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Free Resources Book Recommendations ROOT Teaching The Whole Child Teaching Tip of the Week
Free Resources Book Recommendations ROOT Teaching The Whole Child Teaching Tip of the Week
In this Teaching Tip I provide a link to a short YouTube video I created. The video features hand gestures that help children learn the meaning of three different kinds of angles: right, acute, and obtuse. Accompanying each movement is a clever phrase that further assists students. I learned these gestures and corresponding hand movements from presenter extraordinaire Jean Blaydes several years ago at the Elementary Physical Education Workshop I attend each year at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Try these ideas in class with your students or at home with your children.
In this Teaching Tip I provide a link to a short YouTube video I created. The video features a group of students singing “The Cause & Effect Song,†a tune whose lyrics help kids better understand the meaning of this important reading comprehension skill. Try singing this song in class with your students or at home with your children.
In this Teaching Tip I provide a link to a short YouTube video I created. The video features a simple strategy that children can use to express how they are feeling at any given time. I have used this idea as part of my classroom’s morning routing every day of my teaching career. The strategy is a variation of one described in Jeanne Gibbs’ wonderful book, Tribes. Give this idea a try in class with your students or at home with your children.
In this Teaching Tip I provide a link to a short YouTube video I created. The video features three novel strategies that come from Amy Schwed and Janice Melichar-Utter’s terrific book, Brain-Friendly Study Strategies, Grades 2-8. The strategies are designed to help children practice 6-letter, 7-letter, and 8-letter spelling words. Give these ideas a try in class with your students or at home with your children.
In this Teaching Tip I provide a link to a short YouTube video I created. The video features some ideas that you can use to help kids complete their homework more independently. When children need help with their homework, we don’t want to provide too much assistance because we may rob them of opportunities to think and grow. We also don’t want to provide too little assistance because children may become frustrated and shut down. The key is to find a balance. Give these ideas a try in class with your students or at home with your children.