A “Smart” Way to Motivate Students
…thanks, Laura! My motto is “Have fun, the learning will come!” So, I wanted to share with you a fun way I motivate my students to reach goals as a…
…thanks, Laura! My motto is “Have fun, the learning will come!” So, I wanted to share with you a fun way I motivate my students to reach goals as a…
…prep way of reviewing multiple math concepts with grocery flyers. If your mailbox looks anything like mine, it is overflowing with junk mail. One of the biggest culprits is grocery…
Active engagement activities are an important part of classroom instruction, but if getting kids up and moving causes disruption, these activities become ineffective and chaotic. The Erase-a-Letter Strategy is an easy way…
…resources. Celebrate the end of the year by having fun with your class! Learning Centers One of the easiest ways to keep kids on task is to create some simple…
…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…
…digital assignments. There are true interactive and integrated lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers that you can try as well. Sharing Links and Resources There are two ways to assign links…
…though you love teaching? What advice do you have to offer to those who might be feeling this way? How do you motivate yourself to regain your enthusiasm for the…
…but instead of explaining where it REALLY comes from, challenge them to think of a way to test this hypothesis. How can they find out if the water drops came…
…with the scientist names on the packages. To make the activity even more challenging, you can ask students to put away all of their study materials and try to match…
If you’re looking for a fun way to form partners for cooperative learning lessons, try the Appointment Clock Buddies strategy. The activity is a terrific icebreaker that also serves another…
…events in Dr. King’s life and his impact on the civil rights movement in a way that’s very easy to understand. BrainPOP.com has a number of resources to go along…
…keeping the numbers the same but placing the parentheses around different pairs of numbers like this: (5 + 3) x 2 = ? and 5 + (3 x 2) =…
