Imagine yourself as a student in a new classroom during the first week of school. Unless your teacher starts off with at least a few
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Imagine yourself as a student in a new classroom during the first week of school. Unless your teacher starts off with at least a few
Got Teacher Questions? Read this post to find out how the Question Connection works, and then submit your question HERE. When I first started teaching I
Daily problem solving is an important key to success in math, but implementing this type of program consistently can prove to be challenging. I know,
When you teach hands-on lessons, it’s important to have an effective quiet signal! This blog post includes 20 quiet signals and attention signals that work!
Boom Cards are an amazing resource for classroom teachers, and I love creating them! If you’re not familiar with Boom Cards, they are interactive digital
Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments and turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you
Spring is here, and that means field days and field trips! As the weather turns sunny and warm, kids and teachers both want to get
My first year of teaching was extremely challenging, but I learned from my mistakes and persevered. I’ve now been teaching for over 30 years, and
I think I must have been born with a book in my hand! My parents told me that from the moment I learned to read,
Fraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Years ago I created the two free fraction
You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with
Structures are very specific strategies that can be used to organize interactions between students who are working in cooperative learning teams. Most structures can be
Imagine yourself as a student in a new classroom during the first week of school. Unless your teacher starts off with at least a few getting-to-know you activities, it might be weeks before you feel comfortable enough to talk with your classmates and actively participate in lessons. On the other
Got Teacher Questions? Read this post to find out how the Question Connection works, and then submit your question HERE. When I first started teaching I was full of questions, and I continued to have questions when I tried new strategies or ran into difficulties. It used to be that we
Daily problem solving is an important key to success in math, but implementing this type of program consistently can prove to be challenging. I know, because I tried to incorporate daily problem solving into my many block for many years and couldn’t find a program that worked. Eventually I decided
When you teach hands-on lessons, it’s important to have an effective quiet signal! This blog post includes 20 quiet signals and attention signals that work!
Boom Cards are an amazing resource for classroom teachers, and I love creating them! If you’re not familiar with Boom Cards, they are interactive digital task cards that are played on the Boom Learning website. My Boom Cards are self-checking, and they also include audio directions so they are perfect for students
Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments and turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you hear the story, “But he said he finished all his homework!” Sadly, these students may feel they are telling the truth because they forgot they even HAD homework.
Spring is here, and that means field days and field trips! As the weather turns sunny and warm, kids and teachers both want to get out of the classroom. But sometimes after everyone is outside, it’s difficult to keep track of your students! That’s why I started doing this easy
My first year of teaching was extremely challenging, but I learned from my mistakes and persevered. I’ve now been teaching for over 30 years, and I love this profession! That’s why I want to share a few tips that might help new teachers avoid some of the problems I experienced.
I think I must have been born with a book in my hand! My parents told me that from the moment I learned to read, I would read everything in sight, from cereal boxes to billboards. When I began reading books, there was no stopping me! I even begged them
Fraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Years ago I created the two free fraction spinners below and uploaded them to my Fractions File Cabinet page, but I didn’t include directions or suggestions for activities. Today I’d like to share
You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with more information about, well, anything! They’ve been popping up everywhere, from restaurant menus to PTA flyers. QR stands for “Quick Response” because scanning the code
Structures are very specific strategies that can be used to organize interactions between students who are working in cooperative learning teams. Most structures can be used with almost any academic content, but some structures are better than others for certain tasks. For example, some structures regulate interaction between pairs, some
Imagine yourself as a student in a new classroom during the first week of school. Unless your teacher starts off with at least a few getting-to-know you activities, it might be weeks before you feel comfortable enough to talk with your classmates and actively participate in lessons. On the other
Got Teacher Questions? Read this post to find out how the Question Connection works, and then submit your question HERE. When I first started teaching I was full of questions, and I continued to have questions when I tried new strategies or ran into difficulties. It used to be that we
Daily problem solving is an important key to success in math, but implementing this type of program consistently can prove to be challenging. I know, because I tried to incorporate daily problem solving into my many block for many years and couldn’t find a program that worked. Eventually I decided
When you teach hands-on lessons, it’s important to have an effective quiet signal! This blog post includes 20 quiet signals and attention signals that work!
Boom Cards are an amazing resource for classroom teachers, and I love creating them! If you’re not familiar with Boom Cards, they are interactive digital task cards that are played on the Boom Learning website. My Boom Cards are self-checking, and they also include audio directions so they are perfect for students
Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments and turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you hear the story, “But he said he finished all his homework!” Sadly, these students may feel they are telling the truth because they forgot they even HAD homework.
Spring is here, and that means field days and field trips! As the weather turns sunny and warm, kids and teachers both want to get out of the classroom. But sometimes after everyone is outside, it’s difficult to keep track of your students! That’s why I started doing this easy
My first year of teaching was extremely challenging, but I learned from my mistakes and persevered. I’ve now been teaching for over 30 years, and I love this profession! That’s why I want to share a few tips that might help new teachers avoid some of the problems I experienced.
I think I must have been born with a book in my hand! My parents told me that from the moment I learned to read, I would read everything in sight, from cereal boxes to billboards. When I began reading books, there was no stopping me! I even begged them
Fraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Years ago I created the two free fraction spinners below and uploaded them to my Fractions File Cabinet page, but I didn’t include directions or suggestions for activities. Today I’d like to share
You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with more information about, well, anything! They’ve been popping up everywhere, from restaurant menus to PTA flyers. QR stands for “Quick Response” because scanning the code
Structures are very specific strategies that can be used to organize interactions between students who are working in cooperative learning teams. Most structures can be used with almost any academic content, but some structures are better than others for certain tasks. For example, some structures regulate interaction between pairs, some
