I recognized that my students really didn't have a solid understanding of the difference between continents, countries, and cities and that placing locations geographically on a map was a struggle. I was brainstorming ways for my students to gain a broad overview of all the countries of the world, but knew that I had limited class time (don't we all!). That's when I came up with this idea for a daily bell ringer. I also knew that using the internet appropriately for research

The concept of latitude and longitude can be tricky for students, and I have found that using an orange to demonstrate is not only a...

I'm always on the lookout for ways to utilize technology in my classroom in a meaningful way. Today, classrooms are moving into more tech...

Most young children in our classrooms have not yet experienced much of the world around them. Unless they have moved or traveled a lot,...