Address Common Project-Based Learning Challenges Through Culture-Building contributed by Sara Segar, Experit Learning Depot I would never claim to be the world’s best project-based educator. There have been ups and downs, some duds, and big mistakes. I have encountered every PBL...
Nonfiction often includes text features, aspects of a text that help make a text more accessible. Authors use these additions, like sidebars and charts, to help readers focus on important parts of a text and to organize the information. When...
Idiomatic expressions, commonly called idioms, add color and interest to writing and speech. Many of them aren’t intuitive, though, especially for kids and multilingual learners of all ages. We’ve put together a list of some of the most common English...
Who isn’t exhausted by the time you get home after a long day of teaching? One of the last things we want to do is plan and prepare a delicious (and healthy!) meal everyone in the family will enjoy. Our...
Sometimes we get so focused on teaching routines and procedures at back to school that we forget that these first few weeks are primarily about building community. After all, students are much more likely to follow the rules when they...
Short vowel sounds are often the first phonics patterns kids learn. Whether you teach the vowels in alphabetical order or in another order, you’ll come to short ‘i’ pretty quickly. Having lots of examples of short ‘i’ words will help...
Lots of teachers in the elementary grades like using chair storage sacks, especially if desk space is limited. That’s why we were thrilled to see this highly-rated version from Lakeshore Learning on sale for only $7.49 each. Teachers say they...
“No, don’t open that closet!” my students would warn any unsuspecting newcomer. Despite being organized in other ways, the abundance of school supplies generously provided by my students’ guardians each year always ended up haphazardly stuffed into an ancient closet....
Every teacher understands that the intricate interactions within a classroom can often mask the silent battles some students face with bullying. Despite our efforts, we deeply hope that bullying victims feel safe enough to seek our support when they need...
Have a group of reluctant readers? Not sure which 5th grade books to recommend? Fifth graders can be tricky to please as they’re slowly moving away from their elementary school selves and beginning to see the world in a more...
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