Teaching with Dry Erase Boards

…only one person can win the dry erase board set, I decided to create a freebie from the the information in those articles. It’s called Teaching with Dry Erase Boards:…

Favorite Read Alouds for November

…how one person can make a difference. If You Were At the First Thanksgiving By Anne Kamma If You Were at the First Thanksgiving is a great example of informational…

Fun Games for Learning the 50 States

…fairly good with capitals, but some of those state locations can be tricky to remember! I guess it’s because I’ve never traveled to them, so they don’t have any personal…

Tips for Grading Cooperative Learning Lessons

personally don’t see a need to grade these types of activities, although students can expect some sort of assessment of skills learned later in the lesson. Cooperative Learning Projects with…

How to Regain Your Love of Teaching

…Negativity just increases twice as fast. I told myself not to get stressed out, I am only one person and I do the very best job I can do and…

20 Reading Skills to Teach with The Name Jar

…himself or herself talking to a character because of something they are doing or saying, i.e. “I wouldn’t do that, you are going to get into trouble.” Or it might…

Celebrate Do Something Nice Day!

…You might not want to ask them to share everything they did with the class because some actions may be personal, but you can have them talk about how they…