Spark a Love of Learning with Games
Teaching can be challenging from time to time, especially when we are talking about holding a student’s attention and keeping it. How can we motivate
Teaching can be challenging from time to time, especially when we are talking about holding a student’s attention and keeping it. How can we motivate
When I was in school, I remember teachers reviewing content by simply having us open a book, going to the end of the chapter, and
Often times when I mention using games in the classroom, I am met with a look. A look of bewilderment. I’m surprised by this because
This post contains affiliate links. Teaching about adaptations can be fun, especially when you start talking about the physical adaptation of camouflage. Often times students who
Teaching fractions are very important, yet so poorly understood even by many adults. If many adults don’t understand them, that means our students are in
When children are little they are very curious about everything around them, but as they get older this tends to diminish. How can we, as
We all have heard of differentiation. I’m sure at some point we have all wondered just how exactly are we suppose to make sure that
Sometimes a topic such as science careers can be a bit dry. And, often times you aren’t exactly sure how to “spruce it up” so
We’ve probably all used exit tickets before in our classroom for a quick, informal assessment. And, I’m willing to bet that most of the time
I’ve made many mistakes during my teaching career and one in particular still haunts me to this day. It was with my first English Language
Teaching science is often lower on the list of priorities for some teachers. I get it. In elementary classrooms everywhere, there is a HUGE emphasis
Common Core requires that we teach students strategies before we introduce them to the traditional algorithms. When it comes to teaching multi-digit multiplication, it’s common
This post contains aff. links. As Halloween approaches, you are likely wondering what you can do to help your students stay on task, but integrate
It’s time to introduce your class to the subject of division. You teach the vocabulary of division and then you begin problem-solving. Yet, when you
One thing that I love to have my students do when I teach my rocks and minerals unit, is to create a crystal garden. This is
One of the best ways to engage students in science at the start of a new unit is to use a discrepant event. Discrepant events
As a teacher, you may be struggling to try to figure out what to get your colleagues down the hall so they know they are
Have you heard of Boom Learning cards? If you haven’t experienced Boom Learning in your classroom, you’re missing out! Boom Learning is a perfect way
We have worked our way through the entire math workshop series and now I want to focus on how you can take the entire math
In math workshop, there is one last piece that we need to talk about. It is often a forgotten piece or a piece that is
It’s important to meet with students during math workshop. Here is where you get to know your students more directly and individually. It is where
I have been walking you through everything you need to know about math workshop to be successful. Last time, I talked about using centers as
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