The New Year is almost here, and it’s always the best time to “start over”, right? Of course, Back to School is usually when we reset for a new year, but now that the kids are a bit older {and better writers!} January is always a great time for a
I don’t know if it’s the weather or all that we fill the month of December with, I just know that teachers everywhere are {barely} hanging in there till Winter break! {Tell me I’m not alone!} I’m sharing 6 ideas to keep kids engaged {you sane!} in the craziness that
Technology is awesome and makes our lives so much easier, right? We can quickly tap a button and call someone or look up an address with the swipe of a finger! But the flip side of that incredible technology is that we’re becoming lazy! A simple thing like learning an
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…I LOVE using Math Games in the classroom to help my little learners master their math facts and skills! I love that students don’t even realize they are practicing math and just think we’re playing! We all know that kids gain mastery
Raise your hand if as soon as you announce to your students that they’ll be working in partners, they immediately look at their friend like this… Without fail, right? Long long ago {to assure that my kids weren’t always selecting the same partner} I created a set of cards to
We often tell our students to, “Be Kind.” But when I think long and hard about it…What am I doing to help teach my students how to be kind and empathetic? A Harvard Psychologist determined that children can grow up to be kind, empathetic human beings, if they are shown how
