Investigating Condensation and the Water Cycle

…part of a lesson on states of matter. Because this is an exploratory activity, it’s best not to provide too much background information before you begin. Condensation Investigation is designed…

Fun Countdown Timers for the Classroom

…and didn’t notice the time passing, the online timer would let us know when time was up. I love these timers because they’re fun as well as effective for classroom…

Save Time and Paper with Mini ABC Books!

…to draw a picture, it takes about 1/4 of the time to complete as a regular ABC booklet. The booklet shown above can be used for almost any ABC project….

Fun with Customary Measurement Conversions

the logic? Bring on the metric system! Every unit is based on tens which corresponds perfectly to our base ten number system. Unfortunately, I don’t think the United States will…

Math Games Make Learning Fun!

for my email subscribers; click here to request your copy. Monster Math Mix-up: Telling Time My newest math game is Monster Math Mix-up: Telling Time. I created my first Monster…

12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

…books. Think audio books are for little kids? Maybe you haven’t listened to Madeleine L’Engle read A Wrinkle in Time! Audio books are some of the best reading motivators you’ll…

How to Create a Class Handbook that Rocks!

I’m excited to be joining some of my favorite upper elementary teacher bloggers who have put together a Teacher’s Back to School Survival Guide with some of our best tips!…

Free Multiple Intelligence Survey for Kids

…Intelligence Theory suggests that IQ is not one-dimensional and can’t be described by a single number. Dr. Gardner proposed that there are at least eight different types of intelligence, each…

Host a Classroom Scrabble Tournament!

…letters for yourself and 7 letters for the class. Write the class letters in huge blocks on the board with the number values clearly shown. Play against the class play…