Highlights:

• Proactive Success 7/28/2010
  Being proactive early on sets everyone up for success. My students' first assignment is to have their parents email me with a greeting and their expectations for their students. I give out an invitation...
• Family Communication 7/28/2010
  I feel it is best to send communication to 'families' rather than 'parents.' Children often are not part of a two-parent home, and even if they are, other family members often play an important role in their lives...
• Cooperative Literature Groups 7/20/2010
  My favorite cooperative group activity is the jigsaw activity. This works great for learning new material...
• Learning Difficult Vocabulary 7/20/2010
  I learned a few vocabulary strategies that are not only fun, but really help the students remember tough words from their reading. One strategy is to take the word and create a...
• Three Dimensional Math Project 7/13/2010
  After my geometry class completes surface area and volume lessons, I give them eight sheets of construction paper and they construct a 3D person...
• Polygon Rap 7/13/2010
  Every year I use a song called "Polygon Rap" to teach my students about polygons...
• Mixed Gifted Teaching 6/30/2010
  I have both 'Gifted Cluster' classes (a mix of gifted with other abilities) and classes that contain only dual language arts and math gifted students. There is an excellent...
• Group Vocabulary Games 6/30/2010
  I do a vocabulary building activity with my students where they have to make their own vocabulary game...