Engaging Resources for BUSY Teachers!
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Engaging Resources for BUSY Teachers
Using a daily calendar time routine is a fantastic way to build math skills. Students practice counting, making patterns, ordering numbers, and so much more. This happens every day and only takes about 10-15 minutes! A calendar routine can have many different components, depending on how much time you have. Here are some great calendar …
Whether you are teaching in person or online, Boom Cards ™ are a wonderful way to engage your students. They are digital, interactive, and fun for students. As a teacher, you will appreciate that they are easy to use, provide reports about student responses, and help students get extra practice with key concepts. What are …
As back to school time approaches, you know that the first days are all about setting the tone for whole year. Read aloud books are a perfect way to do this! Coming together to listen to a story helps students feel more comfortable. This makes it easy to start class discussions and get to know …
The start of the school year is overwhelming yet so exciting for students and teachers. While you may want to start right into teaching the expectations and curriculum, the first few days of school are essential to setting the climate of the classroom. This is the time for students to get out first-day jitters, meet …
Critical thinking or logical reasoning is an invaluable skill that students use throughout their lives. Class time is limited, so critical thinking lessons may get pushed aside with the need to prepare for standardized testing. However, this can be short-sighted. Critical thinking skills will help students perform better on those big tests as well as …
