by Terry Heick While I often talk about ‘scale’ as one of the primary challenges in education–and have also wondered about curriculum, too–a more subversive concept constantly at play throughout education is tone. As an ‘English’ teacher, I always explained tone...
We’ve compiled a big list of songs about friendship that includes songs for students as young as pre-K and as old as high school. From classics by the Beatles to more pop-based songs sung by the likes of Bruno Mars...
When you want to talk about something that is less than 1, what do you do? Well, in most cases you use fractions! Fractions are unusual numbers, and they can be challenging for kids. But they are also numbers we...
Help your students become the innovators of tomorrow! The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest invites public school students in grades 6 to 12 to demonstrate the role STEM can play in tackling some of the biggest issues facing their communities....
We hear them mentioned together a lot: multiplication AND division. And they do belong together as inverse operations, as members of the same fact families, and how we constantly use one together with the other. But ask any kid which...
As young kids learn about shapes and measurement, they soon enough come to measure the perimeter and area of those shapes. There are shapes all around us. In fact, most of us live in homes that are made of a...
Looking to refresh how you teach French vocabulary to your students? Check out our French vocabulary lists for family, house, vacation, sports, school, animals, and food. Then try some of the fun activities below to rejuvenate your lesson plans! Plus,...
Art makes people of all ages dream, imagine, and transport themselves to faraway places. Art can inspire us; it can be political and a life commentary. As a parent, I enjoy introducing my children to different art mediums, going to...
As a student, one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking moments of the summer is getting your class schedule. It is the day all the most important questions are answered. Would you have classes with your friends? Would you have...
by Terry Heick Grading problems are one of the most urgent bugaboos of good teaching. Grading can take an extraordinary amount of time. It can also demoralize students, get them in trouble at home, or keep them from getting into...
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