by Emily Starr | Nov 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Two of my favorite websites for exploring beginning fractions concepts with students are Kids and Cookies and Find Grampy. I share Kids and Cookies often at conferences and during webinars. I was honored two years ago to meet one of the creators of Kids and Cookies...
by Emily Starr | Oct 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
StarrMatica’s detective themed K-2 Story Clues lesson just launched! Students learn how to use context clues to identify an unknown word, how to make a reasonable prediction, and how to draw a conclusion by combining their own knowledge with a clue in the story....
by Emily Starr | Oct 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
This is the fifth in a series of seven posts sharing reasons virtual manipulatives should be the cornerstone of interactive content in the classroom including specific practical examples. (The previous posts can be viewed here: Part 1-Visualizing, Part 2-Explore...
by Emily Starr | Oct 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
There seems to be such a rush for schools to get technology in the hands of teachers and students that often the reasons for technology implementations revolve more around positive publicity than a well thought out plan for how the technology will be used. From...
by Emily Starr | Oct 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Meet Billy Strickler. He is in his 8th year of teaching 4th grade students at Washington Elementary in Fairfield, Iowa. Billy has a great group of 19 students this year. He has a Mimio interactive whiteboard in his classroom, access to the school’s computer lab...
by Emily Starr | Oct 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
This month a new Science topic was added to our resource library: Plants. This topic includes digital content for learning about plant needs, plant parts, seeds, flowers, trees, and photosynthesis. Check out one of the great new resources! Do you have what it takes...
