Today’ KISS – Keep It Simple Strategies – Classroom Management for 3rd Grade Teachers. I remember when I was student teaching, I had a rough time with discipline. I had a tendency to be nice to the kids too much. When … Read More
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Using Google Drawings to Assess Student Learning
Assessing student knowledge can be challenging in physical education. Many teachers rely on multiple choice style assessments with a focus on rules. The problem with those types of assessments is they meet only standards that “identify ”. Standards where students … Read More
KISS – Classroom Management for 2nd Grade Teachers
Here’s our new KISS article – Keep it Simple Strategies – for 2nd Grade Teachers. Start off the New Year by applying some of these great strategies in your 2nd Grade classroom! In the Second Grade, you now have emerging readers. … Read More
The Best Parachute Game for P.E. Class
Best selling author and award winning P.E. teacher J.D. Hughes shares with us his best parachute game: The Mountain Climber is one of many tricks you can perform with the parachute. I purchased my 45″ parachute from S&S Worldwide. It is very … Read More
5 School Program New Year Resolution Ideas
The New Year is a great time to think about your hopes and goals for the upcoming year. While making personal goals is also important, don’t count out making New Year Resolutions for your program or classroom as well. Making … Read More
Monthly Book Activity- Batter Up! History of Baseball
Batter Up! History of Baseball (Time for Kids Nonfiction Reader) – by Donna Rice Story Summary We are just finishing up baseball season! This book will teach young readers all the facts about America’s national pastime. This informational text is … Read More
My Guide to Leading Enthusiastic Student Groups
During the majority of my career I have been on the fringe of creating a student leadership group at the elementary level. The idea in my mind was that this group would consist of 12-15 students and we would meet … Read More
KISS – Classroom Management for 1st Grade Teachers
Here’s our new KISS – Keep is Simple Strategies – for 1st Grade Teachers Many people feel that 1st Grade teachers are the most important in a child’s life. This is the year where reading instruction begins in earnest; … Read More
Monthly Book Activity – Apples and Pumpkins
Apples and Pumpkins – by Anne Rockwell Story Summary A young girl spends a beautiful fall day picking the reddest apples and looking for the perfect pumpkin with her family. The story goes on to talk about carving the pumpkin … Read More
Tax Credit for School Supplies May Still be Available
Great news for teachers and school administrators! A feeling of relief will certainly be found when they hear that a tax credit they relied on might still be available for school supply purchased. A recent article from Education World stated … Read More