Now that my students were familiar with comparing and ordering fractions, the next step was to have them comparing fractions using Google Slides. It is one thing to be able to show how to compare…
Before I started teaching my third graders to compare fractions, I wanted to assess what they already knew about fractions. True story. I asked my students to write in their journal and complete this sentence:…
As one of the participants in the Teachers Pay Teachers Author Inauguration Day FREEBIE EVENT that was held on January 20, 2017, I and many TpT sellers have got together to create free teaching resources. These free…
Have you ever used Google Maps? Probably most of you have when you’re trying to find directions to that new store. But did you know you could create your OWN map to use with your…
Someone in a Facebook group suggested a website at www.edpuzzle.com. So I, of course, checked it out. I am so happy I did! If you teach with videos in your classroom then YOU must check it…
Did you ever think that as a third-grade teacher or even as an elementary teacher you would be teaching the Distributive Property of Multiplication? When I started teaching over 30 years ago, there weren’t even…
In about 3 weeks, the first trimester is ending so I’ve decided to examine my classroom, my instruction, and my students to see what’s working and not working so far. Read the rest by clicking…
I have a vivid memory of learning multiplication in third grade. My teacher, Mrs. Bowman, drew three circles on the chalkboard. Then she put five milk bottles in each one. She said this is 3…
Do you find teaching vocabulary and grammar as something you have to do rather than something you want to do? There is a definite need to teach both grammar and vocabulary to elementary students, especially…
Your Back to School Night presentation sets the tone for the school year. I’ve taken a new approach to it. Since I am in a 1:1 classroom with Chrome Books, I wanted to use the…
Are your students ready to start creating and learning with Google Slides®? Are they an expert keyboarder and know all the ins and outs of Google Slides menus? As a teacher, you forget just how much…
It’s the beginning of school. How do you get students to learn about each other? I use iPortraits! This activity uses character traits to build a portrait (selfie included!) of each student. Instead of just…
Why make the switch to DIGITAL NOTEBOOKS? I wrote earlier that some major advantages of DIGITAL notebooks are that they can be COLORFUL (color photographs, color illustrations, color diagrams, color anything!), PAPERLESS (it’s all in the…
I’m so excited to share this next part of how I taught these units which focused on the history of our rights. The digital age is here in the form of DIGITAL INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS. What…
If there is one thing an 8 or 9 year old knows for sure is this: what’s fair and what’s not fair. That’s a great starting point to teach elementary kids about the history of…
