The Magic Solution to Missing Assignments

…effective system I’ve ever used for dealing with the problem of missing assignments. How Fun Friday Works Fun Friday is a weekly event that 3 or 4 teachers organize and…

How to Track Oral Reading Fluency

…consider how much energy a reader wastes when he or she has to slowly decode every word in a passage. To help my 5th graders improve their oral reading fluency,…

The Mystery of the Missing Freebies

…the newsletter again. If you use the same email address you used before, you’ll be asked to update your profile. After you fill out the form and click Update Profile,…

Sweet Statistics: Jelly Bean Data Analysis

…like to try this activity with your students, you can find step by step  directions, ready-to-use printables, and a class data chart in my April Activities for Upper Elementary pack….

Five Ways to Fit Science In

…But just as important is how we use our time. Use it wisely and don’t be afraid to bundle things up! You’ve got this! Happy Teaching! Tammy is the author…

6 Reasons to Teach Poetry in the Fall

When do you start teaching poetry in your classroom? If you wait until April because it’s National Poetry Month, consider introducing poetry during the first few months of the school…

Teach Kindness on Pay It Forward Day

…I learned about Pay It Forward day, I created a free printable graphic organizer that teachers could use for teaching a lesson about the importance of kindness. I also created…

Classroom Awards Make Kids Feel Special!

…and accomplishments. The program I describe in this post will need to be modified for remote learning, but creative teachers can find a way! Perhaps you can use Zoom to…

Team Stop Signs Help Kids Stop and Refocus

…you as it did for me! Because the Stop and Refocus strategy worked so well, I created a printable version of my original hand-drawn stop signs to share with others….