Hands-on Water Cycle Fun!

…for the vegetation, and a small pond made from aluminum foil and filled with water. On a sunny day, the best way to power up the mini water cycle is…

Bio Poems for President’s Day

…haven’t written a bio poem before this lesson, it’s best to have them write bio poems about themselves first. You can find complete directions and printables in Bio Poems Made…

Field Trips – Follow Up on the Fun!

…that works best for you. Have you ever had your students tie-dye T-shirts to wear on a field trip? If you choose a class color, it’s a great way for…

Green Companies? Let the Jury Decide!

…company switch to plastic if it’s not good for the environment? Could it be that plastic is cheaper? Could it be that reducing the product’s weight makes it cheaper for…

Time for School Year Reflections

…on the last day of school. If you create a class yearbook, you could include the forms in the yearbook, with your students’ permission of course. If you’ve never done…

Tips for Teaching with Math Games

…go to play them, how to choose a partner, and a host of other procedures. I’ve shared some of my best tips in this post, and you can also find…

3 Easy Ways to Wrap up the School Year

…the best “advice columns” and share them with your new class in the fall as a bit of an ice breaker activity. Again, this could make a great display for…

Walls for Language Learners

…uses of the “el” and “la” articles in the Spanish language. I have seen other teachers create an Antonym and Synonym Wall, a Homophone Wall, a Dialect Wall, you name…

Weekend App Attack: 3 Great Classroom Apps!

…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…

6 Tips for Making the Most of Math Homework

best work by providing an incentive to eliminate careless errors. These short formative assessments keep you in touch with how the class as a whole is doing as well as…