Interactive Teaching Made Easy

…will take you to additional resources for learning about Plickers. Plickers.com website Plickers Made Easy with Task Cards (Free tutorial and Sample Task Card Images) Laura’s Task Card Products with…

How to Regain Your Love of Teaching

…great music while moving in! Cathy Bowman – I downloaded some new activities and centers so I’d have new things to introduce that are fun. I made some new (2nd…

Fun Countdown Timers for the Classroom

…discovered a wonderful FREE website with a variety of creative and fun timers. Online Stopwatch has over a dozen timers for counting up and counting down, including the countdown timers…

How to Get Started with Boom Cards

Whether you’ll be starting the school year online, in the classroom, or both, one of your biggest challenges will be finding digital resources that can be adapted for the new

3 Strategies to Conquer Math Word Problems

practice with “just-right” problems and provide guided practice with problems just-above the students’ level. 3 Problem Solving Strategies The solution is to conquer math word problems with engaging classroom strategies…

15 Tips for Lining Up Your Class

…make me feel like an idiot because it’s “actually a line segment…” Cheryl Hamm: We are students not grapes. We walk lines not bunches. Sarah Roach: Practice, practice, practice. We…

20 Terrific Quiet Signals That Work!

…I decided to compile the responses as a post in my Advice from Real Teachers series. If you want to read my original question on Facebook and see the responses…

20 Reading Skills to Teach with The Name Jar

…end she decided to keep her Korean name. Compare & contrast – Compare and contrast Unhei and Joey. Connections – {possible text-to-self connections} Being new to a school. Having someone…

The Power of Audio Books

Most kids love to listen to audio books, but did you know that this practice is also extremely effective for improving reading comprehension and fluency? I discovered this well-kept secret…