Hands-on Geometry – Part I
…at plain, generic solids, and I ask the students to tell me objects they have seen that would match those shapes. Kids always mention things like ice cream cones for…
…at plain, generic solids, and I ask the students to tell me objects they have seen that would match those shapes. Kids always mention things like ice cream cones for…
…and I know that a lot of their energy goes into things like setting up classrooms, finding new materials and activities, learning new technology, and downloading beautifully designed templates and…
…to next year’s class. Advice should be practical things for the new students – things that your current students wish that they would have been told. Be sure to take…
How often do we take time to tell others that we appreciate them? We might let our family members know we care, but do we provide time for students to…
…piles of papers that need grading (you know the ones that mock you from the corner of your desk). One major bonus is of digital work and management is that…
…break! We still have standardized tests and many other things to accomplish this year and I’d like to get through it all without constantly feeling like I’m threatening to remove…
…starts. Julie Thibault – Find a new way of doing things. I started decorating my room using a theme to brighten things up. Last year I turned my class into…
…drying up. They know that evaporation means liquid water has become water vapor. Condensation is a little harder to grasp. If you’ve taught your students that clouds form as a…
…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…
…described in my post, Show What You Know, with the addition of team Plickers response cards. Watch the Interactive Teaching with Plickers webinar for a complete explanation of how to…
…few of the things you can do with MrOwl: Create topic-based collections of resources called “branches” Make your branches public or private Search for, save, and organize online resources Upload…
…erase boards are essential if you want to foster active engagement. One of my favorite cooperative learning activities involving dry erase boards is “Showdown.” This strategy includes all of the…
