Trying to figure out how to prepare for your first teaching job is tough. I get that, I've been there! Here's help.
Cooperative learning can be a powerful learning strategy, but only if it works well. These small changes can make group work more effective in your classroom.
I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this post on teaching kids to knit. Teaching your child to knit might sound a little daunting. It certainly did to me a few years ago when it was time to teach my son. I learned to knit myself when I was very
This post shares tips and strategies for teaching different learning styles to meet the needs of all learners.
Hello, everybody! And happy summer! In this post, I am going to show you how to teach some basic critical thinking skills to young ch...
Memory aids are often used to help students remember certain spelling rules. The FLoSS rule is one of the first spelling rules taught to our first and second grade students to help them understand when to double the final “f”, “l” and “s” consonants at the end of certain words. The word “floss” actually follows the FLoSS […]
Echolalia- Learn strategies for your Autism classroom. What echolalia is and how to reduce it with activities to decrease repetitive speech or non-authentic communication.
This simple behavior management strategy allowed me to anticipate possible behaviors that would happen and plan my reaction or consequence.
Let's dive into some new options to teach vocabulary, for those who have the time and energy to pursue them. In this post and podcast, I'm sharing ten ideas for making the study of vocabulary something students might even look forward to.
Are any of these ineffective teaching methods still part of your practice? Time to reconsider.
Supporters of same-sex marriage, here are the very best gay marriage memes and quotes, all in one place. And they're crazy good (and perfect to share with your haters).
19 free financial literacy games for high school students to add engagement and FUN to teaching personal finance. Financial literacy & budget simulations, too.
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Here's how I sell educational printables to teachers, homeschool parents, and party planners. How to sell teaching resources online and make money selling teaching resources.
Raising resilient kids is actually easier than you think. These simple parenting adjustments will you raise kids who aren't afraid to fail.
My blog will never be perfect. I will never have enough hours in the day. So I have decided to let go, and focus on another skill that I speak on almost daily--risk taking! It's time to get this thing going. So today, I'm taking a risk and putting myself out there, putting my blog out there, imperfections and all.
Attention seeking students can use up all of your energy, but when you provide them with the right kind of attention they can blossom into engaged students.
Discover effective ways to teach sight words to children with dyslexia. Explore to learn more about sight words and access resources for teaching them.
If your kids like to make slime, they will enjoy learning how to make oobleck. You only need 2 ingredients for this fun science experiment.
10 ESOL Teacher Must Haves. Check out these items to make your teaching job easier.2
I'd like to start this post by throwing my past teacher self under the bus. That's right, I can honestly tell you that I made a lot of ...
I read that basic money habits are set by 7 years old and even as small as 3 year olds can grasp financial concepts. So it's never too early to start. And ...
Have a chatty class? Do your talkative students get louder and louder during small groups until it feels like chaos? Do they talk when you'r...
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These engaging strategies to incorporate movement in the classroom are perfect for the fidgety students & kinesthetic learners in your class!
K-1 POETRY UNIT I love teaching poetry to kindergarten and first grade students! Even though I have this labeled as Unit 8 in my Writing Series , I actually teach poetry throughout the entire year. We follow the same routine and students look forward to our poetry week every month.
How to help your child find the right learning styles to enhance their potential in school and to prep the brain for higher learning. Learning is unique and different for each child.
15 exit ticket ideas for any subject or grade level!
Would you rather questions for kids | Hard would you rather questions. Family game night. Funny would you rather questions.
Looking for free grammar games to make teaching fun? This list of games for teaching parts of speech, punctuation, and writing will provide fun all year!
Teach your kids coping skills with these easy and brilliant anger management activities for kids - designed for positive parenting.
Do you need to make some changes to your classroom management? This simple tip allows a little mystery to create classroom management magic.
To take quality notes, students need to be taught how. This fantastic station-rotation lesson gets the job done, and it can be used with all kinds of other content as well.
There’s at least one in every classroom — yep, I’m talking about the kid who just sits there, and doesn’t work. The one who needs constant cajoling to put pencil to paper and get started. In some cases, there’s an attitude problem and the student is disengaged from school in general, and in other cases, … Continued
I found the answer to early finishers! Put an end to the early finisher challenge with fun and engaging Early Finisher Choice Boards. They are free, too!
Are you overwhelmed by the amount of Behavior supports there are available out there! Are you looking for that particular one you need to help you manage behaviors and maintain structure in your cl…
Children will practice using context clues as they identify the correct homophone in this grammar and spelling worksheet.
Differentiation of content, process, and product alter what kids get, do, and/or create. Read on for differentiation examples and ideas.
In this six part series on How to Teach Spelling, this third post discusses and provides teaching resources for teaching the eight conventional spelling rules.
A big list of phonics strategies and phonics pattern activities, as well as a free pack of phonics and spelling pattern assessment sheets.
Are any of these ineffective teaching methods still part of your practice? Time to reconsider.
A compilation of the best ideas I've seen for an awesome detective classroom theme.
We all fall into one of nine learning styles. Which one is your strongest?
You may have heard our agents at some point mention “life skills” and may have thought to yourself “what does that mean and why should I care?” Life skills reach beyond subject matter education and provide the overall objective of our organization. The foundation of 4-H philosophies can be derived from examining the Targeting Life […]
Quick strategies to get your kids talking about the RIGHT stuff at the RIGHT time!
Emotions exist in the body- but how? This printable emotion sensation feeling wheel helps individuals match common emotions with the physical sensations that most often match those feelings.
