by Jill Tomey | Jan 25, 2019 | Activity
Scramble your Senses Scramble your Senses Mr. (or Mrs.) Potato Head has removable parts that are related to all 5 senses. Use a Mr. Potato Head to set up some games to focus on each of the senses. They can be activities that deprive a sense (remove his eyes if you are...
by Jill Tomey | Jan 25, 2019 | Curriculum Connection
Attentiveness Curriculum Connection – Science A microscope is an excellent tool to teach the art of focusing. A microscope is almost never focused on the subject when you first look through it. You need to adjust the knobs to bring the item into focus. The same...
by Jill Tomey | Jan 1, 2019 | In School
Character In The Classroom Continuously There are many ways that you can teach the Character Quality of Month. Here are just a few suggestions: Ask students to make posters to hang in the classroom or around the school. Challenge students to find quotes, news stories,...
by Bill Croskey | Dec 26, 2018 | Croskey's Corner
It’s 8:30 in the morning. You’ve just logged on to your computer. You open up your e-mail, check your Facebook page, glance at the news on MSNBC, play a little Solitaire, check back with your e-mail, take a phone call (while reading a posting on Facebook), answer a...
by Jacqueline Schmucki | Dec 21, 2018 | ED Blog
Most all of us know the story “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. Surely one of the greatest authors of all time, his account of the changing heart of Mr. Scrooge has been told many times over in books and movies by famous and not so famous alike. It is a rare...
