Picture Perfect Teaching with Children’s Books
…to study and interpretation by my students. The dramatic simplicity of Gerald McDermott’s art was always a hit with my upper elementary students. Search for picture books with a possibility…
…to study and interpretation by my students. The dramatic simplicity of Gerald McDermott’s art was always a hit with my upper elementary students. Search for picture books with a possibility…
…testing. A teacher once told me that she considers testing to be a genre, just like fables, science fiction, or poetry. That’s just how she presented it to her students,…
April is Financial Literacy Month, so it’s a perfect time to introduce a classroom economy system. This program makes a great reward system and teaches students how to manage money….
…much as possible, I formed teams with students of mixed ability and from different ethnic backgrounds. I wanted my students to learn to appreciate others who were not like themselves,…
…implement together. On Friday afternoon, each teacher hosts one activity in his or her classroom for 30 minutes. One or two teachers take a group of students out to play…
…reality of teaching during a pandemic. Fortunately, Boom Cards are just what you need! Boom Cards are digital, self-checking task cards that students can complete in the classroom or at…
…They may begin to experience feelings of stress and even helplessness in response to a challenging class, difficult students, uncooperative parents, or a less-than-supportive administration. If you’re experiencing those feelings,…
…a music staff, or a blank Venn diagram. Julia was a classroom teacher who loved using dry erase boards with her students. However, like many teachers, she was frustrated with…
…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…
…for a full explanation of the activity. For now, I’ll just share that students investigate companies’ claims that their products are “green” or earth-friendly. Students research the facts behind the…
…student’s pocket on top of the green tag. This was simply a warning. If the off-task behavior continued, I added an orange tag to the student’s pocket and they had…
…illustrations together, we saw that we really had created something very powerful. The stories were perfect for beginning readers with controlled vocabulary and the use of sight words. The illustrations…
