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…

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…

Mathematical Problem Solving: Mindsets Matter

…educator, you’ll probably have to teach math at some point. Fortunately, growth mindset research and new findings about how the brain works are leading to some amazing insights about the

Plickers Made Easy with Task Cards

…assessment tool, but it can be used for much more than assessment. In fact, teachers are using it for everything from digital exit tickets to checking attendance or even taking…

Interactive Whiteboards and Web Tools

…images) Laura’s Task Card Products with Images for Plickers Plickers Facebook Groups – Sign up for the Elementary or Secondary group Plickers Pinterest Board Plickers 101: Easy Digital Exit Tickets

A “Smart” Way to Motivate Students

…a YouTube video that shows exactly how it works. Just click here or on the image below. After watching the video, be sure to pick up all your freebie items…

Plickers 102: Innovative Ways to Use Plickers

…hooked on Plickers when I tested it out at home. That’s when I truly understood how it worked and and saw its enormous potential. Since then, I’ve been enthusiastically sharing…

Interactive Teaching with Plickers (Free Webinar)

…FREE formative assessment tool that works like handheld response clicker programs, but it’s far cheaper because it doesn’t require expensive clicking devices. If you’ve heard about Plickers, you might be…

Free Halloween Word Work – Seek & Spell Fun!

phonemic awareness and phonics lessons, there’s just not enough time for true spelling instruction in the upper grades. This is unfortunate because upper elementary students still need lots of practice…

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…