Using Gestures to Enhance Learning

…I mention Author’s Purpose, they break into the gestures as well as the words. Here are some of my little cuties doing the gestures to a little chant I remembered…

Fun Games for Learning the 50 States

…How to Play Find the States Showdown: The first Leader selects a number card from the State Numbers deck and announces the number to the team. Everyone looks at the…

Easy Differentiation with Colored Folders

Guest post by Kelly Witt Differentiation is the buzzword that just keeps on buzzing! Teachers, administrators, and evaluation systems are placing more and more emphasis on differentiation in the classroom….

Why I Stopped Criticizing Common Core Math

…that parents can refer to the glossary when an issue arrives with homework. 4. Provide Quality Articles and References There are a lot of misleading images and articles floating around…

Math is More Than a Numbers Game

…example, upper elementary students who don’t know the difference between factor and multiple or range and median are going to struggle to perform well on tests. Geometry is another area…

Solving the Hand Raising Problem

…😀 Beth Pearson: At the beginning of the year, I tell students when your hand is up, your brain is off. You are thinking about what you want to say…

5 Ways to Help Students Become Word Collectors

…learned about spelling patterns (dropping those pesky “e’s”!), about how some “ing” words are nouns and some are verbs and some are adjectives – and more! We have hunted for…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…dear team stronger.” Because this article is part of a series of guest blog posts, I chose to leave it in place despite the change in Rule 5. Many of…

School Sticks for Summer Fun!

…sticks are just as helpful! They’ll practice a little bit of phonics, silly read aloud prompts, and grammar. Where to Get These Materials You can download two weeks of School…