As the end of the year approaches are your early finishers getting into mischief? Here are a couple of simple ideas to focus students on early finisher activities that will keep your classroom running smoothly at the end of the year. Early Finishers: Being Thankful Teaching gratitude helps students learn an important life skill. In […]
Silence
Silence. Silence would not be a word used to describe me. People who know me would probably be surprised to find out that I was a pretty quite, somewhat shy kid. It drove my dad nuts that I was shy and he worked hard to help me become confident. I began to come out of […]
Free Commercial Use Photos
The hardest part of sharing photos with you isn’t taking the photos. That part is fun. The challenge is looking through the photos and deciding what to share. Sometimes, I look through them and they make me laugh. Some of them just seem to be waiting for words. I’m sure it was a coincidence, […]
Coding with Khan
I am lucky to be part of a wonderful team of Specialists. Our school schedule allows our grade level teams to collaborate daily while their kids go to Specials. We have Fitness, Art/Engineering, and Global Investigations as our specials. Sometimes students are referred to Surf Lesson (Intervention) with me during Specials time. Our Global […]
Free Dividing Decimals Worksheets
Check out these FREE dividing decimals worksheets! Dividing decimals is challenging for 5th graders. Let’s check out a helpful strategy and some worksheets. When I was a fifth grade math teacher, dividing decimals was a challenge for my students. I taught the lesson that went with our curriculum and they were lost. So, I made […]