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…Solving Classroom Awards Make Kids Feel Special! Creating the Tallest Cup Tower: A STEM Challenge Exploring Causes and Effects of Behavior Fun with Customary Measurement Conversions How to Introduce Decimals…

Fun Games for Learning the 50 States

…and capitals practice. Online Interactive Games Online interactive games also work well, and it’s always a perk if you can find FREE online activities. I did a quick search and…

12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

…You can also use kid-safe social networking sites like Edmodo.com and Kidblog.org to get online discussions going about books. If you want to know more about Literature Circles, check out…

The True Cost of Free Teaching Resources

…pages! I launched Teaching Resources over 15 years ago with a free online file cabinet to share printables and resources that I had developed for my classroom. Those freebies are…

Hands On Geometry – Part II

…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…

5 Tips for New Teachers

…why I want to share a few tips that might help new teachers avoid some of the problems I experienced. My First Year of Teaching Before I share those tips,…

Investigating Condensation and the Water Cycle

…cups and dried them completely before starting over. Photos by Amy Candler, www.amycandler.com   Create a Plastic Wrap Barrier – The first method was to repeat the experiment and cover…

Fun Countdown Timers for the Classroom

…and didn’t notice the time passing, the online timer would let us know when time was up. I love these timers because they’re fun as well as effective for classroom…

Teachers, Help MrOwl Help YOU!

Wouldn’t it be awesome to find a free tech tool for creating collections of online resources, photos, and documents all in one place? Look no further! Welcome to MrOwl, a…