Team Stop Signs Help Kids Stop and Refocus

…ended up being a strategy that I used regularly during active engagement lessons. Not only was it super-easy to implement, it was really effective for getting noisy teams to calm…

20 Terrific Quiet Signals That Work!

Advice from Real Teachers Series When you teach hands-on lessons and use active engagement strategies, it goes without saying that you MUST have an effective quiet signal! You’ll use it…

Teaching Kids How to Write Super Sentences

…4 rounds of changes, it might look like the one in step 4 below. Whole Class Interactive Lesson: Next, repeat the process and actively involve your students. Ask one student…

Is Your Classroom ELL-Friendly?

…ask that student to answer your question. Students will quickly realize that all will be held accountable to be active class participants. They will be much more engaged if they…

Show What You Know!

What keeps cooperative learning from becoming chaotic? Structure, equal participation, and individual accountability! When all students are actively engaged, there’s no time for misbehavior and learning is multiplied! Individual dry…

Exploring the Scientific Method with Toy Cars

…here.} Students got to work conducting their experiment. There was 100% active engagement in all groups. Students worked on the bar graph of their data in groups. Students individually wrote…

Caring Classrooms Community on DonorsChoose

…on the page. Then “like” the community Facebook page to become an active member of the group. I’d also love it if you would help promote the community to others…

Awesome Facebook Group for Elementary Educators!

…students in grades 2 through 6 can connect and collaborate to share their passion for teaching. Group members discuss active engagement strategies, share innovative instructional approaches, help each other find…