Fraction Spinners Make Fractions Fun!

…a fraction games for these spinners! I’ll bet you could challenge your students to create their own fraction games, too! How would you use these spinners in your math class?…

Now’s the Time for Math Stations!

Have you used math stations or math centers in your classroom this year? If not, this is the perfect time to start! As you prepare for end-of-the-year tests, you need…

5 Tips for New Teachers

…caring classroom where bullying is not tolerated and students know that you will hold them to high standards of behavior and academic success. Visit the Caring Classroom page on Teaching…

Power Reading Workshop and The Daily 5

…the book were from primary classrooms, and the strategy descriptions did not include enough detail for me to understand how to implement the program in an upper elementary classroom. Step-by-Step…

Weathering, Erosion, or Deposition?

…islands with the class, they have to explain how those landforms might have been formed. We read books about weathering, erosion, and deposition, and even take walks outside to observe…

The Power of Audio Books

…a few years ago when I started using audio books with my struggling readers. I was using Classroom Book Clubs in my classroom on a regular basis, but I was…

Literary Lunch Bunches Foster Love of Reading

Most teachers have heard of Literature Circles, or Classroom Book Clubs, but many find it difficult to add them to an already packed schedule. However, it’s worth finding time to…

Math Games Make Learning Fun!

…rectangle by calculating its area or perimeter, depending on the game played. My class loved it, so we decided that it needed a fun name. I remember Ryan piping up…

Falling in Love … With a Poem

…secret of the sun; I first heard David McCord’s poem in the first of what would be many, many classes with noted poet and anthologist, Myra Cohn Livingston. Suddenly, I…

Poetry: A Common Core Dilemma

…book in the classroom, I turned to the Common Core State Standards. Lately I’ve been trying to align my resources to the CCSS, so I went online to do a…

Creating a Caring Classroom Family

…to your caring classroom climate that you and your students work together to create a class family promise, or social contract, delineating the values that you all promise to practice….