Math is More Than a Numbers Game

…to read and understand the language of mathematics than on the ability to perform mathematics computation. In other words … Math is more than a numbers game. Years ago, standardized…

Cooking Up a Caring Classroom

Raising academic standards is certainly a worthy goal, but sometimes it can have unintended consequences. To find time to teach the rigorous reading and math Common Core standards, many schools…

Going Marbles for STEM Hands-on Learning

…and I challenged the other teams to match their time and increase it! Every team wanted to time their run and change their design so they could increase the time

Google Classroom Management Tips

…the first time you assign them will save you time later. With younger students, it’s better to not “return” the assignment after you have graded it. This will clutter up…

5 Tips for New Teachers

…with my students, and I wasn’t very consistent in my approach. However, I’m a survivor and I was determined to do my best and stick it out. Everyone told me…

Investigating Condensation and the Water Cycle

…part of a lesson on states of matter. Because this is an exploratory activity, it’s best not to provide too much background information before you begin. Condensation Investigation is designed…

Fun Countdown Timers for the Classroom

…and didn’t notice the time passing, the online timer would let us know when time was up. I love these timers because they’re fun as well as effective for classroom…

Save Time and Paper with Mini ABC Books!

…to draw a picture, it takes about 1/4 of the time to complete as a regular ABC booklet. The booklet shown above can be used for almost any ABC project….