Flipgrid is this incredible, free, web based service that allows teachers and students to make video responses to just about anything. Think of the possibilities- video responses to the conflict in a book, explaining math problems, doing science experiments at home, complete to playing games and having a little fun too! Don’t worry lessons are premade and ready to use… Read More
Collecting and analyzing data, along with graphing are some of those real life skills that students can truly grasp when we bring it to life! If you ever thought teaching kids to master this skill was a hard task, you’re in the RIGHT PLACE! In this post, you are going to learn a lot of great, easy to implement ideas… Read More
This school year has been (insert adjective here). Filling in that blank could take a whole other school year to answer! But guess what? YOU DID IT! Not only did you survive teaching the 2019-20 school year, but you are now so close to the end of the “just a tad less crazy 2020-21 school year”. Congratulations to you! You… Read More
“Everybody stop! Look what the time is… and go!” This is just one of the many things you will hear in our classroom when we are learning about time. How do you feel about teaching time? Is it something you love or dread? I’ll be honest, I never got excited about pulling out the little clocks until I completely changed… Read More
You’re sitting in your house, most likely in pajamas when it hits you… your teacher break is coming to an end. Your much needed, well deserved, and probably a tad bit too short of a break is almost over. If you’re anything like me, back to school nightmares of oversleeping on your first day back or flashbacks of the first… Read More
When you walk into my classroom during math.. it’s LOUD and things look CHAOTIC! And you know what? It WORKS! Students are spread all over the room engaging in many different tasks. Some are working independently on ipads, some kids are playing math games together, while others are sitting at a small group table with me. If you walk around… Read More
