Helping Children Cope with Tragedy
…to say it. Teachers needed to know what to do, what to say, and how to act. When a disaster occurs, it affects everyone at different levels of intensity, much…
…to say it. Teachers needed to know what to do, what to say, and how to act. When a disaster occurs, it affects everyone at different levels of intensity, much…
…dozen strategies that are often included in Reading Workshop, and none of them involve stickers, certificates, or pizza. External rewards may work in the short term, but the best way…
…with math word problems, naming a pattern (AB, ABC, ABB, etc.), spelling simple words, discussing the results of an experiment, making up sentences with a given word, reviewing the parts…
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…everything for free.” If you agree, I understand why you might feel that way. Really, I do. I used to feel that way, too, before I discovered the true cost…
…The last person standing, WINS! The idea is simple, but can be modified for your students. In second grade we’d count by 5’s,10’s, and 25’s (to help with money later…
…that homework can be very effective, especially in math, if you keep these tips in mind: Before assigning homework, make sure the majority of your students are at least somewhat…
…to create a net, measure each side, find the area of each side, and add it all together. Volume Back to the food again! Using the marshmallows (they are cheap…
…We discuss the vertices, edges, and faces for each solid figure, and the students set about building them. Nets of Solids Using the marshmallow figures described above, I have the…
…a card, reading it aloud, and discussing whether or not they think the statement is true or false. As they decide if each statement is true or false, the card…
…, monitor the activity to be sure that no one writes something that might hurt another child’s feelings. You know who to watch! While students are writing, you may want…
…class each morning. She starts the day by posting a question about how her students are feeling, and she includes a range of responses like, “worried,” “excited,” “calm,” or “scared.”…
