A “Smart” Way to Motivate Students
…class. It’s called Build-an-Ice Cream Student Motivator, and I created it to use on the Smartboard. This is a great strategy, especially if students need something fresh and new to…
…class. It’s called Build-an-Ice Cream Student Motivator, and I created it to use on the Smartboard. This is a great strategy, especially if students need something fresh and new to…
…the rewards of the smiles will be worth it. Use humor in the classroom. I think humor is one of the best ways to build community in the classroom, and…
…add your own suggestions. Class Yearbook or Scrapbook Creating a class yearbook is a terrific way to wrap up the school year. Let each student design his or her own…
…and the multiplication facts are two ways of representing the number of seeds on the pumpkins. After you model the activity with the whole class, you can use it in…
…interesting ideas to help the regular ed teacher with physical education classes. Take a look: 1. Kristal Hart Shanahan: My daughter’s elementary PE teacher does stations. She does shoot hoops,…
…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…
…some numbers are luckier than others! For example, you can’t get a sum of 1 from rolling two dice, so placing a game marker on 1 makes it impossible to…
…to be more of a journey we’ll take together. You can board the Math Problem Solving: Mindsets Matter webinar train here; tickets are FREE, so hop on and take a…
…assessment tool, but it can be used for much more than assessment. In fact, teachers are using it for everything from digital exit tickets to checking attendance or even taking…
…Images for Plickers Plickers K-5 Facebook Group Sign Up Plickers Pinterest Board Plickers 101: Easy Digital Exit Tickets and More! (Blog post) Plickers 102: Innovative Ways to Use Plickers (Blog…
…your classroom management. You can learn more about these online timers on Corkboard Connections. Webinar Recording: 5 Amazing Web Tools for Classroom Collaboration Stop the Clock Interactive Game –…
…on a regular teacher’s salary! No, he didn’t invest it in lottery tickets, either! Instead, he learned to live without incurring debt, and he understood how to invest his savings…
