Look + Listen = Learn

I was reminded of something very important this week. It happened while reading Q is for Duck,  with a charming 2nd grade girl. The book ...

I've kept busy this summer helping elementary students develop an understanding of math. One of their favorite activities is using Pl...

From OpenClipArt.org  -   johnny_automatic        As I was walking into the lunchroom last week, a very young boy looked up at me, wink...

From OpenClipArt.org - PeterM Is this how most students react to learning multiplication facts? How much time is spent at school and ho...

From OpenClipArt.org - jhnri4 Everyone who regularly reads my blog knows I love to play math with kids. This week I had an amazing mat...

I've been doing a lot of thinking about ways to help students understand inference. It all started during a reading intervention last we...

Fifth grade language arts and science classes at Spirit Lake Middle School were especially interesting last Friday. In language arts, I got ...