Investigating Gummy Bears
Guest blog post by Amy Alvis I was looking on Pinterest for a lab to use with my students to teach them the scientific method. The students will have science…
Guest blog post by Amy Alvis I was looking on Pinterest for a lab to use with my students to teach them the scientific method. The students will have science…
…students performing various roles such as Discussion Director or Vocabulary Wizard. Others are much more informal, with students meeting a few times a week to discuss the book without assuming…
…main step’s title—I would still have space to add details to each main step when I wrote my final instructions in the mini-book. Step Two: Students plan their instructions. Students…
…expected of them. Begin the discussion by asking your students if they know what it means to “pay someone back” which is a concept most students understand. For example, if…
…the impact that he had on America. However, as a classroom teacher I struggled to find appropriate teaching materials for elementary students on this topic. Most resources were either too…
…lesson with conversation hearts! The focus of the lesson is on finding fractions of a number, and the final step is having students create their own fraction problems as shown…
…blog article she wrote several years ago titled Going Marbles for STEM Hands-on Learning. Because she loved actively engaging her students in the learning process, this event will feature active…
…students to handle, observe and compare attributes. My classroom was buzzing with excitement; hands were fervently flying up during Q & A time as I selected students to answer questions….
…book with others, even if you don’t share it with your students. It really makes us all think twice more before we decide to go shopping again. Happy Earth Day!…
by Carolyn Wilhelm, Guest Blogger Oh, the joy of a really great novel with just enough suspense that the reader can barely put it down. Teachers work so hard at…
…Holiday Millions lottery game. One part of the story in particular really captured my interest: “Top prize winners in the Holiday Millions game have the option of claiming their prize…
…students are new to science inquiry, I suggest choosing one question to investigate together as a class. Later your students can choose another question to explore with a partner or…
