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…
…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…
Guest blog post by Molly Phillips of Classroom Confections This post was inspired by a t-shirt. That’s right! While wearing a ‘smile’ t-shirt at the Vegas airport, a security guard…
…talk about the wisest and goofiest decisions that can be made. To clarify Rule 4, and introduce excellent, wide ranging, critical thinking discussions, create a list of sentence frames. Here…
Guest post by Jennifer Gonzalez The note from Mrs. F. came home two weeks into the school year: I’d like to talk with you about how we can make reading…
…her students what they liked about Team Scoot, and here are a few of the responses: Annika: I loved the way we got to talk together as a team at…
…have 2 students at the board taking notes to help us keep track of what we know so far. Talk to the students ahead of time about how you expect…
…and talk about books with friends. Literature Circle Resources to Explore Over the years, I implemented many different types of Literature Circles and ended up creating an entire section of…
…your students to pair up with a partner to discuss why the calculator keeps giving the “wrong” answer. After they talk it over for a few minutes, tell them that…
…they are so versatile; you can use them in math centers, cooperative learning teams, or small guided math groups. Math games give kids a chance to talk and move, but…
…students your quiet signal. Telling isn’t teaching! As soon as you put them in teams, tell them that since you are going to allow them to talk during cooperative activities,…
…number of personal growth books about the impact of positive thinking on one’s life, but I had never seen those concepts applied to the teaching practice. When the book arrived,…
…with them personally. You’ll also find out if the books they’re choosing are on the right level. If not, you can help them find better choices, books that are just…
