I am all about student self-checking themselves while they’re learning. Here are some examples I’ve heard students say. “Wait, I don’t understand why…” “I wish she would slow down when teaching this.” “Can you explain why…?” “I do NOT get this.” “Why do I keep getting them wrong?” “I totally get this!” I always try to teach my students to… Read More
Traffic Light Check-in
Research Projects That Are Actually Student-Friendly
When I was a student, I HATED doing research. I was always so overwhelmed and didn’t know where to even start. I remember my teachers giving me index cards to write down my research, but I still didn’t know where to start. So a LOT of time was wasted. And then I scrambled at the end trying to finish my… Read More
Fun & Engaging Ways to Practice Spelling Words
When I was in school I remember writing each of my spelling words five times each. B-0-R-I-N-G Take the boring out of spelling and try some of these activities instead! Some of them are super easy, and some are more challenging and require critical thinking. Hopefully out of these 12 activities you can find at least one new one! Rainbow… Read More
10 Fun Explorer Activities
Learning about explorers? Here’s a list of activities that would be perfect to add to your explorer curriculum. EXPLORER JOURNAL Every good explorer has a journal, right? Fleece Fun has a great free printable explorer journal, and there are several ways you could use it. Go on your own exploration adventure and write your thoughts and discoveries, use it as… Read More
Unique Classroom Reward Ideas Your Students Will Love
In my classroom I loved using an economy system for behavior. Of course a perfect world would consist of students making good choices and doing their best simply because it’s the right thing to do. Oh, how I wish. Teaching would be SO much easier if that was the case. But we’re in the real world where students don’t do… Read More
Critical Thinking Puzzle Scrambles
Have you ever heard of puzzle scrambles? If not, have I got a treat for you! I was introduced to this critical thinking puzzle scrambles many years ago and have loved using them in the classroom. My students enjoyed them so much that I figured out new ways to use them. Critical thinking is imbedded in each puzzle. Because puzzle… Read More
Roll & Solve: Math Dice Activities
I don’t know what it is about adding dice to an activity in the classroom, but anytime I brought the dice out my students went nuts. So I created these fun dice activities to do in math. My students needed as much practice in problem solving as they could get, and the dice made it fun…more like a game than… Read More
Spread Some Kindness
Are you looking for a free and easy way for your students to spread some Coronavirus kindness and cheer? I created these “Kindness Kards” to kids to color in and share with others. They would be PERFECT to share with elderly and nursing home residents in the area especially since everyone has to be quarantined. They would also be perfect… Read More
Which One Does Not Belong? – Science
Several years ago I shared a super easy critical thinking strategy. You can check it out HERE. I LOVE this strategy. You can use it in ANY subject and any grade. Seriously! Today I’m going to share how I use it in science. Basically you give your students 4 ideas, concepts, vocabulary words, people, etc, and they have to figure… Read More
Mixtures & Solutions Activities
I’m not currently in the classroom, but I remember spending hours looking for activities for our next unit. And I also remember being overwhelmed because of everything on my plate. So I’m here to help you out! I’m going to do these “round up” blog posts where I find engaging activities on a concept for you to use in your… Read More
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![Have you ever heard of choice boards? I LOVE using choice boards in the classroom. I use them in math, reading, language arts, science, social studies, etc. They work in ANY subject and with ANY topic. Here are my top ten reasons to love choice boards! Students love to be able to make choices in […]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/c1/a0/92/c1a0924e079461fd4d9dff9f05ae42f2.jpg)
![As teachers we know that vocabulary is pivotal in students’ success. When I was growing up, our vocabulary activities consisted of looking up definitions in the dictionary and copying them down on notebook paper. Do you think I truly understood those vocabulary words? Not. One. Bit. In order to truly understand vocabulary words and what […]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/4c/67/43/4c6743cd1300dab707ac889dd9903a7d.jpg)
![We all know that critical thinking is invaluable in the classroom today. But just how do we get kids to think critically? Have you heard of Costa’s House of Questions? It is a different way to organize the Bloom’s 6 levels of questions. Instead of 6 levels, there are only 3 levels which make it […]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ea/20/c0/ea20c06546d50328c96e9946fab48e1a.jpg)
