What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

…non-academic interactions lately, I can study the chart in the morning, then later that day ask him what he’s been building in Minecraft lately, or how his dog Reggie is…

Teaching Kids How to Have REAL Discussions

…problem comes in when we don’t take our students to the next level and teach them how to have REAL discussions. In order to have meaningful interactions in cooperative learning…

How to Teach Social Skills, Step by Step

…on how well the social skills were used. Take a few minutes to discuss the positive interactions that were happening, and aspects of the social skill that still need work….

Awesome Facebook Group for Elementary Educators!

…positive and supportive in your interactions with others. You might not agree with all members, but refrain from making judgmental comments or posting comments that are not respectful in their…

5 Engaging Ways to Introduce New Content

…great reading expression, different voices for different characters, and even background sound effects. Audio also works great when introducing lessons in the content areas. For example, if you are teaching…

Investigating How to Make Icy Roads Safer

…science experiment involves placing ice cubes in zippered plastic bags with sand and salt so students can observe the effects of those two substances on the melting ice. The activity…

The True Cost of Free Teaching Resources

…pages! I launched Teaching Resources over 15 years ago with a free online file cabinet to share printables and resources that I had developed for my classroom. Those freebies are…

3 Strategies to Conquer Math Word Problems

Guest post by Kady Dupre Here’s a word problem for you: Miss Friday’s class does a daily word problem. Ten of her students are great at word problems involving addition,…