Why You Shouldn’t Use Physical Education As Punishment
Reinforcing the idea that exercise equals punishment promotes negative feelings towards physical activity.
Instead Of A Book Report, My Students ‘Wrote’ A Video
My students were overjoyed when I shared this new tool that enabled them to work more interactively with their book reports.
How You Can Support The New Kid In Your Class
Navigating new hallways, making friends, & finding ‘their place’ is challenging for ‘the new kid.’ Here are some ways to support them.
Cheap Children’s Books: 26 Books For Under $10 (Each)
If you’re an elementary school teacher, you know the challenges of funding a classroom. With many content areas, it can get expensive fast.
5 Tips For Integrating Project-Based Learning In Any Content Area
Provide an avenue for students to visualize their idea as a solution to a real-world problem. Models can provide students a tangible goal to work toward.
3 Fun Examples Of Technology-Based Assessement
These examples of technology-based assessment have engaging features that allow students to practice skills in and out of classroom.
15 Of The Best Apps For Improved Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension is a matter of decoding, reading speed, and thinking about the text, all of which can improve with tiered practice.
20 iPad Apps To Teach Elementary Reading
With these 20 apps for elementary reading, children can learn how to write letters, improve phonics fluency, and even write their own books.
A Letter-Writing Project To Connect Students With Senior Citizens
Domtar’s letter-writing program, PaperPal, will help youth develop fine motor skills & spur seniors to practice cognitive exercise.
5 Ways To Support Students With Sensory Processing Disorders
Sensory processing disorders are characterized by difficulties in processing a range of sensory information, such as touch, sound, and smell.
Two Collaborative Learning Tools I Use To Motivate Students
The Collaborative Learning Tools I Use To Motivate Students by Derek von Waldner As many educators know, students often come into a classroom ranging below or above a certain grade level. Even the most experienced of teachers find this disparity challenging. Self-paced and differentiated learning can help strike a balance among student grade levels, but…
How I Use Photo Story In My Elementary Classroom
Knowing that I had to incorporate the iPads into my classroom slowly, I decided to develop one unit of the writing process digitally using Photo Story.
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