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:

Experimenting with Exploding Soap: Volume, Density, Teamwork
Mother’s Day Gifts for the Artistically Challenged
Eight Books for Earth Day and Beyond
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:

End-of-the-Year Countdown
Open House: A Time to Shine
From Caterpillars to Butterflies
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:

Poetry Made Easy
Field Trip Apps
Fun With Flashlight Readers!
Browse all my posts

Beth

I live in

Michigan

I teach

3rd grade

I am

an enthusiastic teacher and techie, and a mom of three boys

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Math Workshop's Daily Schedule
Math Workshop: Group Rotation #3
Math Workshop: Group Rotation #2
Browse all my posts

Meghan

I live in

Alabama

I teach

4th grade

I am

an obsessive personality with a creative flair

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Fabulous Field Trips in Five Steps
A Book for Every Reader
Financial Literacy Finds: Teaching Money Skills to Students
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:

Understanding Audience: Writing Book Reviews
Writing Sequels: A Primary Book Club Project
A Schoolwide Celebration of Poetry
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:

Top 10 Reasons to Use Authentic Learning
Using a Time Line as an Established Tool
Models, Music, and More on the Concept of Time
Browse all my posts
4

Theme-Based Reading Clubs

By Julie Ballew on March 18, 2013

Mindy Brock’s class is studying a unit on theme in their reading workshop, so we are experimenting with theme-based reading clubs.

Read more
2

Home and School Connection: PE Showcase

By Julie Ballew on March 11, 2013

Parents were invited to a PE showcase, where the 1st grade classes showed off their dancing skills.

Read more
0

Writing Celebrations: 4 Tips for Honoring the Authors in Your...

By Julie Ballew on March 4, 2013

There are many ways to celebrate the writing that students publish. Try some of these ideas of small ways to honor big work.

Read more
6

Demystifying Measurement

By Julie Ballew on February 25, 2013

Read more
2

Using Published Authors as Writing Mentors

By Julie Ballew on February 19, 2013

Read more
2

Student Independence and the Power of Prompting

By Julie Ballew on February 11, 2013

Read more
14

Using Read-Aloud Discussions to Strengthen Book Club Muscles

By Julie Ballew on February 4, 2013

Read more
0

Book Clubs in the Upper Grades

By Julie Ballew on January 28, 2013

Read more
0

Young People, Big Dreams

By Julie Ballew on January 21, 2013

Read more
See all past bloggers »