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…

Plickers 102: Innovative Ways to Use Plickers

…the classroom, too! 9. Student-Generated Questions Melinda Harvey shared that after reading about how New Netherlands became New York, her fourth graders generated multiple choice questions, including answers and non-answers…

How to Form Cooperative Learning Teams

…each student’s team number in the box on the bottom of his or her card. To assign team numbers, start with the top row and call it Team 1. Write…

Creating a Caring Classroom Family

Guest blog post by Barbara Gruener Now that it’s time for a new school year to begin, life finds me increasingly eager for the first day to arrive. My students…

12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

…right. Read what they’re reading. I used to get a secret thrill when the Scholastic Book Clubs flyer arrived! I know it’s silly, but I love seeing the new books…

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…

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+…