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Have you ever struggled with predicting how long a lesson takes? Have you sometimes ran out of time during a lesson and not finished everything you needed to do, or ended up having too much time left over? This post covers how to estimate the time you need for each lesson.

Gauging How Long a Lesson Will Take

If you're bored with the same informal assessments such as the ticket out the door, check out this list of assessment ideas that are low prep and engaging for your classroom. This blog post includes an A to Z list of ideas for informal assessments with a FREE printable.

Informal Assessments A to Z: A list of Ideas

It is absolutely possible to facilitate learning in any subject with the six tips listed in this post. These suggestions are all based on foundational teaching practices and not on specific course curriculum. Click through to get these tips and save this post to reference later!

How to Facilitate Learning in ANY Subject

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

Are you looking for some Black History Month activities beyond just reading passages for your upper elementary students? Check out these Black History Month ideas for 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade that will engage your students and help show what they learned. Plus grab a freebie!

10 Black History Month Activities for Your Classroom

February is Black History Month. With everything going on in our classrooms (parent/teacher conferences, Valentine’s Day, 100th day of school, President’s Day, and COVID, to

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

Engaging Ways to Teach Equivalent Fractions Virtually

Teaching equivalent fractions is no easy feat, and when you throw in the thought of having to teach it online remotely, one’s brain begins to

10 Ways to Make Valentine’s Day Special for Your Sweet Students

Valentine’s Day is such a fun holiday to celebrate in the classroom. It’s the perfect day to express to students just how much they mean

If you're teaching the human body systems, you need to check out this post. It is a collection of valuable freebies, websites, and so much more. Save this pin and click through to learn more!

A Collection of Ideas for Teaching the Human Body Systems

While studying the human body systems is not in the NGSS, it is still a requirement in many science standards across the United States. This

The Ultimate Gift Guide for Teachers

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 about Boom Learning Cards, but wasn't exactly sure what they were or how to use them? This post covers everything you need to know to get started in the classroom with Boom Decks and to get started! Save this pin and click through now.

How to Use Boom Learning Cards in Your Classroom

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

There's 10 ways you can increase student growth with the math workshop model. This post goes over them in detail. Which is your favorite? Save this pin and click through to learn more!

How to Rock Your Math Workshop for Ultimate Student Growth

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

One component of Math workshop is the closing. It's important to use many different lesson closures. This post walks you through several ideas and strategies to use at the end of your lesson to help your students deepen their learning and reflect more!

Lesson Closures for Math Workshop

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

During math workshop, you have to meet with students either through guided math groups or through one-to-one conferences. Check out this post to learn about how to make this important part of guided math successful!

The Importance of Meeting with Students

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

If you're looking for some alternatives to math centers during your guided math time, check out these three ideas that are simple but quick! They will engage your students and help you differentiate! It's perfect for math workshop! Save this pin and click through to read more.

3 Super Easy Alternatives to Math Centers

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

Are Guided Math Centers Really That Hard?

Let’s face it. The idea of centers in the classroom can be a bit intimidating, especially if you’re a new teacher. There’s so much to

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