What Every New Teacher Needs to Know

…50 Terrific Tips for New Teachers Here are my picks for the top 50 tips for new teachers, in no particular order. If you would like to read all 400+…

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…

20 Reading Skills to Teach with The Name Jar

…end she decided to keep her Korean name. Compare & contrast – Compare and contrast Unhei and Joey. Connections – {possible text-to-self connections} Being new to a school. Having someone…

Quiet Signals and Timers

…timer on their Smartphone as a count down or count up timer. The obvious problem with using this strategy is that you have to have your phone on and you…

Sweet Statistics: Jelly Bean Data Analysis

…lesson extension ideas.  Explore Fractions, Decimals, and Percents After having your students sort and count jelly beans by color, ask them to represent the number of each color as a fractional…

What are Cooperative Learning Structures?

…Learning. It’s the best resource around for cooperative learning, and it clearly explains dozens of structures! Sample Structure: Numbered Heads Together Number students off from 1 to 4 within their…

Favorite Read Alouds for November

…as enjoyed sharing them with mine. They are a great way to foster a warm holiday spirit in the classroom. If you’re looking for ready-to-use printables and activities to go…

5 Tips for New Teachers

…it’s one of the few where you know each and every day that you are making a difference! If you’re not a new teacher, what is your advice for newbies?…

Fraction Predict and Compare Partner Activity

…3rd and 4th graders, which might be true if they have to find least common denominators. But if kids develop fraction number sense instead of memorizing algorithms, they will blow…

How to Regain Your Love of Teaching

…great music while moving in! Cathy Bowman – I downloaded some new activities and centers so I’d have new things to introduce that are fun. I made some new (2nd…