Weekend App Attack: 3 Great Classroom Apps!

…which involves one digit numbers. For third through fifth grade teachers, the Medium and Hard levels involve two digit numbers, and the Expert level involves three digit numbers. You can…

Earth Day Teaching Resources

…lands by creating the U.S. Forest Service and establishing 51 Federal Bird Reservations, 4 National Game Preserves, 150 National Forests, and 5 National Parks. During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt protected…

5 Engaging Ways to Introduce New Content

…minutes can make or break the movie. If they fail to peak the viewer’s interest in their opener, the viewer checks out. Consider this: Your introduction to new content is…

Supporting Self-Regulation in the Classroom

…emotions without judgment enhance self-regulation? These activities… Soothe the lower, autonomic, non-verbal, sensing brain. Facilitate a physiological shift out of stress/fight or flight to greater presence/ receptivity. Develop self-awareness –…

Playing the Mystery Skype Game

…team think of a secret number. The players on the other team ask Yes/No questions to try to guess the other team’s number. Is your number higher than 50? Is…

How to Form Cooperative Learning Teams

…each student’s team number in the box on the bottom of his or her card. To assign team numbers, start with the top row and call it Team 1. Write…

Interactive Whiteboards and Web Tools

…in PDF format for you to scroll through and take a look before you watch it. Links should be clickable. Presenter Links and Contact Information – If you need to…

Teaching Children Not to Be Rude!

…how the characters acted rudely and discuss why they may have chosen to act that way, if they knew they were being rude, and what they did to overcome their…

6 Reasons to Teach Calculator Skills

…fairly solid understanding of numbers and what they mean. I don’t advocate giving them to young children who have not had time to develop number sense, because entering numbers into…