10 Creative Thanksgiving Classroom Activities That Aren’t Just Turkeys
As the crisp, cold air of November rolled in, I would always dread Thanksgiving classroom activities. Years ago, when I first started teaching, it wasn’t
As the crisp, cold air of November rolled in, I would always dread Thanksgiving classroom activities. Years ago, when I first started teaching, it wasn’t
After five to ten years in upper elementary, you’ve likely seen a mountain of worksheets. They served their purpose, but many have become fill-in-the-blank, low-engagement
Suppose you’ve been teaching upper elementary for about a decade. In that case, you’ve already survived SmartBoards that never calibrated, grading piles taller than your
AI tools in the classroom will help teachers save the precious commodity of time. It’s a barrier that teachers have struggled with for a long
AI in teaching is no longer just knocking on our classroom doors. It’s everywhere, and it has been for a while. If you really think
Most of us grew up dividing fractions by memorizing the chant “Keep, Change, Flip.” It was quick, worked, and helped us survive the test. We
Sometimes the words ‘scavenger hunt’ immediately makes a teacher sigh. In theory, it sounds like such an exciting activity. In the real world, it feels
We have all used sticky notes in the classroom. It’s a classroom supply that is not only for the teacher, but for the students. You’ve
We all know that practicing multiplication isn’t necessarily a student’s idea of a perfect day. Traditional worksheets don’t exactly inspire a love of math in
I have always started the back-to-school season with get-to-know-you activities. I mentioned in previous posts about building a classroom community as part of the 10
When it comes to teaching fractions, we often feel a sense of defeat before we even begin. This is usually because our students struggle with
Fifth graders need a variety of engaging tasks to complete while learning multiplication and division. Let’s be honest: students can only focus on their tasks
For years, we have all been told that we need to tailor our teaching to meet the various diverse needs of our students, with only
Word problems stump virtually every child in our classrooms. When students are faced with them, they often freeze, guess, or strip numbers from a word
You pour your heart into lesson plans, stay late grading, and deeply care about your students. Yet, despite your best efforts, some kiddos just aren’t
