Ineffective teachers will yell and scream, pound on tables, and flick lights, yet the students continue without paying attention and the noise level remains. Effective teachers, on the other hand, can bring a group of students to attention in seconds without opening their mouths or showing any annoyance...

Teach students to ask themselves questions
Encourage students to ask themselves questions. The questioning process starts the thinking process. When students begin to ask themselves "Why?" and "How?" questions, both alertness and interest increase...

Every teacher knows that the job of being a teacher is fraught with unexpected happenings and constant interruptions. That's why it's especially important for us to learn to adapt, manage and cope with stress---it is essential to our health, happiness and sense of well-being...

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As you're thinking about lesson plans throughout the year, let me remind you about one critical part of your planning. Even though Four-Blocks will tell you HOW to teach, it won't tell you WHAT to teach...

I have noticed some exciting trends: there are more and more books coming out that celebrate peace and peacemakers, such as the biographies you'll find about Confucius, Sarah Josepha Hale, Janusz Korczak, Alexis Soyer and sweet little Mannekin Pis...

Homework has always been a controversial topic. Let's examine the subject of homework: its purposes and benefits, and consider it from the perspectives of teachers, parents and students...

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Until you have been the target of a back stabber or happy hater, you cannot understand the damage inflicted by such characters...

Sites For Grades 4 to 8

Here are five sites for teachers of grades 4-8...

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