Learning Out Loud

Do you love engaging projects that encourage your students to read? Of course you do? Do you also love classroom transformations? Well, this Fall, encourage classroom reading with the pumpkin book report project. The student packet will guide your 4th - 6th grade students in understanding the book's plot, characters, and theme. The decorating tips will help students make the perfect pumpkin character for the big day. Then, set your classroom up for a wonderful fall transformation as visitors tra

Getting to know your students is essential to building trust and connecting with them. Yes, you should cultivate those relationships and build that trust through meaningful discussions with your students that are genuine. However, in those first days of school, you can help yourself by getting to know them through a questionnaire that can facilitate discussions as the year goes on. What I like most about this questionnaire is using it to connect your students' interests and experiences in class