School Sticks for Summer Fun!

Guest blog post by Adrianne Meldrum of The Tutor House The end of the school year is fast approaching. You and your students are plain worn out on school. Even…

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…

Playing the Mystery Skype Game

…doesn’t have those, they are very inexpensive to purchase. Next you’ll need to do a free download of the Skype software and set up an account which includes creating a…

Easy Classroom Management System that Works!

…time lecturing students about their behavior. You simply take action! The most effective system that I ever used was called the “stoplight” management system. To implement this system, I first…

Mathematical Problem Solving: Mindsets Matter

…encouraged for young children and struggling students. Students should only use calculators in math after they can perform the computations by hand. Mistakes are only beneficial when we learn from…

Christmas Paper Chain Connections Craftivity

…and make paper chains for fun. The Paper Chain Connections activity can also be used with a “reading marathon” right before the holidays. Everything is fully explained in my free