IGNITING CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING
Are you looking for ways to get your kiddos to think critically in your lessons? Try teaching analogies! Analogies get primary kids thinking, analyzing, and making comparisons. What is an analogy? An analogy is simply a comparison of two things that are usually thought of as being different, but are similar in some […]
Are there any kiddos in your class with a fixed math mindset? Do they give up or refuse to attempt to solve a math problem if they’re afraid they will get a wrong answer? Are they reluctant to take on challenges and refuse to take a risk if they aren’t sure they’re right? Or do […]
Using games in the classroom is a proven strategy to increase student engagement as opposed to worksheet after worksheet. They provide purposeful reinforcement and practice of skills, and increase memory and retention of information. Besides that, games are just plain fun. I am so excited to introduce you to Slip It and Flip It […]
Wow! Can you believe it’s the middle of April already? I can hardly believe Earth Day is almost here. I wanted to do a quick post to share one of my favorite picture books and how you can use this book to celebrate Earth Day with your students. Note: Keep ’em Thinking is a participant […]
I love to incorporate biographies into lessons! It seems that no matter what unit the students are studying, there’s a great biography to go with it. Why is it so important to teach biographies? you might ask. For one thing, it teaches a little something about the history of a subject, but more importantly, biographies […]
Are you looking for a fun way to teach describing characters and character traits? Try this! Fold each side of a horizontal sheet of paper to the middle. Have the kids draw a picture of the character on the front. Put words to describe the outward appearance of the character on the outside. This can be things […]
