3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…Here is a free Brain Lift the Flap Book that I created that you can have students put together to celebrate their strengths in learning. It’s a great back to…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…here to download all the free rule posters.) Children who dawdle along, can claim they are following directions quickly. Chatty students can claim they weren’t speaking to anyone. Your most…

Getting Started with Whole Brain Teaching

…create teacher resources, so I offered to design a set of free classroom rules posters to go along with Chris’s blog series. That set featured clipart of young children, so…

Task Card Talk: 6 Strategies to Boost Learning

…after each card. Mix-Freeze-Pair Students mix around the room and stop when the teacher says, “Freeze.” Next, students find a partner and pair up. Then the teacher displays a task…

5 Engaging Ways to Introduce New Content

…nice selection of author interviews. Use resources like YouTube, BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr. (both free and paid versions available) and Scholastic Study Jams (great for math and science and completely free!)…

Investigating Condensation and the Water Cycle

…subscribe and get the freebie all in one step! Click here to request your free copy now! Advance Preparation Before using the activity with your students, gather the materials described…

Going Marbles for STEM Hands-on Learning

…you might even be able to the materials for this project absolutely free! I recently decided to have my 3rd graders design and test marble runs as a part of…