We love silent signals, and you should too! Silent signals for the classroom are a great way to increase your student engagement! Every single student is involved 100% of the time, and you can tell what the entire class is thinking with just a glance. Silent signals can be for
Kids Love Creepy Crawlies! What is it about kids and creepy crawly critters?? They love them! To us (or me anyway!), they’re creepy; they’re crawly; and they’re cringe worthy. But somehow, when they come in the form of clipart and lapbooks, they are down right adorable! Who doesn’t love a
Are you looking for reading strategies to improve comprehension? All students can benefit from a great set of reading strategies to improve comprehension! Solid reading strategies can help struggling readers improve, and the same strategies can challenge good readers to become great readers! Reading is Thinking! Reading. Is. Thinking. Those
Exit slips are a clear and powerful formative assessment tool. Every teacher should be using exit slips to drive classroom instruction! Take the guess work out of planning your instruction, and let exit slips be your guide!
We have a combined 54 years of elementary teaching experience, and we are passionate about helping other teachers bring enthusiasm and rigor to their classrooms using best practices! When we aren’t at school, you can often find us reading new books or drinking a good cup of coffee!