easy Grab and go teacher pd: Popcorn and a podcast
Continuous professional development is important, but it is SO difficult to find the time to fit teacher pd opportunities into schedules that are already overbooked. As…
Critical Thinking
independent brain bins for the classroom
What are independent brain bins? Brain bins are what I like to call morning tubs! These little bins are filled with STEM materials and toys that…
Individual Lego Bins for the classroom
As an elementary teacher, play-based learning that promotes critical thinking and creativity is SO important! In my classroom, our mornings always start with morning tubs, or…
Critical Thinking Exercises for Students
Critical thinking exercises are as important to our minds as physical exercise is to our bodies. In the same way children are born with the ability…
Indoor Recess Ideas for Social Distancing
Finding fun and safe things for students to do during indoor recess has always been a challenge. Then, 2020 took it to a whole new level….
Brain Bins Promote Creativity and Essential Skills
Brain bins are what I call morning tubs in my first-grade classroom. They include open-ended materials that my students use to explore, create, build, and- dare…