Mitten Science: Questions to Explore

…Do hands get warmer the longer they are inside the mittens? How does the outside air temperature affect the temperature of hands inside mittens? (If you are wearing mittens indoors…

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…

6 Reasons to Teach Calculator Skills

…fairly solid understanding of numbers and what they mean. I don’t advocate giving them to young children who have not had time to develop number sense, because entering numbers into…

Mighty Math Tasks!

…will learn really quickly that one million is a really hard number to work with in this problem and will change to a smaller number. While the students were working,…

What are Cooperative Learning Structures?

…particular purpose. Visit Kagan Online to learn more about cooperative learning structures and how to use them. Some of my favorites include: Roundrobin Rallytable Roundtable Team Interview Mix-Freeze-Pair Think-Pair-Share Showdown…