In the upper grades, your students are no longer reading fables with clearly stated morals or lessons. Your students must read a fiction story and determine a theme (message or lesson), which is not explicitly stated. In this post, I will share a step-by-step process to teach theme in the upper … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Project-Based Learning
Why is Project-Based Learning Important? As educators, we all know that having students passively learn facts and information and then regurgitating those facts for a test or quiz is not sufficient. It does not prepare our students for the real world. Instead, we need to allow our students … [Read more...]
How to Sharpen Your Students’ Critical Thinking Skills
For the most part, reasoning, deducing, inferring, and critical thinking are not skills that come naturally to our students. Rather, they must be nurtured and developed. We want our students to become critical thinkers so they can reason and apply logic to solve novel problems throughout their … [Read more...]
Secrets of Successful Classroom Management: Encouraging a Growth Mindset
I'm here to share some secrets of successful classroom management. They are some of the simplest things you can do to have better classroom management, yet some teachers often forget to do them. The first secret - believe in your students, and let them know it. It's important … [Read more...]
Setting Fun Writing Expectations to Start Your Year Right
I'm back to share some more tips on how you can stop the stress and anxiety and have your best first week ever! One of the best things you can do at the start of the year is set up strong classroom procedures, routines, and expectations for every part of your room. Make sure your students … [Read more...]
Beginning of the Year Team Building Activities and Ice Breakers
Teachers! There isn't a more anxiety-provoking day than the first day of school. Am I right? With so much uncertainty (and excitement) about the first day, we want to make sure we're over prepared and that our lessons shine on those first days so that we can set a positive tone. That's why I want to … [Read more...]
How to Completely Transform Your Teaching with Exit Tickets
Whether they're completed on a piece of paper, a tablet, or a whiteboard, exit tickets are a powerful tool to use in your classroom. What are Exit Tickets? Exit tickets are formative assessments that provide information about your students' learning and understanding of a topic … [Read more...]
20 End of the Year Activities to Finish Your Year Right!
Need some end of the year activities for your squirrelly students? Don't worry, I've got you covered! My 20 End of the Year Activities pack includes indoor activities and games (with printables included), outdoor activities, STEM activities, and most importantly, fun stuff to keep your kids engaged … [Read more...]
End of the Year Tips, Games, Activities, and Lessons to Refocus your Students
I'm back with some end of the year tips, games, activities, and lessons! It happens every year. You have a few days with warm temperatures, and students all of a sudden think that it's summer vacation. Or, state testing finishes, and students think it's time to pack things up. Unfortunately (or … [Read more...]
Teaching Differentiated Area in Math: Ideas to Make Practicing Area Fun
Each year, I find that many of my students struggle to grasp the concept of area. Even though it is a standard that should be mastered in lower grades, most of my students still don't have a proficient understanding of this concept. I have found that the best way to help students learn is to … [Read more...]
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