Managing Your Science Labs
Classroom management can definitely be a challenge in any regular classroom. When you throw in the excitement of a science lab, it can become even
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End of the Year Review Game
One way to get students engaged and thinking creatively at the end of the year is to have them create their own review board games.
How to Have Number Talks
Number talks are powerful but short activities that increase student learning and achievement in math classrooms. This brief activity is often 10-15 minutes in length
Are you doing STEM right? I’m betting NOT!
Are you teaching STEM right? I’m willing to bet you’re not. Often when I see things labeled as STEM, it’s simply not. It may come
Preparing Students for Testing
Students often don’t know what to do when it comes to preparing for testing. Even if they had heard from the previous years’ teacher to
Engaging Test Prep Ideas
Students have to review material before a test. This is especially true before a test that has higher stakes involved. Typically schools pull out the
Tips for When It’s Crunch Time
I have been rambling on and on about all these snow days. Normally I’m very pumped about snow days, but when we start going into
Increasing Critical Thinking Skills in Math
It’s important that we are building critical thinking skills in math. Too often these are overlooked or assumed that students do it because they have
Teaching Test-Taking Strategies
One way to help your students be successful during “testing season” is to teach them test-taking strategies. I like to do this not only for
Using Test-Taking Motivators
There are many ways to motivate students before a standardized test and even on that all-important test day. Don’t underestimate the need for these mini-motivators,
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
5 Games for Reviewing Any Content
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
Why You SHOULD Use Games In Your Classroom
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
Activities to Investigate Camouflage
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
10 Ways for Students to Master Fractions
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
Stimulate Curiosity through Questioning
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
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Getting Ready for Back to School
July 17, 2022
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As you start to get ready for back to school, you may feel overwhelmed, stressed and rushed. How can you complete everything on time without taking up too much unpaid work time or feeling all those emotions? Check out this post where I give you tips to help you prepare for back to school season!
Bulletin Boards to Start Your Year
July 5, 2022
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As back to school approaches, it’s time to start thinking about classroom decor and preparing our rooms again. I don’t know about you, but I
8 Must-Do Ideas for Teacher Self-Care
June 11, 2022
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It’s easy to get caught up in our day-to-day activities running a classroom and managing our home lives. At certain times of the year, such
20 End of the Year Activities to Engage Your Students
April 14, 2022
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Let’s face it. At the end of the year, your students have high energy and are super excited that school is about to end. And
10 Hands-On Plant Activities
April 11, 2022
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When I was in college, I did not like learning about plants. It was a boring class and the professor had a monotone voice. I
6 Things You Need to Do When Student Testing
February 17, 2021
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Regardless of whether your school is teaching virtual, in-person, or somewhere in-between, there are still school districts that are testing their students. Maybe these districts
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