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…

Going Marbles for STEM Hands-on Learning

…total materials cost under $350 because small projects are much more likely to get funded. Also, search for funding match offers by state here on the DonorsChoose website and keep…

What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

…students are interested in. And regularly search for holes: With all the data in one place, you can keep students from fading into the woodwork. Using my chart below, I…

Make Test Prep Meaningful!

…for their reading. They are encouraged to read closely to understand the main idea and to search within the text for details. After their quizzes are complete, I have the…

The Power of Audio Books

…out how to connect several students via headphone adapters connected together. I assigned one student in each group the role of “Audio Captain” who would start and stop the audio…

Power Reading Workshop and The Daily 5

…with Power Reading Workshop As much as I enjoyed the book, I didn’t feel comfortable implementing reading workshop that year. However, I did continue to search for more information on…

Picture Perfect Teaching with Children’s Books

…to study and interpretation by my students. The dramatic simplicity of Gerald McDermott’s art was always a hit with my upper elementary students. Search for picture books with a possibility…