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.
I’m always looking to integrate technology more into my lesson plans because our district is always pushing it, it’s the here and now, and well, it’s part
You’re a teacher. You want your students to learn. You are already tailoring the curriculum to their individual needs – differentiating, they say. What more
I hate the KWL. I’m sorry if you are a huge fan of it, but any variation of it, I just hate. I don’t know
We have been focusing a lot lately on our Animal Classification Unit. I’m always surprised how much the students know about the vertebrate group but how
Time is so limited in the elementary classroom with all the standards we have to teach! How can we fit them all in while teaching
Each classroom is likely utilizing the art form of Madeline Hunter’s ITIP in some way. If you’re a new teacher, then you may not know
Common Core has required that we implement more nonfiction into our classroom. It’s so easy in elementary to focus on fiction texts, but sometimes it
I like to teach my students to be aware of the events surrounding them in the world. To do this, I teach them how to
If your classroom is like mine, then you have very few minutes in the day. I have occasionally joked about having to follow my kids
With all the technology and instant gratification out there, sometimes it can be difficult to engage students. I know sometimes I think, “what can I
In the world of education, testing season is the most stressful time of the year – even for veteran teachers. It’s the pressure from school
I’m a Common Core school district and that meant more informational text. By 4th grade, students are expected to have 50% of their passages be nonfiction reading
CHECK OUT THESE RESOURCES
