Solving the Hand Raising Problem

…be involved in the learning. Laura L. Letts-Wright: Have a parking lot. A place where students can post their questions that the teacher can answer later. Students can place sticky…

Gifts for Santa’s Scientists

…students that Santa has gifts for a dozen scientists in his sack, but the gifts aren’t labeled with names. Santa needs their help to figure out which gift to give…

Fun with Customary Measurement Conversions

Teaching measurement can seem like such a struggle. Even when you provide plenty of opportunities for kids to practice with hands-on activities, they just don’t seem to catch on. It…

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

…the impact that he had on America. However, as a classroom teacher I struggled to find appropriate teaching materials for elementary students on this topic. Most resources were either too…

How to Track Oral Reading Fluency

…not as fluent. Then I showed them how to time each other for one minute as they read aloud, and how to help each other calculate the average number of…

Daily Report Homework Solution

…that the problem can’t be solved without the parents and teacher working together closely for a few weeks to find out where the system is breaking down. Parents can’t make…

February Fun – Free Lessons You’ll Love!

…purchase here on TpT, but it’s also free for subscribers of my newsletter, Candler’s Classroom Connections. If you are a subscriber, look for it on the private page called Laura’s…

Multiple Intelligence Theory and Growth Mindset

Dr. Howard Gardner first proposed Multiple Intelligence (MI) theory over 40 years ago, suggesting that IQ is not one-dimensional, and that it can’t be described by a single number. Instead,…