Differentiation Archives - The Owl Teacher by Tammy DeShaw

DIFFERENTIATION

Differentiation can be hard, but it doesn’t have to be. These blog posts help you explore “everything differentiation” so that you can implement it in your classroom to meet the needs of every. single. student. without pulling your hair out.

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Trying to differentiate during online learning can feel like a huge challenge. This post provides lots of ideas to help make distance learning easier when it comes to differentiation in the classroom!

How to Differentiate During Online Learning

How to Tier Your Lessons Successfully

Scaffolding instruction for struggling students is an important step that many teachers need to be taking - and sometimes, teachers are rescuing students rather than scaffolding instruction for them. This post helps identify the difference between scaffolding and rescuing and helps you better understand what scaffolding instruction looks like.

Are You Scaffolding or Rescuing?

Rethinking Games in the Classroom

Why can’t students learn their multiplication facts? There’s only 144 to learn, right? It’s not a complicated chart and it seems relatively easy with a

1 HUGE Mistake You May Be Making with Project-Based Learning

Projects can be a ton of fun for both you and your students–it’s no secret. That’s why project-based learning is such a hit! But how

5 Essential & Easy Ways to Represent Math Ideas

Every day, you present new math ideas to students. From strategies to solutions to entirely new concepts, your kiddos can’t escape learning about math ideas

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Let’s Talk: 5 Worthwhile Ways to Supercharge Student Discourse

Students like to chat–it’s a fact of life. In the hallways, during transitions, while lining up: they’ll chat anywhere! Except, of course, when you’re trying

The Plane Truth on Polygon Misconceptions and Strategies to Fix Them

Geometry is a subject that can be fascinating for upper elementary students. But sometimes it can be challenging too. Some children can’t wrap their heads

Math is Fun Again: 10 Engaging Math Activities for Upper Elementary Students

It can grow tiring using the same math activities over and over that don’t engage your upper elementary students like they once did. With trends

Children find word problems difficult but this post provides 7 tips to help your students conquer them and feel more confident in math.

7 Tips for Mastering Word Problems

I have a word problem for you: There was this girl who was given well over 100 math word problems in her lifetime. She learned

20 End of the Year Activities to Engage Your Students

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

As you prepare your students for testing, make sure you check out these 6 tips of what you should do. It includes important test-taking skills, test prep ideas, and so much more!

6 Things You Need to Do When Student Testing

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

$Teaching equivalent fractions can be a challenge, and when you throw in trying to teach in online in a virtual environment, it can be even more difficult. This post provides you with ideas and engaging ways to help you teach fractions successfully in a remote learning environment. Save this pin and click through to learn more.$

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