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The Scary, Scary Output of Science Notebooks: Advice for Teachers

I get loads of questions about the Output aspect of notebooking. If you read no further, read this: Be flexible. Advice Allowing time for student output

Density Bottles Activity Fun!

I’m working once or twice a week in my friend’s 4th grade classroom at my old school. Last week, they were working on properties of

Classroom Management Solution: Lab Teams

The Challenge: Lab Work Teacher: (hands out the lab sheets and materials tray) “Alright, we’re going to start the group activity now!” Student A: (grabs

5 Ways to Make Your Science Notebooks More Interactive

Notebook is a verb! It’s active. Students are talking. You’re talking. They’re doing stuff. You’re doing stuff. It’s interactive! In this post, I focus on

7 Ideas for Teaching Mixtures (Including Solutions)

Do you teach upper elementary? Teaching your students about mixtures, including solutions? You’ll love this list with 7 of my FAVORITE teaching tools. Let’s start

5 Ideas for Teaching States of Matter

When I first started teaching about states of matter, I neglected to emphasize the role of shape and volume in classifying physical state. This is

Classroom Management Solution: Tech Helpers {A Bright Idea}

Welcome to the next post in my Classroom Management Solution Series and a stop on the Bright Ideas Blog Hop! The Problem Many teachers use

Classroom Management Solution: Hand Signals

“Can I go to the bathroom?” “I need a Kleenex.” “I gotta sharpen my pencil.” A student’s hand is raised. Does she need a

5 Phenomenal Ideas to Teach Light: Reflection and Refraction in 5th Grade

Let’s teach about the reflection and refraction of light for 5th grade. Even though this can be a confusing topic, your students will reach mastery

Time to Teach: 7 FUN Ideas for Physical Properties of Matter

Let’s teach 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students about physical properties of matter. What are physical properties of matter? Physical properties of matter are