Building Critical Thinking Skills
Critical thinking or logical reasoning is an invaluable skill that students use throughout their lives. Class time is limited, so critical thinking lessons may get
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Winter Math Activities
Fun Ideas for Your Winter Math Centers Looking for some fresh ideas to add a little fun to your winter math centers? Your students will
Winter Literacy Activities
Explore the Fun of Winter with These Engaging Literacy Activities. Penguins, snowmen, and polar bears, oh my! Winter is here. Your students will love practicing
Christmas Math and Literacy Activities
Bring the fun and excitement of Christmas into your math and literacy activities! I enjoy seeing my students’ eyes light up when they see an
How to Use Sentence Dictation to Improve Writing
The situation is all too familiar. Your students do well on their weekly spelling tests. However, a week or so later they misspell some of
Fact Family Houses
Math Facts In order for students to succeed at higher-level math, they must first develop a strong foundation of understanding. Mastering basic math facts is
How to Integrate More Technology into Your Lessons
Are you looking for an engaging way to integrate more technology into your classroom? Has your school gone 1:1? Are you curious about going digital
How to Get Parents to Actually Read Your Class Newsletter
You know that parent-teacher communication is important. So, each and every week you put together a beautiful class newsletter. You fill it with all the
Modeling Word Problems – A Thanksgiving Freebie
Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away. I am looking forward to spending the day with my big extended family. This summer we moved back to
Building Sentences and Snowmen (FREEBIE)
Sentence Scrambles: It’s Time for Some Winter Fun Bundle up. Grab the hot cocoa. Winter will be here soon. My kids are looking forward to
Stamp Out the Fire Freebie
It’s October and Fire Safety Awareness time. This FREE dot marker activity gives students a chance to “Stamp Out the Fire” as they learn about
Square Pumpkin Craft
October is coming soon. I see pumpkins in the stores and the Halloween aisles are stocked with costumes, decorations, and other fun goodies. Here is