Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Bop! “I need an attitude adjustment,” Loren announced, as he hit himself on the head to give the adjustment. “I smell your attitude, and it’s stinky!” Rachel informed her older sister. Today I had a...

Looking for a fun activity to stretch your students’ imaginations? In search of an easy substitute for your regular lesson on a day you aren’t feeling well or are just stretched too thin to prepare everything in time? Interested in a...

A first-grade teacher in a classroom somewhere in the world is approaching the middle of February. Her beginning students are nearing the end of Learning to Read and will be soon graduating to their “big” readers. If this teacher has never...

Photo by Ben Mullins on Unsplash How much time do your students spend writing in an average week? And I don’t mean writing math equations or copying science terms or completing a penmanship paper. I mean real, original writing. How much...

Seventeen energetic children entered my classroom door on the first day of school. Bright-eyed. Eager. I smiled. Only five new students this year. Settling into a routine should be quick and easy. I was wrong. In the first six weeks of...

Our school year is over. The report cards are filled out the last time and the permanent records are back in the file cabinet. The seniors have graduated, and we’ve had our last day of school celebration. The classroom has its summer look:...

In the last quarter of 2021, the oversight committee for The Dock identified user experience and site organization as key foci for optimization. Since then, we have taken steps in that direction: Moved to premium hosting to handle the...

In the first quarter of 2022, we worked to improve the layout of the home page and improve the visibility of high quality content. Most of these changes have not yet been published, but are due to be released soon. We are grateful to have...

In 2022, we worked to improve the layout of the home page and improve the visibility of high quality content. We also improved the search experience, tweaked the home page, and made highly valued content more visible to users. We are...

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We have also added dozens of audio files and documents this year.

How was your school year? Do you feel exhausted but exhilarated, like a mountain climber who has just reached the summit? Or maybe you feel energized, already excited as you look ahead at another school year. Perhaps you feel like a...

Our Father, our God of peace and power, Give us strength for the ending of this school year. You have led us, guided us, and cared for us. You have been our source of joy, love, and wisdom. You have loved us with a love beyond...

I have a few fond memories of my elementary school physical education days: the time we filled a real parachute with ping-pong balls, stood around it in a huge circle, held on to the edges, and shook it up and down in giant waves until...

Justin looks over the math problem, pondering how to solve it. “If I multiply these two numbers, and then add this number, I think I can find the surface area,” he ponders. “Yes, it works!” he grins, and looks up at the teacher with a...

New teachers want their students to like them and to enjoy school. New teachers do not always know the best way to accomplish this. Older teachers can also find themselves buying into the following myths. Myth: I’m capable of handling this...

We continue our look at a few myths teachers can buy in to. Myth: Last year we could… I’ve seen unsure beginning teachers fall into the trap of allowing students to dictate how the classroom should be run. Students will say, “We’ve always...

Why study math? This document presents concepts students may not have contemplated. Math points us to the greatness of our Creator. Studying arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and calculus can help us to more deeply appreciate the greatness of...

This rubric helps teachers comprehensively evaluate a preschooler's social and emotional readiness for first grade.