Posts Tagged ‘classroom activities’
January 4th, 2011
by Lisa W in Classroom tips and tools, Elementary teachers, Math in Real Life, Teaching Math
Tuesday Teacher Tips: Grocery Store Ads
Welcome to the Tuesday Teacher Tips series! Each week we’ll highlight teaching and learning resources, ideas to use in the classroom, as well as things to ponder as you go about your teaching day. Recently, I’ve been saving copies of the weekly grocery ads, the multi-page flyers that come in the Sunday paper. They work great [...]
November 30th, 2010
by Lisa W in Classroom tips and tools, Elementary teachers
Tuesday Teacher Tips: Activities to Reinforce Math Vocabulary
Welcome to the Tuesday Teacher Tips series! Each week we’ll highlight teaching and learning resources, ideas to use in the classroom, as well as things to ponder as you go about your teaching day. Our November parent and teacher newsletters focused on developing math vocabulary. Below are some more activities to use with your students. [...]
November 2nd, 2010
by Lisa W in Classroom tips and tools
Tuesday Teacher Tips: Valuing the Wrong Turns
Welcome to the Tuesday Teacher Tips series! Each week we’ll highlight teaching and learning resources, ideas to use in the classroom, as well as things to ponder as you go about your teaching day. ”Mistakes are the portals of discovery” - James Joyce There are many times when driving to a new place that I’ve gotten [...]
September 27th, 2010
by Tracy H in Elementary teachers, Funding
Funding Opportunity: Target Field Trip Grants
School budgets are tight, and every dollar helps! Teachers who are interested in taking their class on a field trip, but don’t have the budget should check out the latest funding opportunity from Target. Target will be awarding 5,000 grants of $700 each to schools for the upcoming year. Winning teachers can use the grants [...]
September 13th, 2010
by Neal M in Classroom tips and tools, Elementary teachers, Learning Research
Building A Classroom Community
As a teacher myself, one of the most challenging times of year is September (or even August for some teachers!) when everything is new. Teachers need to establish classroom routines, set high expectations for students, establish rapport with families, and get started on academics as soon as possible. For myself, the most important aspect of [...]
September 9th, 2010
by Sue in Classroom tips and tools
Make Every Minute Count With Classroom Transition Time Tips
Our DreamBox teachers talk about how they work to find creative ways to make the most of every moment in the school day. And because transition times can sometimes be chaotic, they look for ways to engage students and keep them focused when moving from one activity to another. So the DreamBox Learning teachers have [...]
November 12th, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun
Say What? Small Child, Big Word
How many kids want to be paleontologists when they grow up? Or can even pronounce the word? This little one wants to be a paleontologist because paleontologists “study bones.” And then he goes into a spiel about paleontologists finding a “really big bone”. No bones about it, this video is adorable! Watch it below. Good [...]
February 11th, 2009
by Beth in Math fun, Math in Real Life, Math Learning, Teaching Math
Valentine's Day Math
Who says Valentine’s Day is only about Hallmark and sugar? Classrooms can find creative ways to expand this holiday into a great learning opportunity.
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