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A Classroom Newsletter Developed and Produced B...
The purpose of a classroom newsletter produced by students themselves is twof...
Read MoreStudent Assessment - Creating Effective Rubrics
Effective rubrics are important because they inform students of teacher expec...
Read MoreMaking Sense of Analogies
While we have been taught to be observant and make connections between object...
Read MoreMeeting the Needs of Your Students
Seasoned educators will tell you from experience that no child learns in exac...
Read MoreImproving Parent-Teacher Communication
Parents and teachers have the same goal - providing their child with the righ...
Read MoreSilly Eyeglasses
At their core, children love to be silly. Since school can sometimes squelch ...
Read MoreMaking the Periodic Table Fun
Chemistry can be frustrating for many children. With its unique concepts and ...
Read MoreModifying Games for Educational Benefit
Quiet classroom games are great ways to reinforce learned concepts. While you...
Read MoreTime Telling Tricks
Learning to tell time is a difficult skill to master. With three separate han...
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Design a Picture Frame with Old CDs
Students thrive by using different materials and mediums to express their im...
Read MoreLesson Building Tips for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Toddler and preschool classrooms can seem a bit hectic with even the best lai...
Read MoreCounting Game
Melissa of Chasing Cheerios blog has developed a fun game that promotes numbe...
Read MoreEaster Chicks
While a class party for Easter or spring break usually don't make the schedul...
Read MoreLesson Planning Tips to Avoid "Flat" Lessons an...
This guest post was written by Dorit Sasson from the NewTeacherResourceCenter...
Read MoreSafe Fingerpaint
Small children, especially between the ages of one and three, have a tendency...
Read MoreThe Science of Birds
Melissa, Chasing Cheerios blog creator, mother, and part-time school psycholo...
Read MoreShamrock Folder Game
If you're scrambling for last minute St. Patrick's Day ideas, here is a neat,...
Read MoreInfant and Toddler Activities
Sometimes it's difficult to come up with activities for your infants and todd...
Read MoreEffective Study Strategies
The sad truth is, if good study skills are not instilled in students at a you...
Read MoreTeaching Math To Preschoolers
There is a natural progression to mathematics. Before attempting calculus, yo...
Read MoreFlowers Galore!
Spring is in the air and what better way to celebrate it's return that with f...
Read MoreSkill Building Games
Ojami are small Japanese bean bags used to play Otedama, a traditional childr...
Read MoreUnderstanding Your Restless Classroom
As children learn, they employ short-term, long-term, and working memory. Wor...
Read MoreMagnet Fun!
Exploring the properties of magnets and how they affect other objects can pro...
Read MoreLearning By Making Mistakes
So often we view failure as something to be avoided. It can be humbling, emba...
Read MoreCrafts For March Weather Fun
As March brings the transition from winter to spring, there are many meteorol...
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Clothespin Horse Craft for Kids
A great way to keep students engrossed in the lesson is to provide challengi...
Read MoreIt's Getting Windy In Preschool
Weather patterns and transitions between the seasons offer many great learnin...
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Spring Game for Preschoolers
In a short time, Preschoolers are charged with the task of learning a whole ...
Read MoreCreating Confident Problem Solvers
At one time or another, every person has felt 'stuck' when working on a probl...
Read MoreFun With Animal Units
Spring is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate the vibrant...
Read MoreGreen Teachers
Recycling doesn’t have to stop with classroom paper bins and the occasional c...
Read MoreTeaching Children About Appropriate Behavior
As a mom or teacher of young children, you have witnessed how misbehavior can...
Read MoreAnother Flag Creation
While many adults get caught up in work or home life and have a tendency to f...
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Graphing the Winter Olympics Bulletin Board Idea
Photo Source: www.izzyshare.com | Betsy McKnight It's always exciting when ...
Read MoreFun With Buttons
Natalie, mother and creator of Tired, Need Sleep, has designed a wonderful le...
Read MoreGlue For Toddlers
One of the ways toddlers explore their surroundings and further their own cog...
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