Discover new teaching ideas with these inspiring resource ideas! Add excitement by trying out fresh resources and strategies in your classroom.
Energy teaching ideas, resources, and lesson plans on speed and energy, conservation of energy, and energy transfer. (NGSS aligned!)
Graduation season is upon us and with it comes the quest for graduation song ideas.Here are 20 popular graduation songs for elementary school ceremonies!
Hands-on learning is incredibly important for kids. There are a million reasons why! Today I am highlighting more than 60 elementary hands-on math teaching ideas that I have featured over the years on my site.
Jun 7, 2019 - Explore Erin Ainsley's board "Art Teaching", followed by 495 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about art classroom, teaching art, elementary art.
As a teacher, you know that one of the most important skills your students can learn is how to respond effectively to what they read. Whether they’re reading a textbook, a work of fiction, or an article online, understanding and engaging with the material is crucial. Getting students to do this can be easier said than done. Here are 5 tips to help you out when teaching students to respond to reading. Want to know more about reading response? Visit my website!
A worksheet for practicing tonal pattern writing. This worksheet contains 9 tonal patterns (tonic and dominant) in G-Major. Underneath each pattern is a blank staff on which students can copy the pattern. I also added a prompt for students to label each pattern as tonic or dominant.
13+ of the best ideas for teaching elementary math at home using games and play. Make homeschool math fun with simple ideas to keep kiddos interested!
A geography teacher’s task isn’t an easy one as it requires piquing the classroom’s interest in countries and cultures that they cannot see or touch. At the same time, it’s also very rewarding as once you’ve managed to spark interest in your student’s minds, it could very well last a long time. To help you […]
On September 11, 2001 the world changed forever. The country came together in the face of terrorism and tragedy. It is an important day in history that your students need to learn about. I wanted
This NO PREP lesson plan guides you through the steps for teaching your students how to find the point of view in a narrative story. Includes all the materials you will need to teach this in your 3rd-grade classroom! Visit Teaching in the Heart of Florida on Teachers Pay Teachers!
Browse over 610 educational resources created by Chalkboards and Coffee in the official Teachers Pay Teachers store.
Like most teachers, you want your students to be successful readers. But what do you do if they struggle with reading fluency? Poor reading fluency can impede a student’s comprehension of text, leading to frustration and discouraging readers. Fortunately, targeted interventions can help improve reading fluency. If you have students struggling with reading fluency, try out some targeted reading skills interventions to help them improve. Visit my website to learn more!
Engage your students by making electricity fun. Check out these science teaching ideas for the next time you have to teach electricity in your upper elementary classroom.
From teaching procedures and setting expectations at the beginning of the year to mini-lessons throughout the year to reviewing our learning, we used them for everything! Let's talk about the basics and importance of anchor charts.
In my classroom I choose to have a natural classroom theme. I make sure to add a lot of natural elements in my classroom and as a result my classroom is and looks peaceful. I am going to be sharing how I use a natural classroom theme in my Montessori classroom. Click the link to learn how to create a natural classroom theme!
As a teacher, you understand the importance of helping your students develop their reading comprehension skills. But how do you know if they truly understand what they’re reading? Formative assessments are invaluable for helping teachers gauge student progress and optimize their reading comprehension. Sometimes it’s hard to know what to do with the data you collect. Want to know more about using formative assessment data in your classroom? Visit Teaching in the Heart of Florida for details!
