Power Reading Workshop and The Daily 5

…about both Power Reading Workshop and The Daily 5 because both programs include strategies that will enrich your reading instruction. I do not mean for my review of The Daily

Heartfelt Causes & Effects

…you’d like to use it with your students, you can download the PDF here. Free Heartfelt Causes and Effects Lesson Heartfelt Causes & Effects includes detailed, step-by-step directions, so I’ll…

Free Fall Math Word Problem Puzzlers

…a little pizzazz, I called the word problems “Daily Math Puzzlers.” The Daily Math Puzzler program was so effective that I decided to create a resource for teachers with printables,…

Daily Report Homework Solution

…sure kids are doing homework if they don’t know about assignments until the end of each week or, worse, when mid-term reports come out. I created this Daily Report to…

30 Free or Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Students

…you want to get fancy you could mount on construction paper. http://www.wordle.net Karen Esdale-Brown – I melt down the broken classroom crayons into Christmas cookie cutter shapes. Kerri Grooby –…

Going Marbles for STEM Hands-on Learning

…my Forces and Interactions science unit. I developed the activity to address the Next Generation Science Standard 3-PS2-1: “Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of…

How to Recharge Mathematical Thinking

…can create your own worksheets, or use math word problem worksheets from the one of the books in the Daily Math Puzzler series. The worksheets are divided into quadrants, and…

Spontaneity Brings Math to Life!

…an idea popped into my head. I walked out of the room, spun around and returned with a silly grin and a cuboid net in my hand. I didn’t say…

Using Grocery Flyers To Practice Math Skills

…partner. Planning—find a recipe and plan a meal. Then figure out the cost of the items. Graphing and Data—use the prices or types of items as data to create tables,plots,…

Bucket Seats… Made Easy!

…for about $3 each from Walmart. I think they were cheap because they didn’t come with lids but who needs lids when you’re going to make seats for them? Anyway,…