What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

…with the information. One way to get systematic with this process is to maintain a chart of the “deep data” that makes each kid unique. By keeping everyone’s information in…

Show What You Know!

…is excellent for math practice, and you’ll find many free math task cards in my Math File Cabinet, including the Round and Compare Decimal Review Cards on the Decimal Files…

Teaching Children Not to Be Rude!

…the toothpaste comes out of the tube, you cannot get it all back in. This is much like a put-down or rude comment. Once a put-down comes out of my…

Five Ways to Teach Your Students Empathy

…who he or she is, as an individual. Show love and compassion for your students, and they will learn to show it towards each other. Be patient and model respectful…

Plickers Made Easy with Task Cards

…you’re new to Plickers, I have a suggestion that will save you time and might prevent some of the initial frustration that comes with learning a new program. First, visit…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…Rule 4 poster image above. For more information on Rule 5 and WBT’s other classroom rules, look at Chapter 7 in “Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids” on Amazon.com. Chris…

20 Tips for Motivating Gifted Kids to THINK!

…(if that makes sense). Mary Moncus – We do team competitions. My gifted kids are very competitive and working in small groups they can help and motivate each other. Pam…