The True Cost of Free Teaching Resources

…open up about the costs associated with creating and sharing teacher resources. Let me start by saying that in most cases, those who say they wish everything was still free…

Plickers 102: Innovative Ways to Use Plickers

students to respond anonymously to any poll question. It’s the perfect tool to use for class meetings or when asking students to vote on just about anything. 4. Choosing Groups…

Fraction Predict and Compare Partner Activity

…Pair each student with a partner before the activity, and then guide them through these steps. If possible, have students repeat this cycle of predicting, discussing, and checking answers several…

PE Resources and Ideas for Regular Ed Teachers

number of responses, I compile the best answers to create a helpful blog post. Today’s Question Today’s question comes from Nikole, who is wondering, “I teach 4th grade at a…

15 Tips for Lining Up Your Class

…Young: Alpha by last name, alpha by first name, month of birth, table number (prime, composite, factors of x number, multiple of y number), rows, columns, how far they got…

Team Table Management

If your students are seated in cooperative learning groups for most of the day, it’s helpful to implement team table management strategies. For the purposes of this post, I’ll refer…

Fun Games for Learning the 50 States

…How to Play Find the States Showdown: The first Leader selects a number card from the State Numbers deck and announces the number to the team. Everyone looks at the…