Make Your Mark on International Dot Day!
…“Dot Day”? To find out, read the book that inspired this special day! The Dot, written by Peter Reynolds, is a short picture book suitable for all ages. It’s the…
…“Dot Day”? To find out, read the book that inspired this special day! The Dot, written by Peter Reynolds, is a short picture book suitable for all ages. It’s the…
Guest post by Greg Coleman from Mr. Elementary Math During my early years as a classroom teacher I felt that exit tickets were yet another initiative or showy thing to…
…(bookmark) that they put where they pulled out the book. It stays there until they put the book back to get a new one. Since their marker is there personal…
…– After completing a lesson, assess with a series of Plickers questions instead of paper exit tickets. You won’t have to print new exit tickets each day, and you can…
…seats without permission. They need something tangible to remind them to follow the classroom procedures. I have found that using raffle tickets helps tremendously. I give students 2 raffle tickets…
…a children’s book like Chinese New Year for Kids or an informational text article about the Lunar New Year. Even though this book is about the Chinese New Year, most…
Guest blog post by Molly Phillips of Classroom Confections This post was inspired by a t-shirt. That’s right! While wearing a ‘smile’ t-shirt at the Vegas airport, a security guard…
…diagram with the two circles labeled Chinese New Year and American New Year. Explain that the Chinese New Year is similar to the American New Year in some ways, but…
…with excitement, but it doesn’t have to be chaotic! Start the day with a Reading Marathon, an activity in which students choose their own books and read for an extended…
…it’s been a hit so far. Reuben Hks – I always buy each of my students a book from Scholastic. Each month, they have a book in the book club…
…like the start of an epic movie. And how you choose to introduce that new information can make it or break it. Our students can be some of the toughest…
…all the tickets, put them in a container, and draw for small treats, prizes or special privileges. The next day, everyone starts with 3 new tickets. Works like a charm!…
