Student learning can be hard (or easy) to assess. So many times people think of assessment as nothing more than a paper and pencil test. Probably with some multiple choice options and an essay section at the end. That is certainly one way to assess a child’s knowledge about a certain topic. But, there are […]
Classroom Technology
There are so many benefits to using technology in the classroom with students. Check out some of the posts below for tips and tricks to use it even more effectively!
Research Resources
Today I wanted to show you a really fun research tools website that perhaps some of you already know about but this was completely new to me and I figured if it’s new to me, there’s probably someone else that may or may not have heard about it before. The reason I actually stumbled across […]
Making & Sharing Slide Shows with Edmodo & Animoto
Educational technology has exploded in recent years and what was once a few fun apps, has turned into a huge marketplace of educational resource apps, websites, tools, and equipment. Sometimes it’s hard to know what is really beneficial to learning, or just another distraction. If you are looking for a fun (and simple) tech solution […]
Using Smart Board Files Without a Smart Board
I am in my second year of teaching with a Smart Board, and now I don’t know how to teach without it! But like many teachers, I spent my first six years of teaching without one. I also didn’t have student computers in my classroom, but maybe you do. If so, you can still take […]
Simple Headphone Storage Solutions
Headphone storage, particularly in the classroom when you can have up to 40 sets or more, can be challenging. Finding a storage bag or case that not only fits everything in, but also is easily accessible to students is always a task. Whether you have traditional large ear headphones for listening centers or computers or […]
Make Your Own Bulletin Board Lettering Tutorial!
Hey teaching friends! I haven’t done a video for y’all in a while, so I thought it was about time. I posted my newest Interactive Bulletin Board: Flower Power Figurative Word Play for grades 4 and 5 {picture below}, and as I was creating the bulletin board lettering, it dawned on me how much easier […]
Inferring Fun and Games!
Making inferences games that are interactive are a fun way to include all students in learning about inferring and making predictions! Additional resources, such as making inferences worksheets, anchor charts, and pictures will also help your students with logic and coming to conclusions about the reading passages they are deciphering. So, while I realize (wholeheartedly) […]
The Teacher’s Ultimate Guide to Printing on Sticky Notes
Custom sticky notes in the classroom? That might sound difficult to pull off. What could you even use them for? It might even sound expensive. Believe it or not, there are way more uses for them in your classroom than you might think! You can use on windows for brain dump sticky note thinking, student […]
Black History Instagram Biography Report
Black history month activities are a perfect way to showcase to all students accomplishments of black Americans. Students will enjoy learning cool facts, writing about African American inventors, and celebrating black women in history within your lesson plans. February is an extra opportunity to honor important people who not only have made their mark in […]
Cool Classroom Coding
Don’t you love when something that students love to use is also educational? Well, my personal third grader was certainly tickled when I gave him an opportunity to “play” with this super fun learning resource Code Car! Honestly, it isn’t just for kids! I know a little bit of coding, but not as much […]
Tech Tuesday: Custom Organized Computer Desktops
Hey teacher friends! If you are anything like me, my computer desktop needs to be organized in a certain way. First, most everything needs to be in a folder. They drive me berserk if I have random icons floating all over the place. After that, I want to make sure that items are grouped together […]
DIY Choose Your Adventure Stories
As a child that was drawn to books and to the library more than anywhere else, I LOVED the Choose Your Own Adventure series books! They bring back so many memories. So many times after I had finished a book, I tried to flip through the pages and figure out just how the author(s) had […]
Resources for Fire Prevention Week
*This is a post sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and Sparky.org. Fire Prevention Week is upon us and luckily our local fire department had an Open House this past weekend in addition to a school assembly during the week. Of course, my little man couldn’t wait to go check it all out! Are […]
DIY Phone Speaker
The best classroom teachers play music throughout the day: slow music to work, brain breaks to break up the day, and more. Maybe I am just saying that because I have always used music in the classroom. 🙂 But I really do love using it – and for more than just students. Sometimes just […]
Instagram From Your Computer
Hey everyone! I hope you are having an awesome week and you are making it through this winter. If you are my US friends and not getting snowed in too much if you are up in the north. Today I wanted to fill you in on kind of a fun website. If you love to […]