How to Cure Teacher Burnout
If I were conducting research to write a teacher burnout research paper my test subjects would be plentiful and could be found in any school building across the planet right…
Category: Teaching Essentials
5 Effective Classroom Routines
How to create effective classroom routines can be easier than you think. You’ve heard “work smarter not harder,” but what does that mean in your classroom? I learned quickly to…
Best Gift for Teacher Appreciation Week
DO NOT, under any circumstance, buy her a coffee mug or a piece of jewelry with an apple on it! Don’t do it! That mug will become a pen holder…
How to Write a Constructed Response Answer
What are Constructed Responses? Teaching students how to write a constructed response answer takes time. Constructed response or performance-based questions for math are individual test items that would require students…
Decorating Your Classroom on a Budget
With so many student-teachers interviewing and starting to get teaching offers, I thought I would share some of my favorite tricks for decorating your classroom on a budget! If you…
Thermal Energy & Heat
What are Forms of Energy? There are many different forms of energy and in third-grade physical science, our standards include heat energy, light energy, and sound energy. This 3rd Grade…
