5 Ways to Help Students Become Word Collectors
Guest post by Meg at The Teacher Studio. The research is clear — children who have rich vocabularies and who are given the opportunity to learn new words have…
Guest post by Meg at The Teacher Studio. The research is clear — children who have rich vocabularies and who are given the opportunity to learn new words have…
Advice from Real Teachers Series Even if you love creating bulletin boards, chances are good that you don’t have time to dream up a new bulletin board every month for…
…a class handbook is a real time-saver when you get a new student. It’s a nice way to welcome the child and to help him or her feel more comfortable…
…predict the number of jelly beans inside a sealed egg based on its weight. Predict the number of jelly beans in a sealed egg based on it’s weight. Analyze Class…
…Learning. It’s the best resource around for cooperative learning, and it clearly explains dozens of structures! Sample Structure: Numbered Heads Together Number students off from 1 to 4 within their…
…fact that it’s FREE, is that it doesn’t require expensive clicker devices. Instead, this innovative program uses “paper clickers” that you can print for free from the Plickers website. You…
…3rd and 4th graders, which might be true if they have to find least common denominators. But if kids develop fraction number sense instead of memorizing algorithms, they will blow…
…resources (web links) where I could pull P.E. ideas?” Free PE Website Resources I was thrilled with the number of teachers who responded to this post (over 100), and I…
…were free. Now the only free game I can find is Stop the Clock 2, and it’s embedded on a website with loads of ads. The others have the words…
If you’re new to using Cooperative Learning strategies, you might wonder how to seat your students so they are able to interact with each other without losing focus during direct…
…learn that it lasted almost 2 hours! Watch the Task Cards Webinar Replay for Free! The webinar was a free live presentation, but the good news if you missed it…
…of gift before the holidays? Let’s brainstorm some easy options, especially gifts that are inexpensive (or free). Over 250 educators responded with great suggestions! Here are my picks for the…