4 Square Planning: The Key to Organized Writing
…plan? The answer – Schoolwide (K-5) we use a 4-Square Planner. So, back to 5th grade I went and introduced the 4-square planner, this time, very successfully. While my gut…
…plan? The answer – Schoolwide (K-5) we use a 4-Square Planner. So, back to 5th grade I went and introduced the 4-square planner, this time, very successfully. While my gut…
Pumpkin Predictions is a perfect fall-themed activity for upper elementary students because it’s not a Halloween activity, but it seems like one. The lesson is actually a great math review…
…and got it approved. The next day, my project was funded because most of it was covered through a grant from the Makerbot, the manufacture of the 3D printer. I…
…blocks can be used to create area models of multiplication. This method’s focus is based on place value, which is an area of great importance for elementary students if they…
…important steps. After the first time playing, I rarely need to remind them of missed steps because they help each other remember! Memory Game Freebies If you’d like to use…
…give them too many choices because I have a curriculum to teach!” But stop and examine that thought. Yes, administrators will be holding your feet to the fire if your…
…Because students are moving, talking, writing, reading, and THINKING, they are using all parts of their brains. These lessons could easily become chaotic, but the WBT approach includes management strategies…
Advice from Real Teachers Series Do you dread the last few weeks of school because your students are full of energy and unable to focus? Administrators might say to stick…
…month of school because he knew teachers have endless amounts of paperwork. Although we were asked to stay in the classroom, we were allowed to work on paperwork or other…
…of providing free resources. Lately I’ve been seeing more comments like this than usual, probably because I’ve been enthusiastically promoting Angela Watson’s 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. I’m not sure…
…over all of the talking… I felt that it was not a good use of my instructional time. I began to work on those behaviors little by little by finding…
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