Mitten Science: Questions to Explore
…single experiment. Instead, they repeat the experiment many times, and they are careful to change only one part of the experiment (the variable) while keeping everything else the same. They…
…single experiment. Instead, they repeat the experiment many times, and they are careful to change only one part of the experiment (the variable) while keeping everything else the same. They…
About the only thing we can count on in education is that something is always changing! Our society changes, technology changes, our students are changing, and as a result, the…
…suggests chips, but I use craft sticks because those chips roll everywhere! I assign a discussion leader, and that role changes for each new discussion question. The leader gives each student 3…
…to change the model so you are meeting with them, at least at first. You can teach them strategies like using Talking Sticks to equalize participation, and eventually they will…
…have it in Word form, so you’ll have to create your own version if you want to change it.Cooperative learning lessons are terrific for teaching kids to work together, but…
…new teams, and sometimes they didn’t want to change teams after they read the comments from their teammates! If you want to do this activity later in the year, you…
…make it more interesting. For example, if we ask “Who picked apples?” we can name someone specific. Demonstrate how to make the change as shown below. It’s still a boring…
Motivate Kids to Love Reading! It’s February, and your students are tired of the same old routines in reading. They’re ready for a change, and you are, too. But if…
…tremendous change in the way teachers are interacting with students in the classroom. Many of my teachers are becoming facilitators. They are guiding students to create, think critically, and collaborate….
…aloud to them. Choose books that you love, and read aloud with passion and expression. Get silly and change your voice to mimic the characters. (If you’re not comfortable doing…
…math task time. I decided to do math tasks once a week with groups ranging from 2-4 students (I found that groups of 2 worked best). The first two or…
…Ross: As a change of pace, you could see about having “experts” come to demonstrate and/or help you teach lessons. I had great success with inviting junior college athletes to…
