Tips for Grading Cooperative Learning Lessons

…her participation and the quality of the final product. You can download this form for free from my Cooperative Learning page on Teaching Resources. Here’s how I used the Team…

Investigating Gummy Bears

…my own lab worksheets which you can download for free from my TpT store. To begin the lab, I gave my students the question we were going to test: What…

The Ancient Secret for Wise Decisions

…4. To download the free classroom rule posters described in this article, click here or on the Rule 4 poster image above. For more information on Rule 4 and WBT’s…

The Magic Solution to Missing Assignments

…or organize indoor recess activities. Another teacher hosts a free time in the classroom where students play board games, draw on the Smartboard, use iPads or play with a class…

Spelling Stories – Creativity Unleashed!

…only after they mastered that assignment that moved on to spelling story assignments. Here are the basic directions I gave my students; feel free to modify them according to your…

DonorsChoose: A Jackpot of Classroom Funding!

Free Webinar for Teachers! Click here for the replay! Do you know about DonorsChoose.org? It’s an amazing organization that helps public school teachers in the U.S. get funding for their…

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…

Math Games Make Learning Fun!

…and differentiate instruction by giving them different games to play. Island Conquer Game Freebie One of my favorite math games is Island Conquer. I created this game for my 4th…