QuickTips Index
Sample Biography Poem
Biography Poems are a fun and novel way for your students to tell their life stories. Have them illustrate their poems, too, and you'll have an easy bulletin board for Back to School Night.
The Scientific Method Worksheet
Using this Scientific Method worksheet, students learn how to address a problem methodically. The Scientific Method worksheet is easy and effective for almost any science lesson plan.
Journal Prompts for Young Creative Writers
Journal Prompts offer focus and structure to your Journal Writing Program. These Journal Prompts are perfect for your elementary school students to use during writing time.
Journal Writing Checklist for Assessing Student Writing
A Journal Writing Checklist is a list of qualities that you hope to see in your students' creative writing. Use a Journal Writing Checklist to Assess Writing Progress.
List of Classroom Jobs for the Elementary School Classroom
Use this list of classroom jobs to assign jobs to your students in the elementary school classroom.
Ice Breakers for the First Day of Elementary School
Help your students break the ice and get to know each other with this quick and easy selection of First Day of School ice breakers for elementary school classrooms. Perfect for Back to School.
Sentence Circle Ice Breaker Game for Back to School
Use this Sentence Circle game as a fun Ice Breaker activity for the first day of school.
Trivia Card Shuffle Ice Breaker Game for Back to School
Use this Trivia Card Shuffle game as a fun Ice Breaker activity for the first day of school.
Same and Different Ice Breaker Game for Back to School
Use this Same and Different game as a fun Ice Breaker activity for the first day of school.
Two Truths and a Lie Ice Breaker Activity
Play the Ice Breaker game called Two Truths and a Lie on the first day of school to thaw the Back to School jitters.
Human Scavenger Hunt Ice Breaker Game for Back to School
Use this Human Scavenger Hunt as a fun Ice Breaker activity for the first day of school.
What is a Rubric?
What is a rubric? A definition for teachers interested in this comprehensive method of assessing student performance.
Design Your Educational Philosophy
Design an educational philosophy to guide your decision-making and to help remind you why you entered teaching in the first place.
Valentines Day Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan
Need a quick Valentines Day lesson plan? Practice poetry-writing with your students through this Valentines Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan.
Christmas Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan
Need a quick Christmas lesson plan? Combine poetry and character-building with this Christmas Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan.
Christmas and Wintertime Vocabulary Word List
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Bloom's Taxonomy - The Incredible Teaching Tool
Use Bloom's Taxonomy To Move Your Students Through The Learning Process.
Thanksgiving Vocabulary Word List
Use this Thanksgiving Vocabulary word list for a variety of classroom uses, including word walls, word searches, lesson plans, puzzles, Hangman and Bingo games, crafts, worksheets, story starters, poetry word banks, and so much more!
Thanksgiving Journal Writing Topics and Prompts
Use these Thanksgiving journal prompts as inspiration for your students' journal writing work in the month of November.
Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan
Need a quick Thanksgiving lesson plan? Combine poetry and character-building with this Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan.
Class Rules That Are Comprehensive, Positive, and Clear
Are you having trouble thinking of a comprehensive set of behavior rules for your elementary school classroom? Here's what worked for me.
Classroom Rights - Display This Simple "Bill of Rights" In A Prominent Place
If you're looking for a quick and easy way to sum up a productive and respectful tone in your classroom, the following Classroom "Bill of Rights" will be useful.
Teaching Students To Answer Questions In Complete Sentences
Students sometimes need instruction and practice in how best to answer questions in complete sentences. This set of questions give you an opportunity to train them.
Teaching Descriptive, Detailed Writing Through Asking Questions
It's not enough just to tell students, "Write down detail. Be creative and specific!" They're just learning how to write, so we need to show them what exactly to think about and write down. Here are some inspiring questions that get to the heart of descriptive, detailed writing.
Festive Word Lists For The Special Events Of February - Great For Games
Use this list of Valentines Day words to play games with your students during the month of February. Also includes words for other February holidays.