Solving the Hand Raising Problem

…and information is important, students do best when the learning is student directed. Maybe if you are being interrupted a lot, you should consider a way for the students to…

How to Form Cooperative Learning Teams

…nearly so fun. In fact, I make sure the assignment is very challenging and involves lots of paperwork. If they ask for help, I say that if they were on…

Quiet Signals and Timers

…of a Good Quiet Signal Students can SEE it from anywhere in the room. Students can HEAR it when they are interacting in teams. It’s not overly annoying when used…

How to Get Kids to Slow Down with Their Work

…It’s very efficient. I teach fifth grade, so I don’t know if it would work with younger students, but I would think that it would. Angela Boykin-Schoppe – I make…

5 Ways to Make Your Students Smile

…I did? You guessed it! I smiled. I was happy to know that I personally brought him a moment of happiness. It was so unexpected to hear someone actually tell…

How to Track Oral Reading Fluency

…When I introduced the activity to my class, I explained why reading fluency is important and modeled how a fluent reader might sound as compared to a reader who is…

Hands On Geometry – Part II

Guest Blog Post by Stephanie Moorman of Teaching in Room 6 Last week I shared Hands-on Geometry, Part I, and I’m back with Part II! The Hands-on Geometry Freebie shown…

6 Reasons to Teach Calculator Skills

…I also realized that it wouldn’t be fair to hand out calculators for the first time on test day. In short, I needed a new game plan…. one that involved…

Mighty Math Tasks!

…It really helped get them involved in their learning and approach math in a whole new way! Sleepover Treats Example (Freebie) Let me give you an example of what I…