Solving Unknown Perimeter Mysteries

…same color. All horizontal sides are colored one color and vertical sides are colored a different color. In the illustration on the right, all vertical lines are outlined in green…

Cooperative Learning – More Than Group Work

…bring order to what might otherwise turn into chaos in the classroom. I also recommend receiving several days of training from Kagan Professional Development to help you learn how to…

Cooking Up a Caring Classroom

…in our classrooms with unique social, physical, and emotional needs that can’t be ignored. The key to teaching the whole child is fostering a caring classroom environment while upholding high…

Awakened: Hope for the Year Ahead

…research, and a range of spiritual and psychological principles.” She explores the physical and emotional toll that stress takes on us as well as how to identify sources of stress…

Top 20 Tips for Landing a Teaching Job

…professional, dedicated and determined you are to teach. Remember one principal not only knows the other principals in their district, but often knows principals in several districts. Kathy Wagner: Also…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

…Google Slides. Did I mention that all 3 options are free? 🙂 3. Compare Literature and Informational Text Before you read aloud The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, explain…

Host a Classroom Scrabble Tournament!

…on a whiteboard or showing a real Scrabble board with a document camera. It’s not exactly like the real board, but it’s close enough for an introduction. Draw out 7…

5 Ways to Help Students Become Word Collectors

…a much higher academic success rate. Although it is certainly possible to explicitly teach vocabulary, I love to incorporate “word collecting” in everything we do. I have 5 ways for…