Are you tired of worksheets? I know I certainly get to that point! And don’t get me wrong, they do serve a purpose. But teachers and students alike can burn out from them. Monotony. Boring. Unengaging. Repetitive. Did I mention boring? Keep reading to see my 15 tips AND sign up to get a printable with seven BONUS tips! (Or…
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Making Worksheets Fun
If you’ve been around my site for awhile now, you know I am not a fan of worksheets. I think they’re boring, often not engaging, typically not all that fun, and students generally don’t like them – especially if you’re doling out 5+ of them every school day. But today I want to share my tips for making worksheets fun….
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Year Round Addition and Subtraction Practice
In a perfect world, all our students would have addition and subtraction practice to master all their math facts in no time. But we know it doesn’t always work that easily. Worksheets gets boring. Some kids dread timed tests. Kids check out. And sometimes the memorization takes WAY longer than we would like. Yet research has shown that students need…
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Year Round Multiplication and Division Practice
We all know students need to practice and ideally master their multiplication and division facts. That’s where practice comes into play! But practice gets boring. Then kids check out, and we have all sorts of problems with them actually getting memorization accomplished. Research has shown time and time again that freeing up our working memory by having multiplication and division…
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School Wide Christmas Craft Project
Let’s bring some seasonal cheer into your elementary school this holiday season with this school wide Christmas craft project. Each student from preK to upper elementary will complete a puzzle (or simply color a coloring page for the youngest kiddos). Then string them altogether and you have a great Christmas display for everyone in the school to enjoy! This post…
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