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Lesson Idea: Diary of a Pet Turkey
As a gifted teacher, I am always looking for ways to stretch my own mind, as well as the minds of my students. But, if I’m being honest, it’s sometimes difficult to manage to do that while keeping them...
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Engage Students in Baseball’s Opening Day
Take me out to the ballgame because it’s Opening Day! Cracker jacks, popcorn, and hotdogs are aplenty and with the start of baseball season, spring is officially here. Sports fanatics, athletes, and...
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Celebrating National Letter Writing Month
Bring out the paper, pencils, envelopes, and stamps because April marks National Letter Writing month! The art of letter writing is certainly fading, but teaching students the power of written word is...
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Engage Students in the Masters
Golf enthusiasts and fans will flock in droves this week to Augusta, Georgia, home of Augusta National and the annual Masters golf tournament. Once there fans will watch players battle for the top spot...
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April Showers
April is traditionally a rainy month; after all, “April showers bring May flowers,” right? Weather can be a bit tricky this time of year as the clash of warm and cold climates creates unexpected storms...
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Engage Your Students in Earth Day
Every April, we come together to recognize Earth Day, and this year, Earth Day falls on Tuesday, April 22nd. Whether you are organizing a Go Green campaign at your school, inviting students to adopt an...
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Engage Students in the Kentucky Derby
“And they’re off!” After My Old Kentucky Home is played, the horn is blown, and the jockeys are in place, the race begins: it’s the Kentucky Derby! Students across the country might not be quite as...
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eBooks to Engage Students in Spring
After our April showers post, we definitely had to bring you some ideas about incorporating May flowers into your literacy curriculum. Engage students in this absolutely beautiful time of year by...
View ArticleReal World Math Ideas
Everyone who has ever taught a math class has at some point (possibly many points) heard some variation of the question: “Why does this matter?” Or “When will I ever see this in the real world.” It’s a...
View ArticleGraphic Novels: An Alternative to Hi-Lo books
Graphic novels have so much potential to heal literacy problems. Older reluctant readers won’t go near traditional early readers because of the stigma attached to reading a book that’s obviously meant...
View ArticleTeaching Diversity Using Anti-Bias Framework
Diversity, social justice, and cultural sensitivity & awareness are huge issues right now in the news, in the kidlit publishing world, and in the lives of our students. We’d all like to do more in...
View ArticleSupporting Students Struggling with Adversity
It would be nice to think that all of our students come to class happy, healthy, well-fed, loved, and prepared to learn. But they don’t. No matter what district we teach in, what region, what...
View ArticleHappy World Read Aloud Day 2015!
Less than half of American children are read to each day but just fifteen minutes of reading is enough to build the necessary literacy skills required for success. In honor of World Read Aloud Day...
View ArticleStay Ahead of the Summer Slide
For students, the arrival of spring means a countdown until the last bell rings. What they don’t realize (while they’re preparing to leave school work in the dust) is that most of them will return to...
View ArticleThank you, Teachers!
We are so honored to work with incredible teachers every day. In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week and National Teacher Day, we created this infographic to share some of the many ways educators go...
View ArticleSchool librarian creates a culture of reading with an expanded library and...
As a high-achieving school, McKenzie Elementary School has a problem most districts dream about: how to show improvement when test scores are already better than state averages. “We have always had 5s...
View ArticleIndiana District Uses Big Universe to Introduce Technology in K-4 Schools
At the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year, three fourth grade teachers started an enterprising new path in their careers. Kristen Fudale, Nancy Marquette, and Jenifer Maddox all applied and were...
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