Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

Numbers and Measurements The Man Who Walked Between the Towers includes many references to lengths, heights, and widths, so I created a set of task cards that display those quantities….

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Free Short Video and Printable Resources! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the greatest leaders of our time, and I believe it’s important to honor him and recognize…

Daily Report Homework Solution

Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments and turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you hear the story, “But…

Solving Unknown Perimeter Mysteries

…one wrong when you had to find the missing number. This is much easier to figure out because it goes one part at a time.” Now that’s high praise indeed!…

5 Ways to Help Students Become Word Collectors

…backpacks and noticed when people “cringed”. They loved it!   2. Model classroom discourse! Hearing and using rich language serves a number of purposes–from modeling sophisticated language to showing that…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…establish Rule 5, “Keep your dear teacher happy.” Step One For a minute or so, five times a day, rehearse the five classroom rules. You call out the rule number;…

Bio Poems for President’s Day

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…

Field Trips – Follow Up on the Fun!

…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 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…

3 Easy Ways to Wrap up the School Year

…month left in the classroom. Don’t feel too bad for me – we don’t go back to class until September! Regardless, if you’re like me, it’s time to reflect back…

Team Scoot – A New Twist on an Old Favorite

…problems. Before the game, place a different task card on each student’s desk, and give each student a blank numbered worksheet. To start the game, ask everyone to solve the