It’s only the beginning of February, but the winter weather has caused several snow days in my district. This used to mean lots of time devoted to erasing and re-writing my lesson plans by hand. Not anymore! Now that I am using an online lesson planner, writing (and revising) lesson plans has never been so […]
Nonfiction Summary Graphic Organizer with the 5 W’s Strategy
Teaching students how to summarize nonfiction text can be quite a challenge. Fortunately, with the use of some colored pencils and a handy nonfiction summary graphic organizer, my students were doing it with confidence…and yours can, too! Summarizing Power Writing a concise, yet descriptive summary is an important skill upper elementary students need to learn. […]
Halloween Idioms ~ Fun Activities for Upper Elementary Students
Teaching upper elementary students how to understand Halloween idioms offers teachers many opportunities to incorporate fun activities into their classrooms. I recently taught my own students 24 commonly used Halloween idioms and phrases and it was a blast! Digital Task Cards Activity It’s never too early to start celebrating Halloween with kids so use that […]
Fun State History Project Ideas for Elementary Students
What better way to introduce your students to a short online research project than with a state report? There are lots of fun state history project ideas for teachers to share with their elementary students to get them excited about the unique history of their state. These ideas don’t have to involve lots of prep […]
How to Get Students to Use Your Feedback
There’s no denying that specific, clear feedback given in a timely manner can have a huge impact on student learning. And yet…what if you spend extra time and effort to provide such feedback, but your students don’t know how to use it to their advantage?
Fun and Free Typing Lessons for Students
Looking for a great typing website for students that is fun, free, and effective? Typing.com is my go-to source for typing lessons for students.
