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The question, "What do you want for Christmas?" is an age-old one that could use some updating. In this post I list 10 fun, creative spins on the question that will encourage your students to practice creative and critical thinking in order to answer it.

10 Creative Spins on the Question: What Do You Want for Christmas?

Last night I watched A Christmas Story, which happens to be one of my favorite Christmas movies. In the movie a teacher asks her students to

Remembering Sandy Hook

As educators, we remember and honor our fallen colleagues and their students from Sandy Hook School. We honor them each day in our classrooms in which we

Watch this Holiday Freebies video created by Flap Jack Educational Resources. It includes a compilation of free resources and shows you how to use them!

Holiday Freebies Video – So Cool!!

I am loving this compilation of Holiday Freebies from Tabitha at Flap Jack Educational Resources! I am quite honored to be included (the first activity is

holiday writing prompts for the classroom

20 Thanksgiving Writing Prompts

Need some Thanksgiving writing prompts? We gotcha covered! Thanksgiving is nearly here, and I know you want to keep your students thinking and writing till

Creating a Joyful School Staff

Please welcome Stephanie of Principal Principles. Stephanie has written a timely piece for us to enjoy. With staff morale so low at many schools, her

Many teachers avoid using partners, but in reality, partners in the classroom make a great learning tool! Read these eight reasons to use partners, shared by our guest blogger, and decide which partner activities might work best for your students!

8 Reasons to Use Partners in Your Class Today!

You are in for a treat! Please welcome Brandi of My Teacher Friend. Today she shares some practical advice about pairing up students and included

Teachers are always looking for reading strategies for comprehension, and our guest blogger shares four engaging strategies - along with freebies - here.

Reading Strategies for Comprehension – Perfect for Upper Elementary

Reading Strategies for Comprehension – Perfect for Upper Elementary Hello from Comprehension Connection! My name is Carla, and I am honored to guest blog here on

Higher-level thinking is an important skill, no matter which model you employ in your classroom. This post outlines a variety of ways in which you can encourage your students to reach higher-level thinking and provides concrete examples based on Bloom's Taxonomy, the Wheel of Reasoning, and the Depth of Knowledge.

How to Encourage High-Level Thinking

Today we will be presented with fantastic ideas from Pam of Rockin Resources. She shares some effective techniques along with free samples from her Higher-Level

Expand the Use of Your File Folder Games!

We all know how motivating games can be in the classroom. In this post Adrianne Meldrum of The Tutor House shares some great ideas for using file

Goal setting is an important task for students of all ages and grades levels. Our guest blogger shares her thorough process for goal setting with her kindergarten students. She also shares a few tips about how she helps them set goals in reading and math, too.

Goal Setting Steps for Writing

Please welcome Jessica of Mrs. Plemons’ Kindergarten. Today, she shares with us how she teaches her kindergarten class to set goals for improving their writing.