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…

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,…

What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

…these things. Just know my child, and a lot of other stuff just falls into place. It Makes a Difference My kids are currently in grades 2, 3, and 5….

20 Terrific Quiet Signals That Work!

falls over the crowd” and they say “hushhhh” and the listen. Jillian Bishop – A Tibetan singing bowl works well Rosemary Montenegro – I flicker the light and say, in…

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,…

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…

Interactive Whiteboards and Web Tools

…throughout the year – great links to other websites and my favorite Smartboard files. For now, it’s a somewhat random listing of files that I’ve either created or discovered on…