This week we're featuring some St. Patrick's day science experiments. First up is the Milk Magic experiment featured on the lovely Kiasa's blog. Milk Magic – Make Your Own Rainbow Here's what you need: whole milk food coloring liquid dish soap q-tips pie plate Pour the milk into the pie
Besides number cards, dice are a must have in a math classroom! You can use these "random number generators" (I had a professor who called them that!) in limitless ways. Check out some of these sites for suggestions: spaghettiboxkids.com teacher.scholastic.com activityvillage.co.uk proteacher.org
I teach at a Title I school. That means a significant portion of the student body lives in poverty. In the US, about 61% of low income families have NO books in their homes. Some people might believe that the book shortage is because I've hoarded them all, but that,
NEA’s Read Across America Day is an annual national reading celebration on March 2, which is Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Do you celebrate it at your school or at home? It seems that there are a million great ideas out there for celebrating Read Across America Day with Dr. Seuss, so
Just a reminder to sign up for this year's World Math Day! Over 2 million students are ready to go–don't be left behind!
ETA: the downloads are updated so they should be formatted correctly now. 🙂 I am a huge fan of using games to practice arithmetic. The students are motivated and engaged and practicing important skills in relevant settings and deepening their understanding by applying strategy and problem solving. It's really a
You will never be a fluent reader if you always have to sound out "and," "the," "said." Some words you just have to know! Sight word practice can't be the sole focus of literacy instruction, but every good teacher will make some time for that practice. Math facts are a
We have a game in the shop that is perfect for teaching basic math facts. Banana Split Math Facts. As students pass off all the math facts in each level, they earn a piece of their Banana Split. When their sundae is complete, they get to enjoy a real
March 1, join more than 2 million students across the world who will celebrate World Math Day in a quest to set a new world record for answering math questions! If you're interested in participating (for free!), make sure to sign up before Feb. 28. Questions come in five categories:
This month's online story offering from Barnes and Noble is Pinkalicious, a favorite! Be sure to stop by.
Wow, we missed a couple of days there, didn't we? Rough weekend! But we're making it up to you because Day 14 is our favorite love of all: giving things away! Here's a fun little "My Favorite Valentines" booklet where you little ones/students can choose their favorite valentines and share
Remember how I like to have students recite the monthly poem aloud during transitions? Another thing I like to do is sing skip counting songs. Just like reciting the poems, the students know they should be to the carpet or in line before the song is over. It's also a
