Try This When Kids Are Absent!

Doesn’t it drive you crazy when kids are absent for several days and you have to gather up a list of assignments they need to complete? Even though I know…

Drama Circles: Cooperative Learning FUN!

…first days of school can really help set the tone for the rest of the school year. This kind of cooperative learning activity has students breaking down the beginning of…

Power Reading Workshop and The Daily 5

…this book as a supplement to Power Reading Workshop, because the CAFE menu approach can easily be integrated into the basic Power Reading Workshop model after the first 10 days

Earth Day Teaching Resources

…However, consumerism is such an important topic that it is worth doing over several days or at another time of year. In the video, Annie shares that from the extraction…

Creating a Caring Classroom Family

…contract that everyone has signed, but that they serve as the classroom code that you refer to over and over again as you travel through the days, months, and year….

Using Gestures to Enhance Learning

…from my cheerleading days. I turned it into a chant to remember counting by 25s while we were counting quarters. (Fill in the name of your school on the blank.)…

Hands-on Water Cycle Fun!

…graders for 3 days. I had a wonderful time teaching them about the water cycle and weather! Two favorite lessons were a hands-on water cycle activity and an exciting cloud-formation…