Fraction Spinners Make Fractions Fun!

Fraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Years ago I created the two free fraction spinners below and uploaded them…

Spelling Stories – Creativity Unleashed!

…only after they mastered that assignment that moved on to spelling story assignments. Here are the basic directions I gave my students; feel free to modify them according to your…

You Can Put a STOP to Classroom Disruption!

…noisy or off-task, you will erase a letter from the board. When all letters are erased, they will stop the activity and switch to an independent seatwork lesson. Feel free

Awakened: Hope for the Year Ahead

…best place to start is with your own thought patterns and attitudes.” You might read those words and think, “I’ll bet she’s never been in a situation like mine.” However,…

The Power of Audio Books

…tell that the students who were using these audio materials regularly were becoming better readers! They weren’t just becoming better listeners – their reading comprehension and fluency skills were improving,…

Teaching Kids How to Have REAL Discussions

Do you remember the last time you and your friends had a great discussion? I’ll bet you didn’t take turns around the table with each person speaking for 30 seconds…