Teaching About the Solar System

I just started one of my all-time favorite units to teach for science- the solar system! In this post, I will show you how I engage my students at the start of the unit (setting the stage for learning), integrate reading and writing, and use a variety of different learning modalities (visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and […]

Celebrating Valentine’s Day in the Classroom!

Or should I say, “ValenTIMES day??” After all, that is how all of my students are pronouncing it! So cute! :) If you have been reading our blog for a while, you will know that we like to use mirrors a lot in our classrooms- no, not for us!- but for our students. We love […]

Math Counts Conference: For Mid-West K-3 Teachers by SDE

Don’t you love when you are able to go to a conference that your district pays for you attend??? Don’t you love when you walk away from the conference with ideas of what to implement into your classroom the NEXT day? Don’t you love just SITTING AND LISTENING to all the ideas, knowledge, and information […]