Solving Unknown Perimeter Mysteries

…or more sides of a polygon are unknown are presented as “perimeter mysteries,” a fun twist on a traditional assignment. You can download this free lesson from my TeachersPayTeachers store,…

Cooking Up a Caring Classroom

Monday and one on Friday, but they were so effective that I soon implemented daily morning meetings. For about 20 minutes each morning we gathered on our carpet to set…

Top 20 Tips for Landing a Teaching Job

…will get more and more subbing jobs which will lead to either a long term subbing job and/or a permanent position. In the meantime, I suggest you carry a small…

5 Ways to Help Students Become Word Collectors

…backpacks and noticed when people “cringed”. They loved it!   2. Model classroom discourse! Hearing and using rich language serves a number of purposes–from modeling sophisticated language to showing that…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…why do we need Rule 5, “Keep your dear teacher happy?” Rule 5 addresses your most challenging students … the ones who will quarrel with you about Rules 1-4! (Click…