Looking for a fun Easter multiplication math activity to have your students practice their time tables? Then check out this freebie! But first... how do you teach your students their time-tables? Do they learn by rote or via visuals? Conversation at the lunch table in the staff room the other day revolved around whether we should teach students the time-tables by the drill method, whereby they just need to know, for instance, that 3 x 8 = 24, or with the help of ... Read More about Easter Multiplication Math Activity
Using an April Fool’s Day Reading Passage to dig deep for comprehension
This post originally appeared on SSSTeaching. April Fool's Day ...not normally a rigorous action packed day, unless you're using THE April Fool's Day Reading Passage. Personally I love a good April Fool's day prank, my favorite being the "voice activated copier" that I have done at just about every school. The results are priceless. I love the lighthearted nature of this day and wanted to bring that into my classroom. I knew the easiest way would be through reading. April Fool's ... Read More about Using an April Fool’s Day Reading Passage to dig deep for comprehension
Free Geometry Shapes Pack
I don’t know about everyone else, but it sure its hard getting all the subject areas in during the day sometimes! I like to integrate my subjects as much as possible by incorporating literature into all the other core subjects as well. In this way, students can begin to see that even in math, reading can be included and that math is not always done with just paper and pencil work. Using reading in your math lesson plans, and math in your reading lesson plans becomes a win-win. The bonus ... Read More about Free Geometry Shapes Pack
Wave your magic wand, 1…2…3… Now you’ve got classroom community
You might be wondering what is classroom community? Here's you FREE guide to Classroom Community! Building student connection and relationships within and the class and with the teacher leads to a strong classroom foundation and renewed teaching joy. I don't have time to build classroom community You don't have time not to! This guide has an entire calendar that walks you through step by step to show you just how to start and make the most of your school year! Here's ... Read More about Wave your magic wand, 1…2…3… Now you’ve got classroom community
Student Absent Work Organization
Remembering to put out and collect absent student work can certainly be an extra thing teachers don't always remember to do when they have 1,345 other items to worry about in any given school day. So this is one of the classroom systems that is better when it has been thought about already and there's a plan in place for managing the missed work and getting assignments back in a timely manner. Any time I have something I know I will be doing more than once, I try to devise a system for ... Read More about Student Absent Work Organization