5 Reasons to Use Nearpod in the Classroom

…device, whether students have iPads, computers, or other tablets. This is great especially for schools that allow students to bring their own devices. 2. The teacher has complete control of…

Corkboard Connections Blog Now on Teaching Resources

…Solving Classroom Awards Make Kids Feel Special! Creating the Tallest Cup Tower: A STEM Challenge Exploring Causes and Effects of Behavior Fun with Customary Measurement Conversions How to Introduce Decimals…

Fun Games for Learning the 50 States

…and capitals practice. Online Interactive Games Online interactive games also work well, and it’s always a perk if you can find FREE online activities. I did a quick search and…

Investigating How to Make Icy Roads Safer

…science experiment involves placing ice cubes in zippered plastic bags with sand and salt so students can observe the effects of those two substances on the melting ice. The activity…

Helping Children Cope with Tragedy

…difficult situations in their lives. She enjoys visiting schools and talking with kids; in fact, she’s done over 800 school visits! You can learn more at her website, www.juliacookonline.com.  …

12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

…You can also use kid-safe social networking sites like Edmodo.com and Kidblog.org to get online discussions going about books. If you want to know more about Literature Circles, check out…

What are Cooperative Learning Structures?

…has developed over 100 structures, but you don’t need to learn them all to use cooperative learning effectively. Most teachers adopt 10 or 15 favorite structures that they use on…

5 Math Games Every Classroom Needs to Play

…easily modify these games for my new “big kids”. First up… 100’s Game This game can be played in a k-5 classroom. It is perfect for building number sense and…