A New Year? A New Opportunity!

It's a new year! It's a chance for a whole new outlook! It's the time of year when people make ne…

Why Drama Matters: 20 Ways Plays Benefit Elementary Students

Getting students to work with other students can be a challenge! They usually have a couple of friends they a…

Celebrate Winter Holidays!

The holidays are coming fast! As teachers, we want to have fun with our students during this very special tim…

5 Reasons to Follow your Passions!

My dad was a high school football coach and the town's physical education director. He was an amazing man…

Pumpkin Learning Fun!

It's a great time of year! Autumn brings colorful leaves, apples, crisp weather, and of course, pumpkins!

Want your students thinking about their progress?

Want your students to take notice of their own learning? Here's a little something I've done for year…

Organizing Math Centers

I typically start my math block with a whole group mini-lesson. Then we break into groups during the rest of …

Ten Things for Students to Do While You're Teaching Math Groups

With the variety of skills students come to you with Mathematically, it's important to meet the needs of …

Who Might Benefit From Team-Building Exercises?

I've always used team-building activities in my classroom. My dad was a football coach. Of course team bu…

Ten Activities to Keep Them Engaged!

As elementary teachers, one of our biggest challenges is to keep our students engaged in the learning process…