The sun comes out, the birds start singing, you see a daffodil or violet, and the longing starts. As the world around you explodes with life, you yearn to be free. Summer—and all its potential—captivates your kids. And honestly, you can’t fight the excitement either. Realistically, expecting anyone to ignore summer and all that it brings wouldn’t be natural. […]
Hands-On Geometry
We have two geometry chapters in our third-grade math curriculum. The first one focuses on lines, line segments, rays, angles, and so on. The second covers polygons and solid figures. While teaching the first chapter, I had the children use the Educreations Interactive Whiteboard app during the lesson. This way each time we discussed a […]
My Mom Is My Friend
In honor of Mother’s Day, I want to honor my mom by sharing some of the ways that she’s blessed me. There is so much that she has done to show me her love, but I’ll just mention a few of the important ones. Maybe it will be a blessing to you as you think […]
Plickers
Recently a former colleague introduced me to an app called Plickers. It is a “classroom polling” app that I use on my iPad®. (It can be used as a web-based tool as well.) First, you create an account. Then add the students from your class to Plickers; each student will receive a number. (I coordinated the Plickers […]
Ready, Set, Read!
The BJU Press Summer Reading Program has begun! In celebration of its launch, we spoke with Nancy Lohr, acquisitions editor for JourneyForth, about the Summer Reading Program and topics related to reading. Nancy, an avid reader herself, has also worked as a classroom teacher and a children’s librarian in the past. Below is a portion […]
iPads® Have Been Eye-Opening (Part 4)
I was so excited about the opportunity to use iPads® in my classroom this year, but there were lots of things that I didn’t really think about. How should I store them? How should I set up apps on them? How should I handle the headphones? Another thing I knew was going to be an issue from […]
Found: A Way to Serve Our Community
Our school has started something new this year. We are doing community service projects. Our administration has asked each grade level to choose something to do that would help the community. Classes have made cards and visited a local assisted-living facility for veterans. Others have made cards for children who are in the hospital. Another […]