Being Transparent
The classroom is a highly competitive place where a lot of children compete for our attention. Given the very nature of their development, it is easy for children to misunderstand what a teacher is doing and wrongly believe that perhaps a teacher even favors a particular student. In situations like these, it becomes […]
How can Emotion Labelling Help Students Deal With Their Emotions in the Classroom?
Emotional Labelling refers to validating a student’s emotion by acknowledging it. When the teacher observes that a student seems angry or upset, the instructor labels the emotion that seems to be driving that student’s behavior.
Emotion labeling can be a helpful tactic in de-escalating classroom confrontations because it prompts the student to acknowledge their […]
How are Acrostics Different from Acronyms?
Students are familiar in using acronyms to memorize facts or words in a particular order. An acronym is a mnemonic strategy that creates an abbreviation using the first letter from each word in the list, for example ROY G BIV, a name and an abbreviation for the colors of the rainbow. Another mnemonic […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week (Sept 28 – Oct 5, 2013)
TOOLS
Kidblog
Create blog for your class.
RubiStar
A tool to create rubrics.
Digging for Answers
An online game to test your research skills.
RESOURCES
Teacher’s weekly lesson plans
A weekly plan for teachers.
Compare and Contrast Rubric
A resource to show students what is expected of them in a compare and contrast writing assignment.
Animate chart elements
Learn how to animate chart elements in Microsoft […]
How Can I Use the Peg Word Method to Remember?
Different mnemonic strategies are used within the classroom to help our students enhance their skills in retention and recalling facts, concepts and definitions. The commonly used mnemonic strategies are the method of loci, using rhymes or phrases to remember information and acronyms. The Peg word method is also one such mnemonic strategy that […]
What is Tiered Instruction?
If, in a classroom, identical instruction are being given for all learners, even if all of them are identified as gifted, there is a solid chance that some of them are bored, and others are overwhelmed.
Tiered instruction is simply the use of various levels of activities which build on prior knowledge and ensure […]
How Do You Decide?
People are influenced by different things. Some are influenced by popular culture while others are influenced by family values. Some are influenced by media and others by specific people. Our influences impact the decisions we make.
It is normal and natural to be influenced, and sometimes even biased, in our decision making. What is […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week (Sept 21 – 28, 2013)
TOOLS
Pearltrees
Organize digital content into tree like diagrams that is neat and easily navigable.
Sample Line Plot
Create your own line plot ideas.
RESOURCES
Sixty Symbols
Videos about the symbols of physics and astronomy.
Animal Study: From Fiction to Facts
A lesson plan to help students identify factual information about animals.
GIVEAWAY OF THE WEEK
Creative Baby i-Mat
Enter for a chance to win […]
Unique and Special
When we visit a person’s home, we can see so much of their personality. If they love reading, we tend to see books everywhere. If they love painting- we will see art. And if they love people, we will feel warm and invited. We tend to do that in our homes because we […]
Why Do Students with Autism Keep Moving in the Classroom?
The sensation of balance comes from interaction between the inner ear and the cerebellum in the Lower Brain. This sense regulates muscle tone and balance. Consider how as we move throughout the day, we work with and against gravity to regulate our movements and balance.
People with autism may move in a jerky, stiff […]
