Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers

  • Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers: Language Arts, Grade 2
    By Linda Armstrong

    Parts of Speech/Word Usage ©te Puzzling Parts of Speech............................ Review ports of Speech with this puzzle, Word BCInk |. 3-letter Word: Clid 2 3. L1-letter Words: bulb L!. Wild 5-letter words: CITOW 5. 6.

  • Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers: Math, Grade 4
    By Linda Armstrong

    Try How Math Works by Carol Vorderman and Math Wizardry for Kids by Margaret Kenda, Phyllis S. Williams, and Phyllis A. Sawyer. 32 When numbers in a pattern increase, the pattern usually involves addition or multiplication.

  • Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers: Math, Grade 1
    By Vicky Shiotsu

    If two beans landed with the painted side up, students would write: 2 + 6 = 8; 6 + 2 = 8; 8 – 6 = 2; and 8 – 2 = 6. Students repeat the activity until they have written six sets of facts on ...

  • Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers: Math, Grade 5
    By Linda Armstrong

    Adding and Subtracting Fractions Just the Facts Work with a group to create a set of fraction cards using the ... 1 8 + 3 8 – + + – – + – + + – – + + + + – + + + 36 2 7 3 7 1 9 3 9 6 7 3 16 1 16 4 7 7 12 3 4 2 12 9 10 8 17 2 17 13 30 ...

  • Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers: Math, Grade 2
    By Vicky Shiotsu

    They should write the answers on the backs of the cards . Collect the cards and store them in a file box . Each day read two or three math stories to the class . Students can solve them for a quick review . Moving Along Make two or ...

  • Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers: Grades 2-3
    By Donna Borst, Jeanine Manfro, Todd Sharp

    If a group discusses finished papers or workbook pages , have students write any correct answers in color . When students return to their seats , they are to complete the assignments with regular lead pencils . A fast glance will show ...

  • Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers: Math, Grade 3
    By Anne Davies

    ... The Grizzly Gazette in which a group of summer campers takes opinion polls and makes numerous pie charts in the camp mascot election. Getting. Into. the. Graph. One way to help students understand graphing is to have them physically become ...

  • Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers: Language Arts, Grade 5
    By Patricia McFadden

    Patricia McFadden. Clearing. the. Confusion. continued. Are. You. All. Ready,. Already? Discuss the difference between all ready, which means “totally prepared,” and already, which means “by or before the present time.” Ask students to come ...