The end of the year is near. We can feel it and so can our students. However, it is not over yet. Testing season is about begin. You know, those pesky end-of-year assessments for the school and the state. I’m sure you’ll agree with me that there is too much testing that happens during a typical school year, but that […]
Motivating Your Students During Testing Season
10 Hoppy Easter Brain Breaks!
The first day of Spring is next week! Does it feel like spring where you are? Here in South Carolina we are finally getting some warm weather, but the pollen has kicked up. It’s like it is raining yellow! However with the arrival of spring and warmer weather, our students tend to get more bouncy as they wake up from […]
A Round-Up of FREE Math Resources for Independent Work
Two weeks ago I posted about free resources to use for your science of reading based independent work, so I thought it only right to do a post on free resources for math independent work! Most elementary classroom math time includes time for independent practice. And if it doesn’t, it should. This is usually done with the use of math […]