Our class record was 95 paperclips. Think your students could beat that?
Five Favorite Read Alouds
When I taught 5th grade, on the first day of school I introduced what I called “Kindergarten Moments.” This involved getting all the kids sitting together on the floor while I read to them from my favorite picture books. I
Football Critical Thinking Activity
I first saw something like this about 16 years ago when I was a new teacher. I was observing in another teacher’s classroom. He was obsessed with football, so he’d put together this elaborate math unit tracking football stats and scores.
101 Creative Ways to Show What You Know
Ideas for ways kids can demonstrate their learning
Happy New Year!
Five Tips for Using Video Clips in Class
Video clips can capture students’ attention, explain a point, and show students things and place and people they might not otherwise get to see.