Managing Whole Group Instruction

…your students actively in your instruction, you’ll need a fool-proof Quiet Signal. You can have a hand signal, a bell, a clicker, or even a rainstick! You need something that…

Solving the Hand Raising Problem

…or ask. I need you thinking about what I am saying. When they raise their hands, I say, “Hand up, brain off,” and then go on with my lesson. You…

Easy Classroom Management System that Works!

…orange, and red. I arranged a set of library pockets around the stoplight, and each numbered pocket represented a student in the class. Here’s a picture that was taken in…

Earth Day Teaching Resources

…lands by creating the U.S. Forest Service and establishing 51 Federal Bird Reservations, 4 National Game Preserves, 150 National Forests, and 5 National Parks. During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt protected…

Host a Classroom Scrabble Tournament!

…let alone the finer points. Oh, they’ll tell you they know how to play, but, trust me, they don’t! You can introduce the game by displaying the Scrabble Practice grid…

Power Reading Workshop and The Daily 5

…your students. PRW does include many components of the D5, such as reading to self, listening to reading, and reading to someone. However, word work and spelling are not a…

5 Engaging Ways to Introduce New Content

…Classroom Nook. She specializes in designing curriculum that incorporates the use of technology, student-centered activities, and user-friendly teacher guides to make implementation easy! Making learning fun, meaningful, and engaging is…

20 Reading Skills to Teach with The Name Jar

…Korean name. Joey came to Unhei’s house. Joey showed Unhei his Korean name stamp. Story Elements – List title, author, characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, orproblem & solution. Strong Thought…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

…Numbers and Measurements The Man Who Walked Between the Towers includes many references to lengths, heights, and widths, so I created a set of task cards that display those quantities….

Family Science Night: Hands-on, Minds-on Fun!

…straw towers, bird feeders, UV bead bracelets, Rube Goldberg machines that are designed using scrap materials, Oreo moon phases, and silly putty. Create a “to do” list in preparation for…

Honoring Francie: Share the Love on Caring Classrooms

…engagement projects. Examples include requests for science and math materials, books for literature circles, financial literacy resources, service project materials, art supplies, musical instruments, and so much more! Caring Classrooms…