…nonfiction articles, planning through graphic organizers, writing, and reflecting – all integral areas of our Language Arts curriculum. I introduced Genius Hour in my classroom two weeks ago, and my…
…let me tell you a little about that first year. One problem was that I happened to have a very difficult group of 6th grade students. In fact, these kids…
…one was that I felt that students weren’t accountable. I’d be walking around and found them off task, disengaged, sitting back with their arms crossed, one or two would take…
…Bean bags are fun, but they split and leave the room littered with little white styrofoam pellets! Camp chairs to the rescue! These collapsible chairs are a great flexible seating…
…interventionist. The groups should be strategically chosen based on who needs a little extra help with the skill you are currently working on. Intervention provides the opportunity for students to…
…might be less drawn to adorable clip art than the kids are. 5. Parents don’t know what to do with the information. All advertisers are familiar with the term “call…
…engineer if there was anything for an eight year old to do on a 3D printer. He thought they would find plenty to do. So I wrote a DonorsChoose proposal…
…Name Jar by Yangsook Choi The Name Jar is about Unhei, a nervous little girl who is starting a new school in America. When she tells the kids on the…
…those directions here. To make the game a little safer, tell your students that they may not touch anyone or anything as they move around the room. Have them cross…
…this part of the activity because they’re moving around the room, meeting their classmates, and choosing partners for future lessons. But the fun doesn’t stop there! When you need your…
…Some of the activities were ones I had previously developed for my classroom, like the matching game my students are playing in the photo below. Matching games are so simple,…
…you think we are going to do with them? I asked the last question, because most of the time my students have better ideas than I do! Getting Started with…
