Virtual dissections can be a huge help in teaching science, biology, physiology and anatomy. Here are some of the best resources for your lessons and labs.
Many of us were just thrust into the challenging new role of 'emergency homeschooler' without a moment’s notice or a single second of training. As an
Sorting is one of the first units covered in many early childhood classrooms. It is an essential skill for little ones to understand before many other math skills are developed. Little learners need to know what makes objects the same and different in order to understand the concept of sorting. Same and Different This may
If you suddenly find yourself having to homeschool your kids, you may be in need of tips and tricks to make home learning less stressful. ... Read More
Are you a working parent who homeschools? Check out these 5 keys to make your journey more manageable. From establishing routines to involving your kids in household activities, these strategies will help you find balance and success.
There are certain essential supplies for distance learning that we find ourselves using over and over again. Here is a rundown!
There are certain essential supplies for distance learning that we find ourselves using over and over again. Here is a rundown!
OMGGGGG THIS IS NOW EDITABLEEEEEE!!!!! If you purchased on or before 8/22, please re-download to get the updates!!! Thank you SO much for leaving an accurate review based on the current updates. I hope you enjoy! :)) ✨Check out my Bundle of my ESSENTIAL DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES✨ ✨PAIRS PERFECTLY WITH MY DISTANCE LEARNING BINDERS!! ✨ Distance Learning Family and Student Guide | DIGITAL ETIQUETTE Virtual Classroom: Send this letter home to families to help guide them in connecting through ZOOM video chatting. I've made this based off of specific issues I continued to have with my students while teaching digitally. I made a word-based option for families, and a visual option for students to follow. This can be used while learning to teach/learn during the current COVID-19 school shutdowns, but also BEYOND for online classes, homeschooling, tutoring, summer school, check-ins over school breaks, and any type of distance learning! SEE PREVIEW FOR FULL DETAILS OF WHAT'S INCLUDED and WHAT PARTS ARE EDITABLE!!! Wording options (CLICK FOR INDIVIDUAL LINKS) DISTANCE LEARNING (currently only available in this bundle DUO GOOGLE GOOGLE MEET HANGOUT MEETING SKYPE SLACK TEAMS VIDEO WEBEX ZOOM (
Many of us were just thrust into the challenging new role of 'emergency homeschooler' without a moment’s notice or a single second of training. As an
Are you preparing for a homeschooling India unit, or are you just interested in a virtual tour of India with kids? Read on for activities, recipes, & more!
Homeschooling and virtual learning have become the new normal. To East this journey we provide this list of Homeschooling Essentials
OMGGGGG THIS IS NOW EDITABLEEEEEE!!!!! If you purchased on or before 8/22, please re-download to get the updates!!! Thank you SO much for leaving an accurate review based on the current updates. I hope you enjoy! :)) ✨Check out my Bundle of my ESSENTIAL DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES✨ ✨PAIRS PERFECTLY WITH MY DISTANCE LEARNING BINDERS!! ✨ Distance Learning Family and Student Guide | DIGITAL ETIQUETTE Virtual Classroom: Send this letter home to families to help guide them in connecting through ZOOM video chatting. I've made this based off of specific issues I continued to have with my students while teaching digitally. I made a word-based option for families, and a visual option for students to follow. This can be used while learning to teach/learn during the current COVID-19 school shutdowns, but also BEYOND for online classes, homeschooling, tutoring, summer school, check-ins over school breaks, and any type of distance learning! SEE PREVIEW FOR FULL DETAILS OF WHAT'S INCLUDED and WHAT PARTS ARE EDITABLE!!! Wording options (CLICK FOR INDIVIDUAL LINKS) DISTANCE LEARNING (currently only available in this bundle DUO GOOGLE GOOGLE MEET HANGOUT MEETING SKYPE SLACK TEAMS VIDEO WEBEX ZOOM (
Looking for an essential homeschool supply checklist? This is the list of the things you need when you are getting started, plus a printable checklist!
Here is a list of 14 essential educational apps for teachers, regardless of their student's grade level or subject matter.
Vinyl wall decal with positive quote for a virtual classroom decor: "Together we can do virtually anything with a computer image". GREAT decal for a virtual classroom door, homeschool classroom wall, school principal's office wall, classroom door decal, virtual home classroom decor and more! During the Pandemic of 2020 when many schools are doing virtual learning from home, positive quotes on the walls with inspirational decals can be motivational and adorable. Teachers might enjoy this as a classroom decal and other essential workers could use this message as well on a wall or window in a workplace or home. Dimensions: 13.5Hx13.5W17Hx17W24Hx24W32Hx32W Depending on the size of the decal it will come in more than one strip. Each decal is made of high quality, self-adhesive, matte-finish vinyl that gives a crisply painted look to whatever surface you choose to apply it to: walls, doors, windows, mirrors, wood, plexiglass, etc. Clean, dry, and flat surfaces work the best for our vinyl wall decals but they can be applied to textured walls and surfaces. The decal will simply reflect the texture of the surface and may take a little more time and love to make it stay put. Vinyl is removable, but not reusable. Every decal is made to order, so they can be made smaller or larger, if you would like your decal in a different size, please contact us and we can create a custom size for you.
A great way to practice essential 2nd and 3rd grade vocabulary words such as producer, consumer, goods, services, human, natural and capital resources, barter, scarcity, economic choice, opportunity cost, and more! Answer key included.
Empathy is a key ability and board games are a surprisingly good tool to help foster this quality. This is what motivated me to write…
Thank you to HS teacher Ginny V., for sharing these tips. The video is especially helpful to HS and MS students and fun to watch.
Just follow these essential distance learning tips and you'll finally feel organized and ready to teach your kids at home.
You've probably noticed pictures of STEM engineering challenges floating around the teacher blog world recently, especially if you happen to be on Pinterest. There are so many pictures of plastic cup towers, coffee filter parachutes, and other cardboard contraptions. Perhaps you've plunged into the fun headfirst, or maybe you are still standing on the diving board wondering, "Will this really benefit my students?" Read this post to learn 8 reasons STEM challenges are beneficial for students and download a free STEM engineering project!
Our homeschool routines and the chances we have to learn from our homeschooling extras, like our apple orchard field trip, help our homeschool go smoothly!
Challenge your child’s problem solving skills with this simple STEAM learning activity that combines, art, engineering, and water play. STEAM is the combination of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. Most people are familiar with STEM, but we suggest adding the A for Art because Art is an essential part to learning and developing creative...Read More
One of the coolest skills I learned while in Girl Scouts was lashing. With some sticks and rope, I can lash together just about anything! And that all stems from the ability to tie basic knots. Knot tying is an essential skill that most kids learn in scouts. These Knot tying practice sticks are great […]
Google Classroom 8 essential tips infographic. Some lesser known things about Google Classroom that you need to know! Google Classroom Essential
With the growing pandemic, are you suddenly thrust into the world of homeschooling while working from home? It can definitely be a challenge to get everything done. But, the good news is that it is possible! As a freelancing and homeschooling mom of nine, I've had some time to figure this homeschooling while growing a
November is the month to give thanks! Don't forget your child's teacher on your list of things to be thankful for this season!
Word work activities for ANY words! Word work is an essential part of language learning in the primary grades. Make word work FUN while LEARNING takes place! There are seventeen different word work activities included in this pack. They can be used for absolutely ANY word learning! Perfect for literacy centers or sub plans. A must have for Kindergarten- Third Grade! #wordwork #wordworkactivities #spelling #1stgrade #2ndgrade #kindergarten
Finding essential reading comprehension skills and strategies that will benefit all of your students can be challenging. These twenty SUMMER-themed reading comprehension passages make perfect reading comprehension practice, all on one easy to use page! BUY ON TPT
Teach your students how to pay attention and focus with our interactive lesson on executive functioning skills for kids. Enhance classroom management with the help of our privacy office. Try it now!
Teacher supplies that every educator needs for in-person or virtual learning, including classic materials along with some new ones for remote classrooms.
Understanding the human body can be tough. These virtual anatomy tours make it easier for medical students and everyone else.
OMGGGGG THIS IS NOW EDITABLEEEEEE!!!!! If you purchased on or before 8/22, please re-download to get the updates!!! Thank you SO much for leaving an accurate review based on the current updates. I hope you enjoy! :)) ✨Check out my Bundle of my ESSENTIAL DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES✨ ✨PAIRS PERFECTLY WITH MY DISTANCE LEARNING BINDERS!! ✨ Distance Learning Family and Student Guide | DIGITAL ETIQUETTE Virtual Classroom: Send this letter home to families to help guide them in connecting through ZOOM video chatting. I've made this based off of specific issues I continued to have with my students while teaching digitally. I made a word-based option for families, and a visual option for students to follow. This can be used while learning to teach/learn during the current COVID-19 school shutdowns, but also BEYOND for online classes, homeschooling, tutoring, summer school, check-ins over school breaks, and any type of distance learning! SEE PREVIEW FOR FULL DETAILS OF WHAT'S INCLUDED and WHAT PARTS ARE EDITABLE!!! Wording options (CLICK FOR INDIVIDUAL LINKS) DISTANCE LEARNING (currently only available in this bundle DUO GOOGLE GOOGLE MEET HANGOUT MEETING SKYPE SLACK TEAMS VIDEO WEBEX ZOOM (
It’s back to school time. Stores are full of parents are who torn between enthusiasm and exhaustion. Walking around with school lists on their screens, they are the ones trying to herd children lulled to colorful “must haves” not on the list. With energy poured into preparing for school to start, we often miss creating ...
When it comes to teaching multiplication, the truth is, often times students struggle. Introducing flash cards for each fact is just not enough to insure that students really understand the concept of multiplication. Each child that enters our classrooms will have their own unique way of learning which is why it is so important that we are prepared to teach different strategies to solve a multiplication equation. Let's look at some easy strategies (that require no prep for you) to help your students master the concept of multiplication. TEACH ONE FACT AT A TIME Where do you start? Introducing all the facts at one time can make learning them all seem impossible. Start with the basics- introduce the facts of 2 (2 x 0 through 2 x 12) and give students time to work on the strategies with just these facts. Students have been skip counting by 2's for years usually by the time they are ready to learn multiplication, and you may be tempted to skip teaching this. However, by starting with something familiar, you are setting your students up for success. REPEATED ADDITION One of the easiest ways to begin teaching multiplication is to connect it to repeated addition. Addition is an operation your students will already be familiar with, and it is the basic building block of multiplication. It is helpful to have your students write out the multiplication fact along with the repeated addition fact it represents. For example: 2 x 3 is the same as 2 + 2 + 2 or 3 + 3 for the inverse. ARRAYS After students practice with repeated addition, move on to teaching arrays. Using arrays is a good way to model repeated addition as each row can be seen as an equal group of objects. Using arrays not only provides a visual model of each multiplication fact, but it also builds on the concept of area. Who doesn't love when you can teach two skills at once? COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY Just like addition, multiplication is commutative. This means the order of the factors in an equation doesn't change the answer (products). Teach your students that if they know for example, the product of 7 x 8 is 56 then the product of 8 x 7 is also 56. SKIP COUNTING Skip counting is another way to show the patterns involved in multiplication. Skip counting is a pretty easy skill to practice, and can be done orally or on a number line. When thinking about number sense, skip counting helps students see patterns within sets of numbers. The more patterns they know or can make, the easier it is for them to make generalizations about how numbers work. PATTERNS ON A 100's CHART Showing students the patterns made on a hundreds chart is another way to build number sense. When students use a 100's chart and shade in the multiples for each fact, they begin to see patterns within each fact. For example, students may notice that all the factors of 2 end with a 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8. Students can also see the relationships between 2 sets of facts. For example, students might notice that all the factors of 9 are also factors of 3. You can also tie in skip counting with the 100's chart. Once students have shaded in the factors for a given number, they can use their chart to practice orally skip counting forward and then backwards. Added bonus - that backwards skip counting can set the stage for learning about division. FACT FAMILIES Once students have the basic understanding of multiplication (multiplication is repeated addition), they are ready to start digging in to fact families. Students have practiced fact families with addition and subtraction, but that doesn't necessarily mean they will see the related facts with multiplication and division. If students realize that related facts belong together, there will be fewer facts they will need to memorize. PRACTICE DRILLS After the all too important foundational "concept learning" of multiplication (building arrays, skip counting, etc.), students will be ready to move on to memorizing the facts. The goal here is that students will know the products of the basic math facts, and be able to recall them quickly and accurately. Not all students will move to this next step at the same time. Some students may never ever reach this step, and that is ok. If students have a true understanding of multiplication, they can use the strategies they have learned to solve a multiplication equation. Speed is not always the outcome when learning multiplication, but it sure will help those students ready for it. MAKE IT FUN! I think this may be the most important strategy. Just practicing the multiplication facts over and over is boring! One of my favorite ways to make learning fun is by turning the concept into a game. When students are playing games, they don't even realize they are learning. In my book, that's a win for everyone! Hopefully you have learned some fun ways to help teach multiplication! All of these of these ideas are included in my Multiplication Worksheet & Game Practice for Facts 2-12 bundle found on TpT. If you are in need of a digital (a.k.a. NO GRADING) way to practice fact fluency check out my Multiplication Boom Decks. Use these ideas to reinforce your math lessons and watch your students understanding of multiplication grow.
