A Dozen Fun Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

…learning centers and allow students to rotate through the activities with a partner. If you haven’t used learning centers before, you might be surprised at how easy they are to…

Team Table Management

…with our first grade buddy class, have extra computer time, etc.) You can use the stickers to reward anything like attendance, getting homework done, having good behavior all week, etc….

Cooperative Learning Seating Options

…have tried to draw 2 of the arrangements I have used.   I prefer what I call the T-Table arrangement shown on the right above and in the photo below….

Interactive Teaching Made Easy

…Images for Plickers Plickers K-5 Facebook Group Sign Up Plickers Pinterest Board Plickers 101: Easy Digital Exit Tickets and More! (Blog post) Plickers 102: Innovative Ways to Use Plickers (Blog…

Awesome Facebook Group for Elementary Educators!

…literacy centers How to implement math stations, how use math games effectively, guided math strategies, etc. Collaborative projects and activities using technology, including Google Classroom, Skype, student blogging, QR codes,…

Daily Report Homework Solution

…clicking above. It’s not something you want to use all year, but it is quite effective for getting students back on track. I hope you find it to be useful!…

Hands-on Water Cycle Fun!

…consultant. When Pat was teaching 2nd grade, she used plastic rotisserie chicken containers to have her students create mini water cycles. Because 5th graders need to know the full water…

No Names on Papers? Problem Solved!

…students, download the Paper Drop System system packet to learn more about how it works. I included a collection of ready-to-use Paper Drop printables and a blank checklist, too! Paper…

Child-Centered Reading Conferences

…the teacher to leave so I can just get back to reading? Let’s see, she was happy when I said I was inferring the other day, so I can’t use

Valentine Candy Hearts Math Investigation

…my class collected during the first part of the activity. It’s messy, but it’s authentic! It was a terrific activity for the week of Valentine’s Day because my students were…