As an Intervention Specialist, I understand the importance of assessing my students on an ongoing basis. It can be overwhelming at the beginning of a school year to assess all of my students. I have [more]

Whew, is it ever a scorcher in Ohio today. I've been keeping cool staying in the A/C working on my British literature homework (Beowulf, anyone?) and browsing Facebook. My last foray into Facebook land left [more]

Pencil Wars

You know, when I was an undergrad dreaming of making a difference in the classroom, I had no idea that a simple school supply could make such an impact in the classroom. Seriously. No idea. [more]

Simple & Quick Technique for Improving Student Focus and Attention

$Simple & Quick Technique for Improving Student Focus and Attention$ This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click on an Amazon link and make a purchase, I get a kickback. It has been a whirlwind since school started this year. I am so glad to [more]

Reading Fluency and Comprehension Progress

I am so crazy proud of my students! They have made an enormous amount of progress this year. After having a bad day yesterday, I needed to see these results. In Ohio, teachers have to [more]

Math Strategy: Large Problems with Small Numbers

$Math Strategy: Large Problems with Small Numbers$ Who has students struggling with the algorithms required in basic math operations? That get confused with what direction to go and what step is next? I have a math strategy that just might help! When I [more]

Motivating Struggling Readers

Have you ever read a book that redefined how you taught? A few years ago I read "The Book Whisperer" by Donalyn Miller and have wanted to put some of her ideas into practice with [more]

Line Start Spot - A Lining Up Bright Idea

Okay. This bright idea is a quick tip to use when having kids line up. I get irritated when kids are lined up and someone is trying to enter or leave the classroom, when kids are sticking [more]

Free Valentine's Digital Paper...in January?!

I've been procrastinating working on some digital papers for Valentine's Day and thought I'd give you a sneak peek. I'm supposed to be working on second nine weeks progress reports, but wanted to do something [more]

Tech Tips for Basic Facts

$Tech Tips for Basic Facts$ Welcome to the "Just the Math Facts" blog hop! I sincerely hope you find something helpful for teaching basic math facts on this hop. :) Do you remember how you learned your math facts? As I [more]

Kids' DIY Multiplication Charts

It is my belief that my kids who struggle with math do so for four reasons: poor vocabulary, difficulties with reading comprehension, low math reasoning skills, and not knowing their basic math facts! Do you have students [more]

Heads Up Review

Is "Heads Up, Seven Up" educational? It is the way I play it! Before I explain how I tweaked the game to make it educational, let me make sure you know what I'm talking about. [more]

Grids and Columns in Math

$Grids and Columns in Math$ Here is a simple, bright idea to use when teaching math that works for every grade. Many kiddos struggle with lining up numbers in their math problems. They might struggle with visually tracking numbers, transferring from [more]

Organization Help (& a GIVEAWAY!)

***This contest has ended. Congratulations to Amy H. for winning the Seat Sack Ultimate Organizer! Be sure to sign up for my mailing list to be notified of other giveaways and contests in the future. [more]