Tips for Teaching Informational Text

…Venn diagram. As you can see from this snapshot of Rachel’s book, informational text elements often include numbered steps, headings and subheadings, illustrations with captions, and so on. Explain to…

Symbaloo: A Tool for Paperless Teaching

…as we go via my classroom website. If you do not have a classroom blog or website, another easy option is setting your Symbaloo as the home page for each…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…Biffle Director, Whole Brain Teachers of America Website: WholeBrainTeaching.com Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | WBT Bookclub | Webcast ArchiveChris Biffle, a college philosophy professor for 40 years, is the…

Why I Stopped Criticizing Common Core Math

…that celebrities and comedians like to paint a picture of students using number parts and number lines as adults, (ahem–Stephen Colbert) and I laugh right along with them…because using those…

Team Table Management

…team, you can number the Team Tubs and store them on a shelf. It really keeps you from having to pass materials out all day long. You can number the…

How to Create a Class Handbook that Rocks!

…If you sent home a handbook during the first week of school with information about that policy, you can politely direct the parent to that handbook. Creating a handbook also…

Easy Differentiation with Colored Folders

…Sometimes, the thought of organizing lessons to meet the individual needs of all of your students can feel like an overwhelming challenge. One of the best and simplest ways I…

Math is More Than a Numbers Game

…to read and understand the language of mathematics than on the ability to perform mathematics computation. In other words … Math is more than a numbers game. Years ago, standardized…