Tips for Teaching with Math Games

…go to play them, how to choose a partner, and a host of other procedures. I’ve shared some of my best tips in this post, and you can also find

The Power of Audio Books

…out how to connect several students via headphone adapters connected together. I assigned one student in each group the role of “Audio Captain” who would start and stop the audio…

Earth Day Teaching Resources

…our stuff-driven society. Be sure to check out the rest of this website, for more great resources. I think you will be amazed when you watch this video. To use…

Poetry: A Common Core Dilemma

…love for poetry began in childhood as I shared special moments reading and writing poetry with my best friend, Aleka. Later, as a teen, I found poetry to be a…

3 Easy Ways to Wrap up the School Year

the best “advice columns” and share them with your new class in the fall as a bit of an ice breaker activity. Again, this could make a great display for…

Make Your Mark on International Dot Day!

…students and celebrating Dot Day. The best place to begin is to visit the official Dot Day Website. From there you can sign up to get their amazing free Educator’s…

Walls for Language Learners

…uses of the “el” and “la” articles in the Spanish language. I have seen other teachers create an Antonym and Synonym Wall, a Homophone Wall, a Dialect Wall, you name…

Book Character Day – Fun and Educational!

…to Laura’s Best Freebies. Book Character Parade Another activity that would work well with Book Character Day is a Book Character Parade. Here’s a snapshot that Barbara Gruener of the

Weekend App Attack: 3 Great Classroom Apps!

…which involves one digit numbers. For third through fifth grade teachers, the Medium and Hard levels involve two digit numbers, and the Expert level involves three digit numbers. You can…

Show What You Know!

…problem-solving or discussion; other cooperative learning strategies are more suited for critical and creative thinking. Showdown works best when team members are not too far apart in ability level, so…