There probably aren’t any educators who would argue against the power of the read aloud, yet when the pressures of the school day hit, read-aloud time seems to be the first thing to get postponed because it’s “just for fun,” right? Wrong! (You already knew that!) Or maybe you’re just plain tired at the end of the day and your […]
Technology
Starting a Class Twitter Account
The year is off to a great start! You and your students are settled into your routines, you’re rocking the community building, and you have a month’s worth of lesson plans in the bank. Ok, maybe not the last one, but you’re probably feeling pretty confident by now and ready to try something new! If you’ve ever […]
Did You Know…Google Search Education Lesson Plans!
Research is not exactly a student’s favorite word. It can also be intimidating for teachers for figure out how to go about helping students learn to do it effectively. Then there’s the whole “Google” thing…do you let students use it to research or not? Let’s face it together: students will never NOT use Google. But […]
Book Review: Zero, by Kathryn Otoshi
Why I Picked It Up: It’s one of those picture books that kept coming up on blogs and in stores, but I never picked it up. Mostly because it’s a math book and my concentration has always been ELA/R and Social Studies. I finally saw it at the local library and had to check it […]
Quiz Makeover with Google Forms and Flubaroo
It’s the beginning of the year! Don’t burn your students out on quizzes just yet! Multiple choice questions are a staple in the classroom, but even though students have to answer them, they don’t have to do it in a boring way! Google Forms and Flubaroo (an add-on for Google Sheets) form a dynamic duo that […]
Book Review: Pink is for Blobfish, by Jess Keating
Why I Picked It Up: The cover. Yep, judged this one by the cover and I am glad I did. What a gem. The pink catchy title is one thing, but the most hideous, gelatinous creature with grumpy-man face made me *literally* LOL. After reading about the book, I knew it had to be mine. […]
