20 Tips for Motivating Gifted Kids to THINK!
…webquests online can be a huge help in language arts, plus they love using the internet. It is a lot of extra prep, but they will really start responding and…
…webquests online can be a huge help in language arts, plus they love using the internet. It is a lot of extra prep, but they will really start responding and…
…all love those “light bulb” moments where everything clicks into place and the magic of learning happens. So what makes a lesson really amazing? I used to think hands-on learning…
…really works. In the process, I discovered that it’s actually a lot easier than you might imagine to create a caring classroom of students who are motivated and excited about…
…know the kiddos will love it. However, when we are limited on time, we really need to ask ourselves if the students are really going to get any educational value…
Step-by-step Lesson and Free Printables Most kids are familiar with the terms precipitation, condensation, and evaporation, but very few of them really understand what those words mean. Just ask your…
…compliments that you hear. For example, stop next to a team and say something like, “I just heard a really nice compliment in this team. Sally complimented Linda for coming…
…offered to send me 10 more kits for free! One kit isn’t really enough for an entire class, and he wanted my students to experience a true hands-on STEM lesson…
…just one minute! At the end of that time, they were much calmer and quieter. I could tell that they had really had refocused on the activity. I also discovered…
…teams because discussing and debating the placement of the cards was really helpful as they grappled with the concepts. When they discussed a card, they had to talk over the…
…top. If you have an uneven number of students or if someone is absent, write your own name at the top of one printable and take part in the activity….
…events in Dr. King’s life and his impact on the civil rights movement in a way that’s very easy to understand. BrainPOP.com has a number of resources to go along…
…not as fluent. Then I showed them how to time each other for one minute as they read aloud, and how to help each other calculate the average number of…
