I have a passion for finding a good deal, and FREE is even better. Today while trolling for deals, I found something that might appeal to teachers. Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center is offering a free interactive DVD and educational packet. Their website states, "The program is designed to meet National Science Standards and can be adapted [...]

 I know, November seems far into the distance, an eternity away. But this week culminates in the Fourth of July holiday, which brings to mind those who have fought for the freedoms we celebrate this time of year. Here are a few quick tips for planning a project for Veterans Day: Discuss the significance of Veterans Day Keep it simple. [...]

I first started teaching about ten years ago. I had a year or two of substitute teaching under my belt and no idea what I was doing. On that very First Day of School, I was all about the academics. My concerns were who could read and do math, totally overlooking the kids’ excitement over seeing [...]

Use Poem of the Week to create a fun and exciting poetry learning center in your classroom! Recently one of our Subscribers asked about setting up a Poem of the Week writing center for her 4th and 5th graders. Poetry is an important learning center in any K-8 classroom and a Poem of the Week center is [...]

Word Sort activities are a powerful classroom tool that help students better understand the relationships between words and build vocabulary skills! Perhaps no other classroom activity is more effective in teaching emerging literacy students than using word sorts to emphasize students’ grasp of the meaning and relationships of words. An alternative to more traditional phonics and whole-word [...]