Helping Children Cope with Tragedy

…the right. Always remember: you are your child’s coping instructor! I had the great honor of reading the Ant Hill Disaster over the phone to Michelle Gay who lost her…

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…

Teaching Children Not to Be Rude!

…be rude, including Cell Phoney, My Mouth is a Volcano, Teamwork Isn’t My Thing and I Don’t Like to Share, and I Want to Do it My Way! She enjoys…

Valentine Candy Hearts Math Investigation

…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…

Weathering, Erosion, or Deposition?

…and Self-Grading Google Quizzes If you believe that a picture is worth 1000 words, you’ll love my resource for teaching this topic. Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Task Cards and Google

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…