Motivate Students to Take Charge of Their Learning
…today. Angela Watson’s newest book, Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day … No Matter What, has that and more! Every chapter is AMAZING, filled with wisdom, encouragement, and…
…today. Angela Watson’s newest book, Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day … No Matter What, has that and more! Every chapter is AMAZING, filled with wisdom, encouragement, and…
Every so often someone posts a comment like this on my Teaching Resources Facebook page: “I miss the days when teachers shared their resources for free in the spirit of…
…the Crab. Because the books are emergent readers, you’ll also find suggestions on the website for how to use them to help children learn to read. Issy also has a…
…use to demonstrate this concept, and it’s a great way to sneak in a fraction lesson, too! Each student will use half an English muffin or sandwich round to create…
…or the rectangular ones. I love Julia’s boards because they are 2-sided and can be customized with different surfaces. You can choose between an unlined surface, handwriting lines, graph paper,…
…on Wikipedia.org, and I edited it to create a shorter PDF version to use with students. If you use it with your students, please remember that the details in the…
…You can also use kid-safe social networking sites like Edmodo.com and Kidblog.org to get online discussions going about books. If you want to know more about Literature Circles, check out…
…pictured above. How would you classify the cloud of steam rising from a boiling teakettle? It’s not precipitation because precipitation is water falling through the air. It’s not evaporation, because…
…each category: Home: Clicking the Home link from anywhere on the site will take you back to the main page at www.lauracandler.com. Blog: This is where you’ll find blog posts…
…that way. If you can figure out the cause, it is much easier to develop the most effective solution. Use incidences of rudeness as teaching opportunities to better your students….
…strategy, decide which operation to use, record the answer, and check the solution using a different strategy. In other words, you still had to think! Calculators aren’t helpful with some…
…curriculum resources, give feedback on lesson ideas, etc. Some of the topics we discuss include: Cooperative learning lesson ideas and management strategies How to implement reading workshop, literature circles, or…
