Making the Social Studies and Literacy Connection

…Day freebie on TpT during September and on my Social Studies page on Teaching Resources all year round. What’s the Truth? (Sorting Activity) Title: The Constitution of the United States…

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,…

Gearing Up for Next Generation Science

new mandates to include engineering in their curriculum, are experiencing the same anxiety. However, it is entirely possible to integrate engineering into your classroom, even if you have an inclusive…

Fun Games for Learning the 50 States

…How to Play Find the States Showdown: The first Leader selects a number card from the State Numbers deck and announces the number to the team. Everyone looks at the…

Top 20 Tips for Landing a Teaching Job

…week, I choose a few to feature on Facebook each day, where you’re invited to chime in with your advice. When I see a post that receives a large number

What Every New Teacher Needs to Know

…50 Terrific Tips for New Teachers Here are my picks for the top 50 tips for new teachers, in no particular order. If you would like to read all 400+…

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

…technology. Brainstorm a list of possible presenters and session topics. Conduct research of excellent presenters by first determining parents skilled in the area and then contacting other universities and/or companies…

Fun with Customary Measurement Conversions

…the logic? Bring on the metric system! Every unit is based on tens which corresponds perfectly to our base ten number system. Unfortunately, I don’t think the United States will…