A teammate and I are doing a project in math where our classes are working together to find the math around the school.  It is actually a pretty neat project, and the kids seem to be enjoying working on it.  In the theme of it, I decided to make up story problems reflecting the ''math'' in my teacher world... 1. (Thanks, Ms. T, for ...

I recently posted a list of the five most popular books per grade level.  If you are looking for a new twist to add zest to existing novel units, try literature cyber guides.  I found this site when I was reading Pat's blog and gave it a ''look see'' as my mother would say.  The site is definitely worth keeping on your radar and ...

As a part of Joel at So You Want to Teach?’s Blog Revolution Project, I am tasked to write a post in the form of a list.  Try as I might, I could not think of a title that involved a list.  I like the ‘diary of a preschool teacher’ title, anyway, and think it [...]

Equivalent Fraction Action Lesson Students identify and write equivalent fractions and understand their usage in this elementary math lesson plan. |6513D844-|-4|6513D844-|-5|6513D844-|-6 |BE58E821-|-Math 1. The learner will write fractions equivalent to other fractions<BR />2. The learner will ...

I can see some issues with this study's conclusions. Well, of course, the students with a better performance in math will generally do better in the sciences in college. Most college courses are taught from a quantitative standpoint. In contrast, in most high schools, Biology, Earth Science, and Environmental Science are structured so math ...

There has been somewhat of a debate among a group of teachers that I know. Is it a good idea to give timed addition and subtraction facts tests to second graders? I did it for a while when my team first wanted to do it, but I found that some kids got too upset because they weren't able to work that fast and remained on the same level for a long ...

Some schools scrambling to increase their scores in math and reading due to NCLB are pulling time and resources from other subjects.  Experts are seeing an increasing trend to devote more class time and instruction to reading and math, as well as other core subjects deemed crucial by state and federal mandates. As a result, ...

In the grand effort to reform schools, a new and trendy idea has been to hire adults to work with the teachers rather than the children, a.k.a. a staff developer. In theory, it sounds like a great premise in which teachers are able to stay current on their practice and learn exciting methods of pedagogy. Ah, but there is the rub my friends…don’t ...

I used to love reading Weekly Reader when I was a kid.  Back then, bringing $.50 to school was a big deal, but my parents always managed to come up with the money.  Weeklyreader.com provides some cool free activities for students and teachers.  If you click on ''more news'', you will find an archive of stories with some great links ...

U.S.A. Today has an education section that I love.  They take current events and create exciting lesson plans including objectives,  students pages, teacher information, and meaningful questions.   The offerings include math, science, and social studies lessons and seem to be geared ...