Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…here to download all the free rule posters.) Children who dawdle along, can claim they are following directions quickly. Chatty students can claim they weren’t speaking to anyone. Your most…

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…

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…

Solving the Hand Raising Problem

…that receives a large number of responses, I’ll compile the best answers to create a helpful blog post. That way your great ideas won’t get lost in Facebook land!  …

Investigating Condensation and the Water Cycle

…hands-on activities, children frequently confuse the terms condensation, evaporation, and precipitation. I’ve found that the best way to help kids make sense of these confusing terms is with a concept-sorting…

20 Terrific Quiet Signals That Work!

…classroom. They were especially effective with students with sensory processing issues and children on the autism spectrum. Reuben Hks – I raise my hand, and then students raise their hands…

Undercover Boss – School Style!

…It not only built relationships with students, but those same children went home excited about how their principal who was so “cool” and played soccer like them. I had several…

How to Cope with a Disrespectful Parent

…She questions every grade given to her children and takes it upon herself to tell me how to teach. She is also a teacher at another school district. Did I…