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…

Team Table Management

…team, you can number the Team Tubs and store them on a shelf. It really keeps you from having to pass materials out all day long. You can number the…

25 Bulletin Boards You Can Keep Up All Year

…– I put up black paper black and white filmstrip border. Red glitter letters saying “NOW SHOWING” and foam stars on clothespins. I hang their work on them each week….

Hands On Geometry – Part II

…to create a net, measure each side, find the area of each side, and add it all together. Volume Back to the food again! Using the marshmallows (they are cheap

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,…

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…

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…smoothly and effectively. I’ve tried group points, individual strategies, treats, moving desks around (a lot), classroom bucks, phone calls to parents (both positive and when students are struggling) and many,…