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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?

Diving into the world of magnets can be both educational and fun, as showcased by three of my all-time favorite upper elementary magnetism experiments!

The Mystery of Magnetism: 3 Magnetic Experiments

Magnets: how do they work? Okay, well, we actually do have a pretty good idea of how they work… But that doesn’t mean magnetism is

Teaching about solar and lunar eclipses can be a memorable experience for students in upper elementary science classrooms. With the right blend of hands-on activities, math exercises, and scientific observations, you can turn these celestial events into foundational learning moments!

Light Up the Learning: 7 Engaging Eclipse Activities

When was the last time you watched an eclipse? Personally, I haven’t seen any since August 2017, aptly named the “Great American Eclipse” by some

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5 Simple Machines Projects to Support Student Inquiry

There’s a reason I mention hands-on activities in every single blog post: it’s the best way to learn! Whenever you’re in need of ways to

Simple machines are the backbone of all our fancy gadgets and systems. Help your students understand simple machines with these engaging activities!

Making Simple Machines Simple (and Fun!)

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: we are firmly planted in the Digital Era! Everywhere you look, there’s new technology

Get ahead of the curve by teaching rounding skills and sparking interest through interactive rounding games, manipulatives, songs, and movement.

10 Exciting & Effective Rounding Games

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5 Guaranteed Ways to Measure Student Progress at the Beginning of the Year

There are no two ways about it: the beginning of the school year is a stressful time. It seems like there are dozens of guidelines

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5 Genius Strategies to Counteract Learning Loss

Learning loss. It’s a bit of a scary phrase, isn’t it? All those years we spend in classrooms, soaking up knowledge like a sponge, only

When You Have Limited Time for Hands-On Learning

Picture this: it’s 2023. The COVID pandemic is (somewhat) settling down, but it left a mile-wide learning gap in its wake. On top of that,

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

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