Family Science Night: Hands-on, Minds-on Fun!

Guest post by Carol Wooten As one walks the hallway on the evening of Family Science Night, the echoes of excited young scientists fill the school building. From extracting strawberry…

Give the Gift of TpT and Make it Festive!

…special, but TpT doesn’t have holiday*]}*-themed gift cards. That’s why I created two festive-looking gift certificates that you can print and tuck inside a holiday greeting card. If you like

Buddy Bio Poems Partner Poetry Lesson

…fun back-to-school icebreaker, the Buddy Bio Poems activity makes a fun lesson during the hectic days before a holiday. It’s also a terrific introductory lesson for a poetry unit. No…

5 Ways to Make Your Students Smile

…me to start thinking about the classroom and how important it is to incorporate smiles into the school day. There are many ways to accomplish that, but here are 2…

15 Super Gifts for Student Teachers!

…I asked the fans of my Teaching Resources Facebook page to share the best student teacher gifts they’ve given or received. Over 250 people responded, and even though there were…

Teaching with Dry Erase Boards

Free Tips and Strategies plus a Giveaway! Monday, August 21st News Flash! The contest described in this blog post is now over and the winner is JoAnn Johnson of Pembroke,…

5 Tips for New Teachers

…quickly figured out that the best way to get to me was was to say, “That’s not fair!” Then they would very cleverly point out how unfair it was, and…

How to Cope with a Disrespectful Parent

…counselor, mentor teacher, etc… In my experience the best way to deal with this is to ignore as much as possible. Vi Petalu – Call a prearranged parent meeting with…