What are Cooperative Learning Structures?

…Learning. It’s the best resource around for cooperative learning, and it clearly explains dozens of structures! Sample Structure: Numbered Heads Together Number students off from 1 to 4 within their…

Playing the Mystery Skype Game

…team think of a secret number. The players on the other team ask Yes/No questions to try to guess the other team’s number. Is your number higher than 50? Is…

Fun Twist on Book Reports!

Five Looks on a Book is a simple and fun activity that offers a nice twist on the traditional book report. Students name five adjectives that describe their book and…

Valentine Candy Hearts Math Investigation

…the same number of candies? Inquiring minds want to know! Questions like these provide a perfect opportunity for a bit of data analysis fun! When I posed these questions to…

Earth Day Teaching Resources

…which is why the materials economy is a system in crisis. The Story of Stuff also comes as a book, ebook, or audio book. Of course, the best option for…

PE Resources and Ideas for Regular Ed Teachers

…noticed that many of the responses were recommendations for helpful free websites. A number of websites were recommended over and over, so I checked them out. I was so impressed…

Facebook Group for Literature Circle Lovers

…and excited about reading! I also love Facebook groups, so I’ve just started a Classroom Book Clubs Facebook group for teachers who want to share ideas and strategies for this…