Free Halloween Word Work – Seek & Spell Fun!
…phonemic awareness and phonics lessons, there’s just not enough time for true spelling instruction in the upper grades. This is unfortunate because upper elementary students still need lots of practice…
…phonemic awareness and phonics lessons, there’s just not enough time for true spelling instruction in the upper grades. This is unfortunate because upper elementary students still need lots of practice…
…water falling from the sky, like rain, snow, and sleet. Most kids also understand that evaporation is what happens when water “disappears” on a warm day, such as a puddle…
…prep way of reviewing multiple math concepts with grocery flyers. If your mailbox looks anything like mine, it is overflowing with junk mail. One of the biggest culprits is grocery…
…day has gone, and the student takes it home his or her parents to sign. If parents will set up simple incentives, like allowing the child to stay up late…
…Learning When the weather turns warm and sunny, everyone longs to be outside. Many activities like reading, writing poetry, doing science experiments, or playing math games can be taken outside….
…store. Exploring Perimeters – Step by Step If you like Mystery Perimeters, why not preview Exploring Perimeter to see what the entire book has to offer? All thirteen lessons include…
…bad rap from some educators! But if that’s not cooperative learning, what does cooperative learning look like? I discovered the answer when I was first trained in the “structural” approach…
…backpacks and noticed when people “cringed”. They loved it! 2. Model classroom discourse! Hearing and using rich language serves a number of purposes–from modeling sophisticated language to showing that…
…it into your existing system. If you don’t, and you’d like to learn more about mine, you can download my Classroom Economy Freebie here. If you’d like to use Brain…
…Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, and Fractions. Free LEGO Fractions Book I’d like to share an example of how to teach using LEGO bricks. This is a strategy for teaching how to…
…with plenty of time to relax and de-stress, your thoughts began to turn to next year’s class. What will your new students be like? Will you bond and have a…
…month left in the classroom. Don’t feel too bad for me – we don’t go back to class until September! Regardless, if you’re like me, it’s time to reflect back…
