Category Archives: Teacher Tips
Celebrating Pi Day March 14
Pi day is celebrated on March 14 at exactly 1:59 pm. This is in honor of the first 6 digits of the number Pi: 3.14159. The first Pi Day celebration happened in 1987 at San Francisco’s Exploratorium and is now … Continue reading
Sensory Integration Activities for the Classroom
Whether working in an inclusion classroom with students who have a diagnosed sensory integration problem or not, these activities will do wonders for your students – especially at the younger ages. The idea is to allow your students to use … Continue reading
How to Create a Literacy Rich Environment
Having a print rich, or literacy rich environment is an important aspect of a child’s literacy education. According to one study, exposure to written language helps children develop a number of things including: awareness of print, phonemic awareness, letter naming, … Continue reading
Should We Raise School Standards?
So… should we raise school standards? Raises a few questions, doesn’t it?
Tricks for Kids Who Need to Follow the Text as they Read
Many children who are learning to read need to use a finger or other aid to help keep their place in the text while they read. While there are some good and bad arguments to both of these, here are … Continue reading
