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 | From Beth Lewis, your Guide to Elementary Education The big holidays are upon us! But first, a smaller holiday with a big heart and a crucial message - Veterans Day. I urge you not to overlook November 11th. Your students will benefit from learning about the service of our brave armed forces. ~Beth | |
Veterans Day Teaching Ideas
Veterans Day (November 11th) is more than just a day off school. Teach your students the true meaning of honor, sacrifice, and love for one's country through these Veterans Day Teaching Ideas. It's actually fun and easy to integrate an appreciation for our nation's veterans into almost every subject in the curriculum. How do you observe Veterans Day in your classroom?... Read more
| Behavior Contracts for Challenging Students
We're a few months into the new school year. Hopefully, you and your students are starting to gel and work together like a finely-tuned machine. However, it's common to have one or two students who are, for whatever reason, exceptions to your classroom discipline plan. The best course of action may be to design a more structured and individualized contract to support the student's goals. That's where a behavior contract comes in. If you've never used this method before, here's how and why to do it. But if you use another approach, I'd love to hear about it. Leave a comment if you have another way to help your more challenging students "get with the program" was functioning and happy members of your classroom community.... Read more
| Bloom's Taxonomy and Asking the Right Questions
Surely we've all heard about Bloom's Taxonomy while studying to become teachers. But this concept may be something to revisit now and again, just to make sure that we are asking our students the best questions to promote learning and guide comprehension. When I first started teaching, I bought a little Bloom's Taxonomy flip chart at the teaching supply store. I kept it next to my overhead projector for handy reference during lessons. Maybe I should dig it out again and resharpen my question-asking skills!... Read more
| Parent Communication Strategies
By communicating effectively with parents, you are forming a cooperative team that has the students' best interests at heart. Extend your lessons beyond the classroom with effective school-home communication.
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