Teachers, Help MrOwl Help YOU!

…was demonstrating how to use MrOwl in your role as an educational professional and how to use it in your classroom with students. Teachers, Help MrOwl Help YOU! One thing…

Making Connections with Pumpkin Seed Multiplication

…shortcut for repeated addition. Pumpkin Seed Multiplication is a fun, seasonal partner activity that uses shelled pumpkin seeds to help kids make the connection between addition and multiplication. There are…

Secrets of Launching a Stellar School Year

how to implement the strategies. How to Launch a Super School Year Free Video Course That’s why developed my free video course, How to Launch a Super School Year! I…

6 Reasons to Teach Poetry in the Fall

…yet powerful language. When I introduce poetry in 4th and 5th grade, I start with free verse rather than rhyming poems because I want my students to notice how the…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

…share. 2. Discuss The Man Who Walked Between the Towers You can use the set of question cards shown below to discuss the book with your students. Because of the…

Adult Coloring – Art Therapy for Teachers!

…computers, it’s important to use the fine motor muscles that control drawing, coloring and writing so as not to lose them. When to Use Adult Coloring Sheets What is your…

What are Cooperative Learning Structures?

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…

How to Cure the Classroom Library Blues

…Resources Facebook page. Systems That Require Technology This category includes recommendations for apps that can be used with a mobile device, as well as hand-held barcode scanners. Several people recommended…

Is Your Classroom ELL-Friendly?

…of it. Use your wall space as learning tools! 2. Do you use graphic organizers? Venn diagrams, flow charts, and Tcharts all assist ELLs learn content because the visual arrangement…