Using Weekly Letter Writing In the Classroom

…grading rubric to hold them accountable for their writing. Weekly Letter Writing Freebie You can download the free grading rubric, example letters, an information sheet, and monthly topic ideas at…

Playing the Mystery Skype Game

…I tweaked this a bit and formulated 10 questions that each class can ask and answer instead of just giving random clues. The questions give enough information to guess without…

Getting Started with Whole Brain Teaching

information and videos on the Whole Brain Teaching website, but be forewarned – there’s so much on the site that it can be a bit overwhelming on your first visit!…

The True Cost of Free Teaching Resources

…my posts, I disclose that information, usually at the end of the post. You can see how I handle this in my blog review of Angela Watson’s 40 Hour Teacher…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…Rule 4 poster image above. For more information on Rule 5 and WBT’s other classroom rules, look at Chapter 7 in “Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids” on Amazon.com. Chris…

Math Problem Solving: Knowing Where to Begin

…pretests don’t provide enough information to help us answer those questions, let alone know where to begin instruction. Many tests are so challenging that kids who’ve been out of school…