Everyone has their own opinions about Project-based learning.  I loved it, but many respected colleagues wouldn't touch it with a ten-...

  Student:   What are we doing today?  Is it gonna be fun or boring? Teacher:  It is my job to entertain you (eye roll).  Please sit down so...

  Are you serious?  You're going to let us do this?  This is gonna be so fun! There are days when your kids need a fun way to practice s...

  Studying about Mars  can happen in Reading or in Science, and blending them together makes my heart happy!   Because, blending subjects......

Sometimes, tackling a novel in your classroom is just too much—too much work at the moment, too much reading for some students, and too much...

Some students are knowledgeable about climate change.  Others are frightened by it.  You know your students best.  Is there a way to start i...

This year's Presidential election has generated more than enough heated exchanges in the media!  I hope you discuss the election with yo...

  I was always intrigued by how students viewed writing.  Most said they hated it (at the beginning of the year) but with practice and a var...

   Everyone has their own opinions about Project-based learning.  I loved it, but I had many respected colleagues who wouldn't touch it ...

"Can we sit around the room?" was a frequently asked question in my class.  My rule was simple: if I saw that they couldn't ha...

 In January, I blogged about ways to make the study of ancient civilizations fun.  I included some things I did in my classroom, and a few t...

There are lots of good reasons to get your students involved in a March Madness Reading Challenge.  I'm giving you three because I want ...

Stealing is bad. Yeah. I know. But my brother Levi is always so sick, and his medicine is always so expensive. I didn’t think anyone would n...

Studying about Mars can happen in Reading or in Science, and blending them together makes my heart happy!   Because, blending subjects.... ...