Cook Up a Caring Classroom with Books by Julia Cook
…to Share, includes specific strategies to help kids work more effectively in teams. As a further bonus, many of Julia’s books have a companion teacher guide that you can purchase…
…to Share, includes specific strategies to help kids work more effectively in teams. As a further bonus, many of Julia’s books have a companion teacher guide that you can purchase…
…the better you become at identifying these building blocks of language. A few years ago I introduced this word game to my class as a fun holiday-themed activity. I created…
…kids about fire safety. The video is perfect for upper elementary students because it’s only 7 minutes long and features an interview between Lauren Tarshis, the author of I Survived…
…to Literature Circles, membership is limited to those who have purchased my Classroom Book Clubs program. Think of it as a bonus that comes with your purchase, a nice little…
…keep track of the steps they’ve taken over the course of a week, and then offer a reward once they’ve reached a certain number of steps. Bonus: have them try…
…use as a 3 point bonus on a test/major grade) and our students love it! We also have a book exchange with a new/gently used favorite book. We always have…
…worksheets. All of that is good and important: The more efficiently your class is run, the more hands-on your activities are, the more welcoming your classroom is, the better the…
…works great at Writer’s Workshop when I am having students learn about Word Choice and improving their colorful adjectives and vivid verbs – bonus!) Once students got the hang of…
…time left. It also has the added bonus of getting stragglers to speed up! Judy Harrison – I have an under 70 % redo policy. That slows the speeders down,…
…nook. Who wants to sit at a desk for six hours a day? Collect an assortment of folding chairs, pillows, beanbags and other items that your kids can move to…
…we have available in our classrooms is a bonus. The Opposites The second app on my list is called The Opposites by Mindshapes Limited. This free app is wonderful for…
…piles of papers that need grading (you know the ones that mock you from the corner of your desk). One major bonus is of digital work and management is that…
