Tips for Classroom Goal Setting

…and action plans. I recently created an extensive set of journal pages that you can mix and match to create your own custom journal for your students. See below for…

Going Marbles for STEM Hands-on Learning

…your run? Having your students create a marble run can be a fantastic learning experience for your students, and it makes a great STEM project, too. Believe it or not,…

Buddy Bio Poems Partner Poetry Lesson

…began as a fun back-to-school writing activity based on my popular Bio Poems Made Easy lesson. Later, as I began to write the directions and create the printables to go…

Teachers, Help MrOwl Help YOU!

…few of the things you can do with MrOwl: Create topic-based collections of resources called “branches” Make your branches public or private Search for, save, and organize online resources Upload…

Classroom Goal Setting: The Key to Success

Study the lives of 100 highly successful people, and undoubtedly you’ll find that they have something in common. They dream big, and they create action plans to ensure their success….

Hands-on Geometry – Part I

…students deconstruct them and create the nets. This is VERY difficult for them, mostly because once you take some of the toothpicks out of the marshmallows, there are edges missing!…

Hands On Geometry – Part II

…and easy because of their shape), the students need to create cubes and rectangular prisms of set sizes. If I have them create a 36 marshmallow cube, they can see…

Time for School Year Reflections

During the last week of school, it’s both meaningful and fun for students to reflect on what they’ve learned and how they’ve grown during the year. I created the School…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

created to go with the book, as well as some teaching tips and management strategies for using this book in your classroom. 1. Read aloud The Man Who Walked Between…