Celebrate Do Something Nice Day!

good deeds for the day. You could also ask them to write about their experiences in a journal. Then remind them that every day can be Do Something Nice Day!…

15 Tips for Lining Up Your Class

…I choose a “mystery walker” each day. The kids don’t know who it is until I reveal it at the end of the day. If that person has used good

Team Table Management

…for each day of the week. Person #1 is always captain on Monday, Person #2 on Tuesday, and so on. If we have a full 5-day week, I just spin…

Bio Poems for President’s Day

…or President’s Day? Did you know that Presidents Day is not the official name of the holiday? It’s actually George Washington’s Birthday! Over time, the public began to refer to…

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,…

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

Teach Kindness on Pay It Forward Day

…assignment because this timeline means doing about one good deed per day. Schedule a follow up class meeting to discuss the results of the activity, or create a question in…

Tips for Teaching with Math Games

day before a test. If you choose to use games this way, you’ll need a different game for each skill and rotate the games from team to team every 10…