IGNITING CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING
You’re terrified. Your heart is pounding, and your chest feels like it’s going to EXPLODE! You breathe faster and faster as sweat drips from your shaking hands. Are you going to die? NO. You’re just listening to a SCARY STORY. Being scared is exciting, right? If it wasn’t, why would we go on haunted hayrides, […]
Are your students reluctant writers? Do you have kiddos who either write terrible stories, or hate writing altogether? I used to have to pull teeth to get any decent writing out of my kiddos. Whenever I announced we were going to write about something, they’d moan and groan, and (I hate to admit this), I’d […]
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 […]
