Teaching Tips
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Teaching Tip – Using Math Support
Did you know that most math textbooks these days come with all kinds of resources and support? Some math textbooks come with a CD-ROM. Others allow access to a website where you can download and print off worksheets. I like to use these resources to create new worksheets based on the lessons I have taught.…
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Teaching Tip – Super Doors
A few years ago, when I was teaching Grade 4, I looked at my classroom door and had an epiphany. As I stared at the blank and boring door, I thought of a way I could spruce it up with a bit of colour and share my love of comic books at the same time. The…
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Teaching Tip – Elementary Origami (Guest Post)
You’ve probably heard of making paper cranes as an elementary art project, which might seem mundane and even pointless at first. But origami has many more possibilities for encouraging creativity, learning, and developing fine motor skills. As an added bonus, kids are more than happy to sit still for a few minutes while you teach…
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Teaching Tip – Smarties Math
This lesson is ALWAYS a hit with the students. How could it not be? Everyone loves Smarties. The first thing you need to do is buy each student in your class a regular box of Smarties. Don’t cheap out and buy the snack size or Halloween boxes though. There just aren’t enough candies in those…
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Teaching Tip – Capitalize on Those Moments
I am a very organized teacher. I have an extensive long range plan that breaks down what I am doing in the classroom term by term and week by week. I write detailed day plans for each and every single day of the year as well. This sounds like a lot of work, but I…
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Teaching Tip – Transformational Geometry
I hate when I create a teaching resource and then when I need to find it, I can’t locate it. I spent an hour this morning trying to find a worksheet I created about seven years ago. I couldn’t find it in my binders, on my hard drive, or on any of my thumbdrives. I…
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Teaching Tip – Don’t Throw That Out
There are many household objects that you may simply throw away or recycle without thinking too much about it. Today’s teaching tip – Don’t throw that out! Empty Fruit Cup Containers These containers have lots of uses in the classroom. You can put paint in them to distribute to the students during art class. They…
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Teaching Tip – Using Video in the Classroom
There are some amazing videos that you can bring into the classroom to further your students’ knowledge or reinforce what was taught during a unit of study. I limit the amount of video that I use in class, however. I believe that students are over-exposed to video as is, and that if we decide to…
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Be Enthusaistic!
Image by Anirudh Koul via Flickr Here are the two most important words a teacher should live by – Be Enthusiastic. Enthusiasm is like a yawn, laughter, or Chicken-pox. It is contagious. You can pass it along to others. That is why we need to give it our all when in front of the classroom.…
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Teaching Tip Tuesdays – Colour Families
A few years ago I found a website called “Art Adventures” that was full of great tips, tricks, and lessons that were very easy to follow. When I first discovered this site, I printed off these lessons and I’m sure glad that I did because the amazingly useful website is no more. However, thanks to…