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You made a unit on ecosystems that you think is great. It has colorful worksheets on the food chain, a wall with vocabulary phrases, and
One of my students was a bright kid who had done well on all the area and perimeter worksheets I had given him. He was
This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links. You just finished teaching your plant unit, but something seems amiss. Sure, the kids labeled their plant diagrams correctly.
Do you remember learning how to ride a bike? I do. I pulled out the bicycle manual and read it cover to cover. Then, I
Picture a fourth grader standing in front of her gingerbread house, one hand holding a spray bottle and the other hand carrying a page of
The last December I taught, I did something I’m not proud of. I pulled up a worksheet of word problems right before lunch, and my
If you’ve ever taught mixtures and solutions, you know it can get… well, messy. Water everywhere, substances scattered across desks, and that inevitable moment when
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Most of us, including me at the time, are pretty skilled at using manipulatives. Base ten blocks? Took them out in September. Tiles for fractions?
As the crisp, cold air of November rolled in, I would always dread Thanksgiving classroom activities. Years ago, when I first started teaching, it wasn’t
After five to ten years in upper elementary, you’ve likely seen a mountain of worksheets. They served their purpose, but many have become fill-in-the-blank, low-engagement
Suppose you’ve been teaching upper elementary for about a decade. In that case, you’ve already survived SmartBoards that never calibrated, grading piles taller than your
