What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

…among my most treasured keepsakes from their elementary years. From a mother of four: Over the years the teachers that stood out were the ones that really put forth the…

Top 20 Tips for Landing a Teaching Job

Advice from Real Teachers Are you seeking a teaching position for next year? If so, you’ll want to check out the responses to this week’s top question on the Teaching…

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…

Winning a Million – Math Lessons and More!

years? I called the lottery hotline to make sure I understood how the 20-year annuity worked, and it’s basically an option for taking out 1/20th of the money each year

Cooking Up a Caring Classroom

…answer. They provided the perfect opportunity to work through the social and emotional issues that popped up throughout the year. I started having just two meetings per week, one on…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

Each year on September 11th, we reflect on a series of horrific events that changed the course of history. As a teacher, you might be struggling with whether or not…

Host a Classroom Scrabble Tournament!

…Scrabble to your class as an educational game and a fun way to wrap up the year. To use the game in the classroom, you’ll need one Scrabble game for