Plickers Made Easy with Task Cards

…assessment tool, but it can be used for much more than assessment. In fact, teachers are using it for everything from digital exit tickets to checking attendance or even taking…

How to Create a Class Handbook that Rocks!

…information now and update your handbook next year. Welcome letter Best way to contact you Class website or blog info Homework and grading policies Snack guidelines Birthday party policies List…

Host a Classroom Scrabble Tournament!

days. I created a Scrabble Board Assignments seating chart to help me keep track of who went where each day. They earned points based on whether their team won the…

A Dozen Fun Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

…on Friday for “Fun Friday.” Each teacher signs up to host a different activity: Inside Games, Outside Play, or Study Hall. In order to participate in Fun Friday, students must…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

…We remember that day with sadness, and also with an awareness of how quickly our lives can change. It was a day when we discovered that our sense of security…

5 Tips for New Teachers

…that year. Sometimes I just didn’t think I could go back into that classroom another day. I wish I could blame those students for the difficulties I encountered, but I…

What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

…and she’d read them all – every entry– by reading four or five a day – and respond to what the kids had written. To this day, those journals are…