5 Engaging Ways to Introduce New Content

…of a movie trailer. Stop the recording just before something big or exciting happens in the plot to create a bit of a cliff-hanger for your students. Audio books are…

Investigating Condensation and the Water Cycle

…cups and dried them completely before starting over. Photos by Amy Candler, www.amycandler.com   Create a Plastic Wrap Barrier – The first method was to repeat the experiment and cover…

Launch a Super School Year Free Video Course

…exactly how to create a caring classroom and how to empower your students to believe in themselves. Unfortunately, the webinar was so jam-packed with lesson ideas, tips, strategies, and freebies…

Interactive Whiteboards and Web Tools

Interactive whiteboards are more than just glorified overhead projectors – the interactive tools allow teachers to create lessons that actively engage students in creative ways. They also allow us to…

Hands-on Water Cycle Fun!

…demonstration. Create a Mini Water Cycle The first activity was adapted from a terrific idea shared with me by Pat Calfee, a former elementary teacher who is now an educational…

Free Fall Math Word Problem Puzzlers

…would create my own. That year I developed an effective system that was also easy to implement. It only took 10 or 15 minutes a day, and the results were…