How to Form Cooperative Learning Teams

…is the most effective size for several reasons. A four-person team allows for many different kinds of interactions. The group can work as a team, or it can be broken…

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….

Investigating Condensation and the Water Cycle

…cups and dried them completely before starting over. Photos by Amy Candler, www.amycandler.com   Create a Plastic Wrap Barrier – The first method was to repeat the experiment and cover…

Fun Countdown Timers for the Classroom

…discovered a wonderful FREE website with a variety of creative and fun timers. Online Stopwatch has over a dozen timers for counting up and counting down, including the countdown timers…

Teachers, Help MrOwl Help YOU!

Wouldn’t it be awesome to find a free tech tool for creating collections of online resources, photos, and documents all in one place? Look no further! Welcome to MrOwl, a…

Leprechaun Luck Math Game Digital Challenge

…this problem, I decided to make a digital version of Leprechaun Luck that students could play online, while in the classroom or when playing from home. The game itself was…