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Exciting lesson ideas, book lists, videos, classroom strategies, and reproducibles in a daily blog by mentor teachers
As you sit on the beach relaxing this summer, I encourage you to ponder how you can use technology in your classroom and give your students the opportunities to develop 21st century skills. Read on for some suggestions of how you might approach...
May is National Inventors Month: the perfect time to showcase student work with a science or academic fair. Read on for the essential steps needed to make any event a success.
Disclaimer: These are not foods suggested for a steady diet! But the following books -- sweet, savory, and downright silly -- spell a fun way to end the year on a filling note.
In this post I provide useful checklists to help bring closure to the school year while preparing you for summer vacation and setting you up for success in the fall.
A few years ago, I began teaching the book October Sky by Homer Hickam. Being from a rural area, my students face similar challenges to the ones Homer faced growing up in Coalwood, West Virginia. Continue reading to see three activities...
The countdown to the last day of school is on! Join me as I share a few of my end of the year activities that combine fun and learning.
Take a journey with my students as they engage in Common Core activities, comparing and contrasting how two authors utilize historical events in their writing and presenting history in expository and descriptive writing.
Keeping students focused these last few days of school is challenging at best, especially now that the state testing is over. Our students have worked very hard all year long and are definitely ready for a vacation. At this time of year our...
Polygon-pants, photo scavenger hunts, and modern-art inspired painting projects – it’s time for math class? If you’re ready to take a walk on the wild side with some edgy shapes or a cute angle or two, take a look at some creative activities in...
Since National Poetry Month just passed and Mother’s Day is right around the corner, why not combine the two to create a terrific Mother’s Day gift with your students? See how I combine resources from Scholastic with creativity, to help my...
Now that the “heavy lifting” months of teaching are over, what DO you do with the last few weeks of school? If you are running on fumes and in need of ideas for wrapping up your school year on a positive note, read on for my favorite ways to make...
Teachers are busy. In some cases, teachers are overworked. Getting ready for a substitute teacher is sometimes more work than just being at school. How do you make sure students are meeting your expectations when you are gone? How do you make...
In the process of putting a workshop for parents on summer writing, I realized we hadn’t prepared a viable platform for students to use. However, I knew that fellow blogger, Megan Powers had her kindergarten students blogging, and I decided to...
Survey any 6th grade class in the nation and I am positive they will all agree that The Hunger Games series is awesome. This title has so affected my students that when the final rounds of classroom test prepping came up, we decided to create an...
These kiddos deserve a break. What better way to take that break than to get ready for a FIESTA? In this post we will share some of the Cinco de Mayo activities our students enjoyed.
During this National Teacher Appreciation week, do not expect roses from Governor Scott Walker or chocolates from Chris Christie. This week think of a teacher who made serious changes in your life; think of a teacher that you can immortalize.
One of the best ways to keep your students engaged throughout the rest of the school year is to teach them about our country's "national pastime," baseball! Get ready to batter up and share these out of the ballpark picture books and ideas with...
