Teaching
As an educator who loves to share tips for teachers both inside and outside the classroom, you can follow this page to find all my education-related posts. You will find tips, tricks, lesson plans, inspiration, and more.
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OK Go (and) Show This Video to Your Class
OK Go are just as much visual artists as they are musical artists. Their videos are absolutely amazing. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they have created this educational video about the primary colours. It’s perfect to share with your class when introducing this concept and the colour wheel. And then you could show…
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40 Teaching Blunders (Or Opportunities)
Image via Wikipedia The Ottawa Citizen ran a story entitled Another 40 Business Bloopers and the teacher in me saw immediate parallels to the classroom. Here are a few of my favourites from the article. 4. Not empowering subordinates to challenge and correct you. Teachers make mistakes. There is nothing to be ashamed of if…
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Teaching Tip – Play and Learn With Lego
Lego has so many educational benefits. It really is an amazing resource to have on hand. I’ve talked before about How to Use Lego in a Science Program but I thought today I’d expand on the other ways I use Lego in the classroom. Lego Soccer It’s nice to have some board games in the…
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Support the First Lady! Teach Your Students about the 5 Best Brain Foods for Learning
Image via Wikipedia On January 25, 2012, ABC News reported on a Los Angeles school district making huge strides toward improving the nutrition of their school lunches, just as First Lady Michelle Obama starts in on her new healthy eating initiative for American schools. The Los Angeles Unified School District has been acknowledged by the…
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We Love Books Day (Not Valentine’s Day)
Happy Valentine’s Day… (Photo credit: Јerry) I’ve never liked celebrating Valentine’s Day in the classroom. I’m always happy to see when the day falls on a weekend so I can let it slip by relatively unnoticed. But even on those special years, the kids manage to bring in Valentine’s cards or treats to share. It’s…
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Using a Deck of Cards in Math (Teaching Tip)
Here is a quick and easy math game you can have your students play. All you need is a deck of cards. You will need to remove the face cards so that you are only left with the numbers 2 to 9 and the aces. For the purposes of this game, an ace will count…
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The Way You Speak Depends on the Situation (Teaching Tip)
Image by mp3waxx.com via Flickr I got the idea for today’s Teaching Tip as I read the memoir by rapper, actor, and songwriter, Common. His book is entitled “One Day It’ll All Make Sense” There are a few passages in the memoir that were written by his mother. When I read this one, I immediately thought…
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Music and Movement (Teaching Tip)
This is brilliant! Bobby McFerrin takes an audience that was there to simply watch a panel discussion and he has them signing in unison with very little instruction. I can see how this sort of thing could be useful in the classroom or at a school assembly. He doesn’t have to explain what he is…
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Teaching Tip – Making Comics Online
Here’s a comic strip that I created in less than five minutes, using a website I had never tried out before. Comics are perfect for the classroom. They allow students to explore all sorts of new environments and feel confident with what they have written and created. There are quite a few free websites that…
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Scaredy Squirrel Drama Lesson
Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt is a really great picture book that children of all ages will enjoy. It’s about a squirrel who is afraid of anything outside of his nut tree. He stays in his tree trying to avoid all the harmful things in the world such as poison ivy, sharks, and killer bees.…