A Few Teacher Hacks!

Spark Student Motivation: Write on the Desks!

Let students write directly on desks with dry erase markers. They seem to love "doodling" and doodling their math on desks makes great sense!

Stoplight Independent Practice

This strategy of monitoring students during independent practice is the same as using cups ... but this is cheaper ... easier?!? Use construction paper!

A Kindergarten Bright Idea - will work in high school too!

Do you have wall space under your whiteboard or chalkboard? Do you have supplies, manipulatives that you want to be very accessible? Then hang baskets - with command hooks!

A creative way to use duct tape in your classroom

Buy "fat" straws! Use colorful duct tape to tape the straw to each desk. Put a pencil in the straw. That way there is a pencil for each student daily.

Pom Pom Dry Erase Markers

Take a few minutes to hot glue pom poms on dry erase markers that you use for teaching. You'll always have an eraser handy!

Using Black Sock as Erasers - Foxwell Forest

Buy socks cheap - dollar store cheap! Buy the kids' sizes. Buy black! The make great erasers for dry erase markers!