Celebrate Metric Week
Metric Week is October 9 to 13. Middle school math teacher Diane McKeen shares five favorite ideas.

Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere
Take them off the front porch and put them to work in the classroom! Creative ways to use pumpkins in every subject.

Helping Kids Think and Work on Their Own
Encouraging students to work and thinking independently is the path to improved problem-solving skills and testing success

Quick Ideas--Grades 1-2
Play math games and learn...

Quick Ideas Grades 1-2
Get to know your new students and their number sense with these quick, fresh activities.

Win-Win Math Games
Kid-tested strategies.

AMAZING WHITEBOARDS
Putting tech to work!

Ladybug, Ladybug...
Splash some spots of color into your math and science lessons with hands-on activities about the worlds most popular beetle

Spring Math Riddles
Tips for making math fun with real-life, vivid examples that connect math with other subject areas.

Music in the Classroom
Stresses the value of using music to teach children and aid them in retaining information.

32 Quick & Fun Activities to Celebrate the 100th Day of School
This article suggests a wide variety of activities to celebrate one hundred days of school. From brainstorming uses for $100 to closing your eyes for one hundred seconds, this lesson plan offers dozens of useful suggestions.

Math Think-Alouds
Use math think-alouds to help kids make their way step-by-step through a solution process. Hone their essential daily math skills through verbal problem solving.

Fresh Fall Ideas
Tested in classrooms by Instructor readers, these activities include hosting a math and science pumpkin party, creating masks from around the world, and keeping a tree journal.

Off to Africa!
Build problem-solving skills as you take your students on an African math adventure!

Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies Activities for Valentine's Day
Use these cross-curricular teaching ideas on Valentine's Day. Offers Valentine's Day activities that support reading, math, science, and social studies skills. You'll fall in love with teaching all over again!