How to plan collaborative project-based learning activities in the math classroom. Check out these engaging PBL ideas for 3rd grade students!
These engaging strategies to incorporate movement in the classroom are perfect for the fidgety students & kinesthetic learners in your class!
This doctor classroom transformation is perfect for elementary students to practice math skills while having fun.
I teach reading at an elementary school. I love what I do! I wanted to share some "ways to praise" that we use in my classroom. These aren't my own ideas just the ones my students love. And here's how it looks: { I look FABULOUS! } Click HERE for printable. =) In what ways do YOU praise?
Are you new to interactive note taking? This post shares everything you need to know about how to use interactive notebooks.
This surgery classroom transformation is a fun and engaging way to review nonfiction text features with your students!
Using classroom money can be highly motivating to students and help students practice important math skills. This blog post explains how I got started with classroom money.
Are you new to interactive note taking? This post shares everything you need to know about how to use interactive notebooks.
Learn how to use data notebooks in the classroom, set up student-teach conferences, and goal set with your elementary students.
Fun, free, and engaging ideas to incorporate a class pet and take-home journal with your students. The perfect classroom management tool!
On the fence about using a classroom economy with your students? Check out the 7 benefits of this classroom management strategy!
Are you new to interactive note taking? This post shares everything you need to know about how to use interactive notebooks.
14 Brilliant Ways to Quiet a Noisy Class! Check out these behavior management strategies for classroom management!
Amazing things can happen with just one dot.
For every teacher you ask about how to run circle time, you will get a slightly different answer. Today I want to share with you a little bit about our circletime process along with ten tips for making circletime more than just a routine experience but instead an engaging and interesting experience in the preschool classroom...
This construction classroom transformation is a fun and engaging way to review writing concepts before state testing!
Paragraph writing is a big challenge for many students. This post includes a step-by-step method to help your students write great paragraphs in no time.
I've done a lot of experimenting with desk arrangements over the years. I've definitely found my favorite. Keep reading, I'll tell you about it. I've also discovered that it's smart to pick a few
Classroom community building activities and free ideas and lesson plans to kick off the school year or implement at any time.
Check out these fun ideas for classroom rewards! They're great alternatives to costly treats and the best part is they're student generated!
Learn how to use data notebooks in the classroom, set up student-teach conferences, and goal set with your elementary students.
20 middle school routines and procedures to keep your students on the right track and out of trouble. Set your classroom up for success!
Characterization can be hard to dissect, unless you turn your class into a group of surgeons. Your students can dissect characters using body biographies!
This construction classroom transformation is a fun and engaging way to review writing concepts before state testing!
*PRINT AND DISPLAY IN YOUR CLASS* Print on an A4 or A3 size paper. This Inquiry cycle is inspired by Kath Murdoch. It includes printable sheet having arrows as well. Adjust your printer to fit to page before printing. This resource is for personal classroom use only. Credits for clip arts: LillySillyBilly
Learn how to create a classroom social contract that's truly got student buy-in and will enhance your classroom management.
Engaging vocabulary review Ideas & activities that can be used with K-5 students! Five fun & collaborative vocabulary instruction ideas.
This surgery classroom transformation is a fun and engaging way to review nonfiction text features with your students!
An Elementary Teaching Blog with tips, ideas and freebies for your classroom. For new teachers and seasoned teachers alike!
a GIANT Poster Nutcracker to print at home, assemble and then color in. Perfect for any classroom door or wall! Teachers have a look!
Last summer I attended a GT training and was introduced to choice boards! I LOVE THIS IDEA!!! I think that students are more engaged and even challenge themselves more when they are given choices. The great thing is....they aren't just for GT students. Choice boards work similar to tic-tac-toe; the student completes 3 activities in a row {up, down, diagonal} They can be adapted for ALL students and actually lend themselves well to differentiated instruction. On Tuesday, I will be attending another GT training specifically on choice boards and differentiated instruction {I'm super pumped about it!} I can't wait to learn more about these learning tools! {I promise to share what I learn!} Choice boards can be set up in many different ways. You can base them off of abilities, learning styles, intelligences, and even levels of questioning. I have found it easier, if I focus on just one of these types. When creating the board, you want to plan out what type of activity each square will focus on. {You don't want to have 2 of the same type of activities in a row} The goal of the CBs are to have equally acceptable activities that you want the students to complete that are similar end products, but have varying ways to accomplish the final product. {For example, you are studying the Alamo. Students could choose activities from writing a diary from the viewpoint of being in the battle, recreating a model of the Alamo, creating a movie, etc.}The wonderful thing about CBs though...students can choose an activity they are willing to complete {taking into consideration their own likes/learning style/intelligence}, but they will have 2 other activities they will need to complete that will focus on other skills that they possibly may need to strengthen {but at the very least they're practicing other skills}! It's a win-win situation! I recently put the choice boards I created for my homework reader's responses in my shop. My students are required to read 20 min nightly, however I found that many of them weren't really reading every night! These choice boards give student's different options to respond to their books, while focusing on varying skills. I've also included 4 blank {editable} choice boards so that you can create your own boards! .....And I used the adorable sneakers clipart to jazz them up from KPM Doodles {love her stuff!} Here is an example template of how to begin creating a choice board based on Multiple Intelligences: Source: Dare to Differentiate Here are some great resources: Dare to Differentiate (AWESOME site for resources!) PVUSD Choices based on intelligence
This file contains alphabet cards (A-Z) with art related words. Each card includes the letter, word, and clipart. These are great for an elementary art classroom.
There are SO MANY fun methods for teaching area and perimeter that keep students active, moving, and engaged; here are my favorites.
Want to know how I keep math centers running smoothly in my classroom?! I love maximizing my time with small groups by making sure that my centers are meaningful and low-prep! Click here to read more!
This Boot Camp Classroom Transformation lets elementary students practice their math facts in a fun and engaging manner.
Amazon is a teacher's best friend! Each year my list of must haves for the classroom grows so I'm here to share more of my Amazon classroom finds!
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This is a great back to school activity for a fruit-themed or sweet classroom! All you do is print, hand it out to students, and let them enjoy this activity! The students are asked to draw and write words on this lemon that help you and their classmates get to know them. They put the number for their birthday, words that describe them, draw their family, favorite hobby, subject in school, etc. It's an easy and quick way to get to know your students. Then you can hang these up in your classroom, on a bulletin board, or on your door during the first week of school. Some ideas of sayings you could put above these lemons are: *Welcome to 4th Grade…Where Learning is Sweet *Squeeze the Day *Ready for a Fresh Start *You’re the Zest Hope you enjoy this product! Check out my other fruit-themed classroom products.
Are you new to interactive note taking? This post shares everything you need to know about how to use interactive notebooks.
