Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

…Google Slides. Did I mention that all 3 options are free? 🙂 3. Compare Literature and Informational Text Before you read aloud The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, explain…

Host a Classroom Scrabble Tournament!

…on a whiteboard or showing a real Scrabble board with a document camera. It’s not exactly like the real board, but it’s close enough for an introduction. Draw out 7…

5 Ways to Help Students Become Word Collectors

…you to help YOUR students become Word Collectors — learners who notice, learn, and use interesting and meaningful words! 1. Encourage reading! Pretty obvious, right? Read aloud to your students….

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

…DNA to investigating a car that runs on alternative fuel to constructing a Rube Goldberg machine from everyday materials, the students are actively engaged in learning that will impact them…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…the tips and strategies mentioned in this article are still relevant. This is the final post in the WBT’s Classroom Transforming Rules series. To find all of the posts in…

Teaching with Dry Erase Boards

…have several options. You may be able to obtain a set by writing a grant proposal through DonorsChoose.org, or you can place an order directly with Kleenslate Concepts using the…

Checking for Understanding with Exit Tickets

…value, and justify their thinking. The students were asked if they agreed or disagreed with the following statement, “Mike believes the model below the board represents the number 1,405. Do…

Pumpkin Predictions Measurement Fun!

…in the column for the actual measurement. All team members assist as needed and check the measurement. Repeat the same steps with the remaining dimensions, allowing each person on the…