Classroom Awards Make Kids Feel Special!

…my students were special in some way and deserving of some type of award. Coronavirus Update – It’s May 31st, and much has changed since I first wrote this blog…

Falling in Love … With a Poem

…special day is celebrated in April, but the date changes from year to year. Click here to find out when it’s celebrated this year. So, how to find those poems…

Family Science Night: Hands-on, Minds-on Fun!

…chairperson. The committee can include staff members and parents—anyone who is motivated in enhancing children’s love of science. Establish meeting dates and begin to assign roles. Decide on the size…

How to Cure the Classroom Library Blues

…out of their pocket, and put it back in the book, and put the book back on the shelf/basket. They can exchange books as often as they want. If they…

Teach Kindness on Pay It Forward Day

…a paperless Google Slides version for Google Classroom that’s also perfect for distance learning. I left out the official Pay It Forward date of April 28th to make it easy…

20 Tips for Motivating Gifted Kids to THINK!

…this to your principal and even send a letter of the change in expectations. Make sure you explain your goal is to produce the Best Most Productive student you can…..thinkers…

What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

…update it as you pick up more information about your students, because kids change and grow. Family configurations change. New passions develop. Who they are at the start of the…

Taming Blurters and Wanderers

…on. Hear those people yelling at each other over there? It’s Teaching Purgatory’s merry-go-round. Scolding doesn’t change behavior. If chastising a child transformed them into a model student, I’d write…