation, excitement, and real learning into your…
…digital ones using Google Drawings. Printable worksheets can be converted to editable PDF files and completed digitally. One way to use Google Classroom resources with cooperative learning activities is to…
…admit that after the excitement of the trip, I really enjoyed that bit of quiet reflection time! The completed reports make a great bulletin board, too. You could easily turn…
…on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.” One way you can give Book Clubs a try is by starting a Literary Lunch Bunch program. Literary Lunch Bunches are fun,…
…through DonorsChoose, and now she’s giving back through her efforts to support other teachers’ projects. Her article, Sometimes It Takes a Virtual Village, is just one more way that she’s…
…activities. However, there’s fun and educational way to sneak in a dress-up activity if you can get it approved! Host a Book Character Day! Your students can dress up as…
…express appreciation in the classroom? Team greeting cards are a simple way to encourage students to show appreciation for each other, and it only takes about 15 minutes to implement…
Guest blog post by Sally DeCost of Elementary Matters I’ve been teaching elementary school for 35 years, and I’m always trying to find a better way to reach my students….
…important to spend some time preparing students for the structure of a standardized test. Today, I’m going to share one way that I accomplished that in my third grade classroom….
…two of these ideas if you plan to keep the board up all year. Bulletin Board Photos Needed! The ideas below are terrific, but in this case a picture really…
…questions and possible topics to discuss for 20 reading strategies. You wouldn’t want to teach them all of course, but these notes may help you find a way to use…
…about them all together and then either send them away or give them something not very meaningful to do? If you’ve answered YES to any of the questions above, I’m…