Seven Creative Ways to Promote Reading
Contributor: Lucinda J Miller | File type : Blog Post
Reading opens the door to academic and career success, imagination, knowledge, understanding of others, compassion, and so much more. As educators, we can give students no greater gift than positi... Read More
Blessed With ADHD
Contributor: Arlene Birt | File type : Blog Post
After I read an article in which a teacher discussed relating to different groups of students, I commented to a friend that I think “my kind” of students are the ADHD children. My friend agree... Read More
Navigating Transition Times
Contributor: Shari Zook | File type : Blog Post
Every object, said Mr. Newton, tends to remain at rest, or to continue in a straight line until compelled to change by external forces. The same is true of children, who have an inordinate fondnes... Read More
Transforming Squabbles
Contributor: Betty Yoder | File type : Blog Post
In the last several weeks I have heard myself repeatedly telling my students about my growing conviction that recess is a very important part of the day. It truly is. Active playtime is consiste... Read More
Using Maps and Genealogies to Understand the Bible’s Story Line
Contributor: Lucinda J Miller | File type : Blog Post
I still remember reciting the seven continents with my fellow small-bodied second graders, remember the exact rhythm and tone of our voices rising in unison: “Asia. Africa. North America. South ... Read More
Spot Checks, Hooks, and Sweet Rewards: Ideas for Elementary Math
Contributor: Betty Yoder | File type : Blog Post
Recently as I recounted several math ideas I find beneficial in the classroom, I thought perhaps sharing them could inspire another teacher. After all, don’t we regularly beg, borrow, and steal id... Read More
Lessons from Little People
Contributor: Arlene Birt | File type : Blog Post
Giving
Caleb handed me a tiny scrap as he walked past. I wondered why he was giving me this trash. He muttered, “Look inside.” I unfolded it to find a note he had written, “I luve you.” Not... Read More
Living Truths
Contributor: Betty Yoder | File type : Blog Post
For a number of years, I used the Character Sketch books as a basis for our devotional time at school. Each month, we focused on a specific character quality. Throughout the month, we learned intere... Read More
What Do I See?
Contributor: Arlene Birt | File type : Blog Post
“It seems like no one cares about me! No one wants to play with me.” This was the perception Brenda shared. I assured her that we do care about her, and tried to gently help her to see t... Read More
2018 Survey Results: Identifying the Educators
Contributor: Lucas Hilty | File type : Article
Other titles that received one mention each: AOP, ARTiculations, BCE, Betty Lukens, Copp Clark, Demme, Foundational, Foundational Math, Geraldine Koehn’s music books, Globe Book Co., Grace Pr... Read More