Investigating How to Make Icy Roads Safer
…uses simple materials that you can easily find around the home, so it can be conducted in the classroom or at home for remote learning. This lesson includes teacher directions,…
…uses simple materials that you can easily find around the home, so it can be conducted in the classroom or at home for remote learning. This lesson includes teacher directions,…
Mittens keep our hands warm, but are mittens themselves warm? That’s the question Selina Smith of the Classroom Magic blog posed to students to kick off their mitten investigation. Using…
…Test Prep activity, students follow a specific set of steps, first working alone, then with a partner, and finally with the class. They use a special color-coding system to show…
…is appropriate for each of your students. Whole Class – Another way to use task cards is with your entire class. You could display cards one at a time on…
When it comes to classroom management, learning to deal with small disruptions is probably more important than figuring out what to about the big stuff. One reason is that those…
…Year Reflections freebie below to use with my students; if you like it, feel free to download it and use it in your own classroom. My School Year Reflections printable…
…students to handle, observe and compare attributes. My classroom was buzzing with excitement; hands were fervently flying up during Q & A time as I selected students to answer questions….
…story Vashti, who became upset in art class because she didn’t think she could draw. Her teacher challenged her to “Just make a mark and see where it takes you.”…
…the more my interest in this topic grew. Before long I came across a wide variety of recommended teaching practices, and I eagerly incorporated them into my classroom instruction. Without…
…and I finally discovered the Reading Workshop approach. It made a tremendous difference in my classroom, and even the most reluctant students actually began to love reading! Here are a…
…was using in my classroom didn’t fit any of the structure descriptions. I contacted Dr. Kagan and explained the steps of the activity. After we talked it over, he agreed…
…then planned their own set of instructions. For my class, I was tying our writing into our science unit on plant growth, so my students had the topic, “How to…
