Teaching Children Not to Be Rude!

…rudeness.) Often times, if a child in a story book has a problem and learns to solve the problem, the reader can identify with the strategies used in the book…

How to Get Kids to Slow Down with Their Work

…and why. Emphasize quality of work and expectations. 2) Have a turn-in tub “timer.” Don’t “open” the tub until you think the appropriate amount of time has passed. 3) Circulate…

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…our students. How can we possibly do that when we spend so much of our time on getting kids to focus and learn and less time teaching curriculum? I would…

Hands On Geometry – Part II

…kids measure various signs and playground objects. I usually have the students find both the area and the perimeter of the objects (depending upon what time of year I have…

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,…

Out with Answer Keys – In with QR Codes!

You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with more information about, well, anything!…

Interactive Whiteboards and Web Tools

…Drag the digital times to match them with the analog clocks. Stop the clock when finished! Can you beat your time? Bang on Time Interactive Game – Read the time

Interactive Teaching Made Easy

…live sessions while they are still available. Webinar Dates and Times (Click the Time and Date Converter to see each time in your time zone.) February 8th at 9 pm…

5 Ways to Make Your Students Smile

…in my class!” When kids feel special, they smile. 3 More Ways to Make Your Students Smile Talk to Kids at Recess. Yes, this is usually a time when teachers…