Plickers magnet assessment, or “plagnets” for short, have been taking the Physical Education community by storm these past few months. Magnet assessment as an idea came from Joey Feith (PhysicalEducator.com), and he got the idea from teachers using SOLO Taxonomy … Read More
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Getting the Grant – How to Strengthen Your Grant Proposal
Strengthening Your Grant Proposal – Emulate Successful Programs The grant proposals with the greatest chance of being funded are the ones the grant readers believe have the best chance of being successfully implemented. In other words, if you are able … Read More
Grant Writing for Teachers – Why You Should Apply
Why would you want to be a grant writer for a school? It’s a lot of work to pull together a grant application. And it’s even more work if you’re fortunate enough to receive the grant. You have to keep … Read More
Creative Storage Ideas for Classroom Organization
Staying organized is the key to a successful classroom. It allows teachers to streamline their lessons and materials, and even helps keep students focused and on task when they know where to find everything they need for a lesson. We’ve gathered … Read More
Tips for Teaching PE Outdoors
My gym is the great outdoors. I am in a unique situation where only 15% of schools in the county I teach in have gyms. Over the past ten years, I’ve taught in empty classrooms, cafeterias with basketball nets, outside … Read More
Keheley Elementary School – Health & Wellness Leaders
Health & PE Teacher Stephanie Lawson shares how Keheley Elementary School in Marietta, GA has become an active school. Our Wellness Team at has been established for at least 9 years and we have slowly built a great team composed … Read More
3 Ways to Engage Students in Your Special Education Classroom
Now that the school year is well underway, whether you are a new teacher or a 30+ year veteran teacher, you are certainly learning a lot about your students and what is or is not working for you, your students, … Read More
Classroom Management for 3rd Grade Teachers
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
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
Tips to Start your New MakerSpace
We are all about MakerSpaces here at S&S and have been immersing ourselves in the concepts and ideas surrounding them. We even have a dedicated MakerSpace Shop! I find it fascinating that there are so many options for a MakerSpace and … Read More