Fun Twist on Book Reports!

…organizer above based on her idea. When I first shared this activity online, Facebook fans helped me brainstorm adjectives to describe books. We came up with 99 different adjectives, and…

How to Create a Classroom Yearbook

…upload the digital version to a class website or send it by email to your students and their parents. If your students are proficient with design programs like PowerPoint and…

Weathering, Erosion, or Deposition?

…Bundle also includes three self-grading Google quizzes that can be assigned with Google Classroom or administered as online formative assessments. The illustrations in these Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition resources are…

Winning a Million – Math Lessons and More!

…students read the article. You can find the article online here on the Fayetteville Observer website. Then ask them to complete a “What’s the Scoop?” graphic organizer to uncover the…

3 Easy Ways to Wrap up the School Year

…this Canadian teacher blog is to share middle school lessons, activities and ideas from her classroom and to collaborate with the wonderful online community of teachers out there as well!…

Teaching Informational Text with Magazines

…recommendations online. The easiest place to find magazine reviews of is on Amazon.com. Even if you don’t plan to purchase your magazines there, it’s really helpful to read reviews for…

12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

…You can also use kid-safe social networking sites like Edmodo.com and Kidblog.org to get online discussions going about books. If you want to know more about Literature Circles, check out…

Show What You Know!

…created dozens of sets of task cards for Showdown, and you can find them in many locations on my Teaching Resources website as well as in my TpT store. Showdown…