5 Fun Ways Pets Can Help Children Learn All Summer
…towel rolls. Some collect milk jug caps to use as cat toys, and some make toys out of empty plastic water bottles. These are all things students can collect from…
…towel rolls. Some collect milk jug caps to use as cat toys, and some make toys out of empty plastic water bottles. These are all things students can collect from…
Boom Cards are an amazing resource for classroom teachers, and I love creating them! If you’re not familiar with Boom Cards, they are interactive digital task cards that are played…
…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…
…in featuring you as a guest blogger. Thanks! ~ Laura Blog Posts should include ….. strategies, teaching tips, advice, or whatever would appeal to elementary teachers in grades 2 through…
…future work place, and in life in general. What causes people to be rude? Before we can help students overcome rudeness and learn to be more caring, it’s helpful to…
…the same number of candies? Inquiring minds want to know! Questions like these provide a perfect opportunity for a bit of data analysis fun! When I posed these questions to…
…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…
…their own boards, and when it’s time to share, they can hold up their boards to show their work. If you have a document camera, students can place their dry…
Guest Blog Post by Stephanie Moorman of Teaching in Room 6 Last week I shared Hands-on Geometry, Part I, and I’m back with Part II! The Hands-on Geometry Freebie shown…
…down the number that comes to mind without overthinking it. Now it’s time to calculate exactly how many hours you’re really working. Angela has a free getting started guide that…
…will be to objectively determine the number of hours you’re currently working and to set your own weekly target number. Your target number might be just a few hours a…
…can gradually wean them off calculators completely. When Should Calculators Be Introduced? I introduced calculator skills early in the year because my students were 5th graders who had developed a…