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…

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…

Mitten Science: Questions to Explore

…I’m sure your students can generate many more: Are thin cotton mittens as effect as thick thermal mittens for keeping hands warm? Do gloves keep hands as warm as mittens?…

Creating a Caring Classroom Family

…A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience (Jan. 2013) from student research out of Concordia Universite in Canada suggests that early musical training has a significant effect on brain…

What Every New Teacher Needs to Know

…many potential problems can be avoided if you follow a little advice from teachers who have traveled that road before you. Today’s Question Kelsey, a fan of the Teaching Resources…

20 Reading Skills to Teach with The Name Jar

…American name she shouldchoose. {most important event from end} Unhei decided to keep her Koreanname. Cause and effect – Why was Unhei nervous and scared? Because it was her firstday…

Five Ways to Fit Science In

…parts and nonfictional parts. You could also discuss main idea, cause and effect, and compare and contrast. Morning work and homework is a great time to fit in science that…