15 Tips for Lining Up Your Class

…Young: Alpha by last name, alpha by first name, month of birth, table number (prime, composite, factors of x number, multiple of y number), rows, columns, how far they got…

Team Table Management

…team, you can number the Team Tubs and store them on a shelf. It really keeps you from having to pass materials out all day long. You can number the…

Buddy Bio Poems Partner Poetry Lesson

…fun back-to-school icebreaker, the Buddy Bio Poems activity makes a fun lesson during the hectic days before a holiday. It’s also a terrific introductory lesson for a poetry unit. No…

Motivating Math Games

Motivating kids before a holiday break can be a challenge, especially if you’re still expected to teach skills and review academic content. Whole group instruction is particularly challenging because it’s…

Free Halloween Word Work – Seek & Spell Fun!

phonemic awareness and phonics lessons, there’s just not enough time for true spelling instruction in the upper grades. This is unfortunate because upper elementary students still need lots of practice…

15 Super Gifts for Student Teachers!

…me some holiday/seasonal decorations for my first classroom and laminated them! Vicki Neveils – I received a bag of goodies for teaching. It was amazing. But I also got a…

Teaching Kids to Express Appreciation

Holidays and Gifts of Appreciation before the Winter Holidays. Click the freebie covers below to download them. Prewriting Discussion: What Do We Appreciate? Before you begin the activity, lead a…

Christmas Paper Chain Connections Craftivity

…use this activity just before the holidays and have students create paper chains to decorate their Christmas trees, or you can do the activity at another time during the year…

Fun Games for Learning the 50 States

…How to Play Find the States Showdown: The first Leader selects a number card from the State Numbers deck and announces the number to the team. Everyone looks at the…