Exciting lesson ideas, classroom strategies, book lists, videos, and reproducibles in a daily blog by teachers

Alycia

I live in

New York

I teach

3rd grade

I am

an almost-digital-native and Ms. Frizzle wannabe

Here are my most recent blog posts:

9 Lessons From the Director’s Chair
Tie-Dyeing Keepsake T-Shirts the Clean and Easy Way
Teacher Appreciation by the Book
Browse all my posts

Tiffani

I live in

California

I teach

Kindergarten

I am

an alphabet singing and storybook reading enthusiast

Here are my most recent blog posts:

5 Steps to Organizing Your Classroom Library
Tips for Packing Up the Classroom for the Summer
Summer Learning: Prevent the Summer Slide
Browse all my posts

Christy

I live in

New York

I teach

K-5

I am

a proud supporter of American public education and a tech integrationist

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Picture Books for America's Favorite Pastime
Poetry Made Easy
Field Trip Apps
Browse all my posts

Genia

I live in

Michigan

I teach

3rd grade

I am

seriously addicted to all things technology in my teaching

Here are my most recent blog posts:

5 Ways to Keep Your Students Writing All Summer Long
Quick and Easy Thank-You Gifts for Classroom Volunteers
Math Meets Art: Symmetry Self-Portraits
Browse all my posts

Julie

I live in

Texas

I teach

PreK-5th

I am

a Literacy Coach, and lover of picture books

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Our Book of the Month Program: Why it Really Matters
Real-Life Learning: A Primary Study of Life Cycles
Poems for Mom: A Perfect Gift
Browse all my posts

Shari

I live in

Kansas

I teach

2nd grade

I am

an inquiring investigator of… my students’ brains, of course

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Authentic Learning: Keeping It Real
Successful Planning for Authentic Learning
Top 10 Reasons to Use Authentic Learning
Browse all my posts
3

Four Ways to Learn About Lincoln

By Alycia Zimmerman on January 23, 2013

With Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on February 12 and the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address fast approaching, here are four...

Read more
1

Asking Questions Like a Scientist: An Ice Balloon Exploration

By Alycia Zimmerman on January 16, 2013

Through a fun exploration of frozen water balloons, my students explore the different types of questions they ask as scientists and decide...

Read more
7

Daily Rituals: The First Fifteen Minutes

By Alycia Zimmerman on January 9, 2013

I don’t believe that there is one “right” way to start the school day. I have my traditions, and I have watched beautiful and very...

Read more
6

Welcoming a Class Pet, a Living Mascot

By Alycia Zimmerman on January 2, 2013

I admire animals from afar, but the responsibility of keeping a creature alive makes me panic. Why then did this human-centric teacher...

Read more
0

Holiday Celebrations with a Bookish Twist!

By Alycia Zimmerman on December 13, 2012

In my classroom, we celebrate books alongside Christmas stockings and latkes. Here are three ideas to make the holiday season book-filled...

Read more
2

Classroom Songs: It’s Beginning to Sound a Lot Like December!

By Alycia Zimmerman on December 5, 2012

Whether you warble like Julie Andrews, or wheeze like a bull, here are some tips to get your students singing, both in December, and all...

Read more
2

Teaching Math with Picture Books, Part 2

By Alycia Zimmerman on November 28, 2012

Here's my hard-to-pare list of effective, clever, and just-plain-fun math picture books. I’m going to share some of my more unusual...

Read more
1

Four Tips for Untangling (Power Cords and More!)

By Alycia Zimmerman on November 21, 2012

One of the curses of our well-connected modern lives is that sometimes things get too well-connected –- as in that jumble of extension...

Read more
2

Teaching Math With Picture Books, Part 1

By Alycia Zimmerman on November 14, 2012

When we use picture books to support math lessons, students are not only excited to learn math in a different way, but they also come to...

Read more
See all past bloggers »