Tips for teachers on how to effectively engage students in active learning and printable sheets of easy-to-use and adaptable activity/energizer cards for different grade levels and learning settings (in-person vs. virtual). Note: This resource has been
Keep your students engaged with these 9 easy to use, morning meeting activities that you can try today. No prep required!
Create an end of the day closing circle meeting where students can reflect, do an activity, share, and celebrate before going home!
Help students understand invisible culture and visible culture with this free activity.
Discover 18 engaging closing circle activities. Foster community, reflection, and closure while keeping students engaged and connected.
How to Train Your Dragon Thursday
Wondering what to do in morning meeting with K-1 students? Learn how to engage kids effectively with the 4 components of a responsive classroom morning meeting.
Nurture your classroom community. Provide differentiated social-emotional and academic instruction to 21st century learners. Save time and effort.
Use these simple morning meeting games to start your school day right. Kids will love the games, and you will love how easy they are to use!
Here are some of my favorite tried and true activities to help build community in the classroom and classroom traditions.
I've mentioned this project/bulletin board a few times, and now that this year's group has done it, presented it, and I've (almost) finished...
Community building in the classroom is one of the most important things we do as teachers! Here are some awesome community building activities.
A collaborative blog that shares teaching ideas and resources geared to third grade teachers and students.
The start of school is well underway by now, and I'm taking a moment to stop and reflect on the first six weeks. If you have never heard of or read anything from the Responsive Classroom, I suggest that you check out their work. One of the most influential books I have read in my
Have you ever wondered what culturally responsive teaching is and what does it mean for math instruction? Learn 6 characteristics here.
Tried and true teaching tools, tips, ideas, lessons, and differentiated resources for the upper elementary classroom.
Morning meeting games are a fun warm-up activity to start the day in any kindergarten, first, or second grade classroom.
These mental and physical morning meeting games are the perfect way to start the day in the primary education classroom. Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students will enjoy using their brain and bodies during these hands-on games and brain break activities. Use them to work on social and emotional skills and to get everyone in a good mood before starting the academic tasks of the day. Grab the FREE morning meeting slides and cards to help you get started!
