Take Your Dream Team to the Next Level

Last year, I posted about a “Dream Team” project, inspired by Angela Maiers, that my 5th graders did using the Puppet Pals app.  If pressed to name my own Dream Team (which would have a larger roster than all of the teams in the NBA combined!), Angela Maiers would definitely be part of it.  Two … Read more

Fun Critical Thinking Activities

This is a neat poster (created with Smore) from Huffman ISD that gives some ideas for shaking things up a bit in the classroom.  Though the poster was designed to help teachers to prepare their students for the STAAR test (Texas’ statewide assessment), the activities can really be used with any topic, and to support … Read more