Classroom Awards Make Kids Feel Special!

…conduct the awards brainstorming session and to host a final, end of the year celebration. Because it would be difficult to present students with physical certificates this year, I created…

Weathering, Erosion, or Deposition?

…of my favorite projects is to have students work in teams to create islands from salt dough, and each island has to include specific landforms. When students share about their…

Fun with Customary Measurement Conversions

…I developed this Customary Measurement Foldable to share with you as a freebie. To create the foldable, print the two pages back to back. Fold the page in half on the…

Poetry: A Common Core Dilemma

…poetry, so I set out to create a short teaching guide to go with it. Poetry: A Common Core Dilemma When I began to think of ways to use the…

3 Easy Ways to Wrap up the School Year

…and/or make a border around their square to make it a little special. Then, take the squares and arrange them to create a “Quilt of Knowledge”. Laminate, if possible, and…

Walls for Language Learners

…but everything else should be authentically created by and with your students as the year progresses. Here is a glimpse as to what this may then look like on the…

Investigating Gummy Bears

…do for their projects. I found a gummy bear lab that looked fun, but I wanted my students to follow a more complex scientific method model. I decided to create

Symbaloo: A Tool for Paperless Teaching

…help you get started making a mix in minutes! Once you have created an account, you can create several different mixes. Each tab across the top of the window is…