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…

Teaching Children Not to Be Rude!

…other people have feelings. Having good social skills is necessary for school success. Good social skills affect how the child will do on the playground, in the classroom, in the…

PE Resources and Ideas for Regular Ed Teachers

number of responses, I compile the best answers to create a helpful blog post. Today’s Question Today’s question comes from Nikole, who is wondering, “I teach 4th grade at a…

Falling in Love … With a Poem

April is National Poetry Month, and I’m honored to welcome nationally-acclaimed children’s poet Kristine O’Connell George as a guest blogger on Corkboard Connections. Kristine is one of my favorite children’s…

How to Create a Class Handbook that Rocks!

class handbook is a fantastic way to communicate your classroom policies right from the beginning of the year. It also sends a message to parents that you care enough to…

15 Tips for Lining Up Your Class

…Young: Alpha by last name, alpha by first name, month of birth, table number (prime, composite, factors of x number, multiple of y number), rows, columns, how far they got…

Class Auctions and a Classroom Economy Freebie

…in the welcome message, and look for this resource under the Classroom Management heading. How I Implemented Class Auctions One of my favorite ways to let kids spend their classroom…

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,…