Making the Social Studies and Literacy Connection

…Day freebie on TpT during September and on my Social Studies page on Teaching Resources all year round. What’s the Truth? (Sorting Activity) Title: The Constitution of the United States…

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

Interactive Teaching Made Easy

…much more! With just one mobile device and a set of free Plickers (paper clickers), you can teach interactively and adjust instruction on the fly without taking home piles of…

What Every New Teacher Needs to Know

…be frustrating when you have already planned, but be flexible! Sometimes changing your lesson plans on the fly leads to a better lesson entirely, and helps the class understand. Sue…

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…

How to Get Kids to Slow Down with Their Work

…so they are never “done.” This should eliminate some of the rush to complete assignments and place value on quality. Cathy Vogler – I write them a “speeding ticket” and…

5 Engaging Ways to Introduce New Content

…4. Introduce with Reader’s Theater Need an exciting, more engaging alternative to your textbook when starting a new unit or topic? Reader’s theater just might be the ticket! I’ve always…