Christmas Paper Chain Connections Craftivity

…different types of connections: text to text, text to self, and text to world. Children are often taught to recognize and distinguish between these three, so I created a printable…

Mitten Science: Questions to Explore

…understand and could be answered with a simple science experiment. Even better, the original question could be modified and the same process used to conduct other “mitten science” investigations. Begin…

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

…with the video like an online quiz and several activity pages. But I wanted to create a few more items to include cooperative learning lessons, vocabulary practice, and discussion cards….

Heartfelt Causes & Effects

…to brighten someone’s day. I decided to create a reading lesson to supplement the story because I thought it would be the perfect text for exploring causes and effects. It…

Bio Poems for President’s Day

…research and creative writing into your social studies curriculum! Bio Poems Made Easy is a teaching resource I created several years ago to teach students how to write bio poems…

Easter Egg Showdown Review Game

…ready-to-use literacy activities, five ready-to-use math activities, and blank editable templates in PowerPoint format that you can use to create your own task cards. What an “eggsciting” way to review!…

Now’s the Time for Math Stations!

…to share my strategies. Math Stations for Middle Grades includes management strategies, prepared math games, and a variety of templates so that you can create your own problems to go…

Field Trips – Follow Up on the Fun!

…this into a digital project by asking students to create a storyboard in PowerPoint or using a suitable app. I created two variations of the Field Trip Follow-up Report, with…

Green Companies? Let the Jury Decide!

create a packet of teaching materials to put this idea into action! Since I no longer have a classroom where I can test out my crazy schemes, Mandy Neal, tested…

5 Tips for New Teachers

…that the 2nd year would be so much better, and they were right. By my 3rd year everything fell place and I began to love teaching. The rest is history!…

Power Reading Workshop and The Daily 5

…Boushey and Joan Moser. After participating in that book study, I feel more confident about exploring the similarities and differences between Power Reading Workshop and The Daily 5. Both programs…