Investigating How to Make Icy Roads Safer

…you don’t live where winter weather is a problem, your students have seen enough movies to know that snow and ice on the roads create dangerous driving conditions. Exploring how…

6 Reasons to Teach Poetry in the Fall

…poetic devices like similes, metaphors, and personification. These techniques are used by authors in short stories and novels, too, and after your students are able to find them in poetry,…

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…to Find My Free Teacher Webinars Click over to my Free Webinars for Teachers page to find out if I have scheduled any new live webinars. You’ll also find links…

7 DonorsChoose Tips for Success

…for your classroom by using DonorsChoose. We’re excited to announce that we’ve been invited to do a new DonorsChoose webinar as guests on the Classroom 2.0 Live show! It will…

Earth Day Teaching Resources

…of natural resources through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives has a huge impact on the earth as well as communities around the world. However, most…

Falling in Love … With a Poem

…more about McCord here.) I fell head over heels for this poem—not at first sight, but at first hearing—because it kindled a personal connection. Did I know or care that…