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When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,   what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him. Psalm 8:3-4 (ESV)                               Jeremy lived close to the river. Every evening, he and his father walked along the water’s edge identifying insects, plants, reptiles, and animals. When he arrived in my class each morning, there was always a story of some magical adventur

Prayer: 1.      For open hearts and minds as you examine yourself and student 2.      To learn something new that will help you become a better teacher 3.      For God to give you eyes to see past behaviors and see the needs of your students   Opening Story :                            My ninth-grade teacher gave us an amazing gift—the gift of self-knowledge. Our first semester of high school was focused on learning who we were as individuals. We took personality tests, learn

Hands-on projects, scavenger hunts, physical movement, dancing, jumping, squatting, imitating; all these can be incorporated in a classroom no matter the age. Flexible seating options, fidget toys, shortened whole group teaching times, changing activities every ten minutes, and offering the use of clipboard as an alternative to desks can also help these wigglers.

Music is a beautiful gift from God. It ministers in ways plain words never could. Even instrumental music is scientifically proven to bring our bodies to a place of calmness and serenity.

hese are your students with huge imaginations who draw, build, create, and sculpt. These kids are also skilled at puzzles, understanding directions, navigating maps, and interpreting 3-dimensional designs.

Creating outlines and formulating logical inferences are a part of their skill sets. These are the kids who will grow up to be mathematicians, researchers, computer programmers, coders, video game creators, engineers, accountants, and science teachers.

What are we doing to foster their love of words? Do we include story and speech writing? Do we encourage them to choose stronger verbs and adjectives?

It means that whether we are teaching reading, writing, science, social studies, art, or math, we find ways to incorporate as many Intelligences in our lessons as possible. If I am the math teacher, I search out math literature and songs when teaching new concepts.  It means the science teacher incorporates physical activities and interesting word plays on a regular basis.