Seventeen energetic children entered my classroom door on the first day of school. Bright-eyed. Eager. I...

Our school year is over. The report cards are filled out the last time and the permanent records are back in...

How was your school year? Do you feel exhausted but exhilarated, like a mountain climber who has just reached...

Our Father, our God of peace and power, Give us strength for the ending of this school year. You have led us,...

I have a few fond memories of my elementary school physical education days: the time we filled a real...

Justin looks over the math problem, pondering how to solve it. “If I multiply these two numbers, and then add...

New teachers want their students to like them and to enjoy school. New teachers do not always know the best...

We continue our look at a few myths teachers can buy in to. Myth: Last year we could… I’ve seen unsure...

When I first heard other teachers talking about using a token economy system in their classroom, I thought it...

I am teaching phonics, covering a lesson where I just need to give information in a lecture format. There...

Jana slides the rectangular word cards around on the floor, angling some and placing others in perpendicular...

Handwriting gives us a view into a student’s brain. I have found that ninety-seven percent of the time I can...

The search began in mid-August. First, I scoured the fencerows and field edges for milkweed plants. The...

Glow—something you are doing very well; encouragement to continue; area of excellence Grow – something we...

Note: Understandings of and expectations for student safety will vary by community. Some of the activities...

There are a few responsibilities teachers and/or administrators should handle regarding field trips. Here are...

Once, long ago in a land across the sea, there lived a Great Teacher. To this Great Teacher there came a...

I am a stranger to much of the Christian Curriculum as well as the Church schools in North America. I feel...

My last blog article shared research and reasons why grammar should be taught in all English classes because...

We have just finished a math test, and students are engaged in various free-time activities that they began...