Teachers, Help MrOwl Help YOU!

Wouldn’t it be awesome to find a free tech tool for creating collections of online resources, photos, and documents all in one place? Look no further! Welcome to MrOwl, a…

Totality Awesome Solar Eclipse: Are you ready?

…Science, the creator of the free Totality app, because I like to support organizations that offer free educational resources like the app. I purchased mine from within the app, but…

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Free Short Video and Printable Resources! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the greatest leaders of our time, and I believe it’s important to honor him and recognize…

Teaching with Dry Erase Boards

Free Tips and Strategies plus a Giveaway! Monday, August 21st News Flash! The contest described in this blog post is now over and the winner is JoAnn Johnson of Pembroke,…

Poetry: A Common Core Dilemma

…no time for anything else. I’m not suggesting that we put aside the Common Core State Standards, but if we don’t find time to teach life skills, who will? Free

Literature Circles – Common Core Aligned & Fun!

…my Teaching Resources website devoted to this strategy. My Literature Circle pages are full of teaching tips, free printables, and recommended books. You’ll even find a free webinar recording about…

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…Here is a free Brain Lift the Flap Book that I created that you can have students put together to celebrate their strengths in learning. It’s a great back to…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…here to download all the free rule posters.) Children who dawdle along, can claim they are following directions quickly. Chatty students can claim they weren’t speaking to anyone. Your most…

Getting Started with Whole Brain Teaching

…create teacher resources, so I offered to design a set of free classroom rules posters to go along with Chris’s blog series. That set featured clipart of young children, so…