3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…the classroom kindness, I extend it further. Have you filled your Mom’s bucket? Your Dad’s? The school custodian or secretary? Truly, the students are really genuine and honest and really

5 Ways to Engage Parents Using Google Drive

…for updates half way into creating your monthly newsletter. 5 Ways to Use Google Drive for Parent Engagement 1. Collecting Contact Data – I used to spend a great deal…

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…

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

…in the same way. Assign a team number to each stack of cards. On a separate sheet of paper, record the name of each team and its team members. That…

Hands On Geometry – Part II

…diameter is, the kids then walk the actual circle. To their amazement, it really does take them 3x as long to walk around the outside of the circle! There really

Boom Learning Changes You Need to Know About

…for Teacher Appreciation Week or another giveaway, choose TpT as the marketplace and enter “freegift” for the order number. Where to Purchase Boom Cards Because of these changes, the best…

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…