The True Cost of Free Teaching Resources

…with attractive images and free teaching resources. Take the post I published a few days ago, Plickers 101 – Digital Exit Tickets (and more!). I think Plickers is an amazing…

Fraction Predict and Compare Partner Activity

…3rd and 4th graders, which might be true if they have to find least common denominators. But if kids develop fraction number sense instead of memorizing algorithms, they will blow…

PE Resources and Ideas for Regular Ed Teachers

number of responses, I compile the best answers to create a helpful blog post. Today’s Question Today’s question comes from Nikole, who is wondering, “I teach 4th grade at a…

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…

Using Grocery Flyers To Practice Math Skills

…prep way of reviewing multiple math concepts with grocery flyers. If your mailbox looks anything like mine, it is overflowing with junk mail. One of the biggest culprits is grocery…

5 Ways to Help Students Become Word Collectors

…backpacks and noticed when people “cringed”. They loved it!   2. Model classroom discourse! Hearing and using rich language serves a number of purposes–from modeling sophisticated language to showing that…

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…