I LOVE literature circles! I love to hear the discussions, and I love to hear my students get excited about literature.  I wanted my literat...

With Common Core at a forefront in education today and also just an emphasis on higher-level discussion in the classroom, it is important to...

It has been FOREVER since one of us has posted, but we have been busy little bees teaching teaching teaching! I just wanted to share a coupl...

Edmodo is obviously a great resource to use in the classroom in many different ways.  I just wanted to share one way that I use Edmodo and h...

Who knew word clouds could have so many uses? Earlier, I posted about using word clouds as an activating strategy. Another way that I use wo...

I have always had the question about what to do with students after they have finished an assignment or test/quiz. This year, I finally feel...

Hi, we've decided to venture off with our own blogs! Please go to teachitivity.blogspot.com to find my new post related to dance. See yo...