Picture Perfect Teaching with Children’s Books

…educational learning standards and goals. The language arts may be the most obvious connection for the study of picture books by mature readers, yet the appropriate picture book may also…

Poetry: A Common Core Dilemma

…we had several of her books on our shelves. I wasn’t disappointed in her work; books like The Great Frog Race: And Other Poems and Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems were…

The True Cost of Free Teaching Resources

Every so often someone posts a comment like this on my Teaching Resources Facebook page: “I miss the days when teachers shared their resources for free in the spirit of…

Teaching Children Not to Be Rude!

…the toothpaste comes out of the tube, you cannot get it all back in. This is much like a put-down or rude comment. Once a put-down comes out of my…

Make Your Mark on International Dot Day!

…“Dot Day”? To find out, read the book that inspired this special day! The Dot, written by Peter Reynolds, is a short picture book suitable for all ages. It’s the…

Awakened: Hope for the Year Ahead

…of its title. As soon as I first saw this book on Angela’s website, I was intrigued by the title and the book’s description. I had recently been reading a…

Plickers Made Easy with Task Cards

…the Plickers.com website, sign up for a free account, and take a peek around the site. But before you do anything else, watch my free webinar, Interactive Teaching with Plickers….

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…Biffle Director, Whole Brain Teachers of America Website: WholeBrainTeaching.com Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | WBT Bookclub | Webcast ArchiveChris Biffle, a college philosophy professor for 40 years, is the…

Investigating Condensation and the Water Cycle

…cups and dried them completely before starting over. Photos by Amy Candler, www.amycandler.com   Create a Plastic Wrap Barrier – The first method was to repeat the experiment and cover…