Literary Lunch Bunches Foster Love of Reading
…on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.” One way you can give Book Clubs a try is by starting a Literary Lunch Bunch program. Literary Lunch Bunches are fun,…
…on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.” One way you can give Book Clubs a try is by starting a Literary Lunch Bunch program. Literary Lunch Bunches are fun,…
…way poets can break all the rules and write from the heart that appeals to kids. I experienced this myself, and I often observed it in my students. My own…
…through DonorsChoose, and now she’s giving back through her efforts to support other teachers’ projects. Her article, Sometimes It Takes a Virtual Village, is just one more way that she’s…
…classrooms for the first time after a summer away, feeling a bit overwhelmed by those four blank walls staring back at us. We have a variety of visions as to…
…the experiment yourself so you know what issues might arise. Any time an experiment does not go just the way it should is the perfect opportunity to discuss variables outside…
…express appreciation in the classroom? Team greeting cards are a simple way to encourage students to show appreciation for each other, and it only takes about 15 minutes to implement…
Guest blog post by Sally DeCost of Elementary Matters I’ve been teaching elementary school for 35 years, and I’m always trying to find a better way to reach my students….
…you want a quick and easy way to share links with your students? Give Symbaloo a try! Symbaloo is a visual bookmarking tool in which users create a collection of…
…which involves one digit numbers. For third through fifth grade teachers, the Medium and Hard levels involve two digit numbers, and the Expert level involves three digit numbers. You can…
…fantastic contest called Share the Love on DonorsChoose in which we raised over $3,000 in donations, and helped complete the funding on 14 different DonorsChoose projects. We also gave away…
…important to spend some time preparing students for the structure of a standardized test. Today, I’m going to share one way that I accomplished that in my third grade classroom….
…problem. Tips for Using Showdown Showdown is a fast-paced, interactive, and fun way to review content and skills. However, it does have some limitations. Showdown is not designed for in-depth…
