The Question Connection: Advice from Real Teachers
…“Advice from Real Teachers.” When I see a question that receives a massive number of responses, I’ll select the top 10 or 15 comments to share in a post on…
…“Advice from Real Teachers.” When I see a question that receives a massive number of responses, I’ll select the top 10 or 15 comments to share in a post on…
Cooperative learning activities are often designed for teams of four students. However, sometimes a team is just too big, especially in math. Sometimes the perfect number of students for a…
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…
…establish Rule 5, “Keep your dear teacher happy.” Step One For a minute or so, five times a day, rehearse the five classroom rules. You call out the rule number;…
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,…
…the October Activities Pack and print out the chart from there. Pumpkin Predictions Procedure Have students number off around the team, and Person #1 becomes the first recorder. Each team…
Daily problem solving is a highly effective way to help your students master the Common Core mathematical practice standards. Fortunately, when you have a plan in place, it can also…
…about math in new ways, finding multiple ways to solve problems, and to discuss their findings with others. Fortunately, it’s quite easy to find rich math tasks if you know…
Do you teach quadrilateral classification? If so, did you know there are THREE ways to define a trapezoid? Americans use either the inclusive or the exclusive definition depending on their…
…I knew you could do it! Way to go! I like the way you… 4. Practice the Skill After you complete the Working Together Skills chart with your students, it’s…
…works, and get out of the way of a poem. Allow a poem to live and breathe before we analyze, dissect, and label its parts. Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket…
…of lessons. When students take turns completing a worksheet or teams work together to solve a problem, there’s really no way of knowing how much help each student received on…
