Teacher Tips Blog

I was talking to one of the other teachers today, and I thought it might be a good idea to use a blog for recording our ideas for creatively teaching our curriculum. I'm likely to forget things from year to year since I'm not very consistent about writing in a plan book. I know that these things are some that other teachers have done for years, but my professors were all very traditional, and I never had any training other than a few inservices and workshops, in teaching differently.

Harriet Tubman - groups create a 12 square grid for "Even Dozen" activity. The questions at the end have already asked them to provide 5 facts about Tubman and 5 about the Underground Railroad, so when i have them get together and collaborate on 6 of each, it isnt' really a big problem.

Draw a picture illustrating a quote from the story, and write that quoted piece on the page.

Instead of making all rewards about candy, give out passes for things such as

• 1 homework pass
• 1 extra restroom visit (non-penalty)
• 1 tardy excused
• extra 10 points on a test of their choice
• 1 extra library visit