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…

Give the Gift of TpT and Make it Festive!

What makes a great gift for any teacher? A TeachersPayTeachers gift card, of course! A TpT gift certificate is worth gold! Seriously! Being able to purchase top-notch teaching resources instead…

Buddy Bio Poems Partner Poetry Lesson

…can adapt the printables in my Bio Poems Made Easy freebie to use with the activity. But if you’re short on time, you might want to purchase my ready-to-use Buddy…

Facebook Group for Literature Circle Lovers

…to Literature Circles, membership is limited to those who have purchased my Classroom Book Clubs program. Think of it as a bonus that comes with your purchase, a nice little…

The Core of Effective Discussions

…format to display for the class and a smaller task card format to use in small groups. The questions to display for the class include the specific standard numbers right…

Teaching with Dry Erase Boards

…stored the erasers and markers in a zippered pouch for each team. If you purchase Julia’s boards, the markers and erasers snap right onto the paddles so you don’t need…

Cooking Up a Caring Classroom

…teacher guide that you can purchase with activities and ideas to extend learning. Visit her website, JuliaCookOnline.com, to see all of her titles and learn more about them. Julia Cook…

Family Science Night: Hands-on, Minds-on Fun!

…to present. What types of content for presentations would yield high interest? Determine the number of make-and take stations and the content for each station. Examples of make-and-take stations include…

Pumpkin Predictions Measurement Fun!

…You’ll need one chart for each pumpkin that the team will measure, so if you plan to repeat the activity, you’ll need additional copies. To save time, you can purchase

Why I Stopped Criticizing Common Core Math

…that celebrities and comedians like to paint a picture of students using number parts and number lines as adults, (ahem–Stephen Colbert) and I laugh right along with them…because using those…