Mitten Science: Questions to Explore

…single experiment. Instead, they repeat the experiment many times, and they are careful to change only one part of the experiment (the variable) while keeping everything else the same. They…

Tips for Teaching Informational Text

About the only thing we can count on in education is that something is always changing! Our society changes, technology changes, our students are changing, and as a result, the…

Literary Lunch Bunches Foster Love of Reading

…to change the model so you are meeting with them, at least at first. You can teach them strategies like using Talking Sticks to equalize participation, and eventually they will…

Tips for Grading Cooperative Learning Lessons

…have it in Word form, so you’ll have to create your own version if you want to change it.Cooperative learning lessons are terrific for teaching kids to work together, but…

Teaching Kids to Express Appreciation

…new teams, and sometimes they didn’t want to change teams after they read the comments from their teammates! If you want to do this activity later in the year, you…

Teaching Kids How to Write Super Sentences

…make it more interesting. For example, if we ask “Who picked apples?” we can name someone specific. Demonstrate how to make the change as shown below. It’s still a boring…

5 Reasons to Use Nearpod in the Classroom

…tremendous change in the way teachers are interacting with students in the classroom. Many of my teachers are becoming facilitators. They are guiding students to create, think critically, and collaborate….

12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

…aloud to them. Choose books that you love, and read aloud with passion and expression. Get silly and change your voice to mimic the characters. (If you’re not comfortable doing…

Gifts for Santa’s Scientists

…to each scientist. This activity does not involve an actual gift exchange; students will simply be discussing the gifts named in Santa’s bag, like a telescope, a magnet, or a…