Tower Building: Simple Engineering Challenge for Pupils and Incorporation to English Lesson

Last week, I was transferred to the Grade 4 Level and I was really excited to try new things with them. As you all know, if you are a regular here, one of my advocacies is technology. Right now, I’m also venturing into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Though I was assigned to teach English,

Download: Early Grade Math Assessment

A new school year just began and it is at this time of the year when we do a lot of diagnostic tests and assessment pre-tests to our students. One of the things that we assess among our pupils is their math skills and that is through the use of the Early Grade Math Assessment

Invitation: Apply for the Senior High School Voucher Program

Online application for the Senior High School Voucher Program is now open! So whether you are a parent who wishes to send their children to a private school for a senior high school program or a teacher who would like to help a student, head over to the application website (link below). Also, for those

Lesson Idea: Teach Pictographs through a Family Feud Game

The Fourth Grading period is about to end and I know we are all excited for summer (that smells ‘vacation’, right?). But before that happens, let me share to you my last lesson in Math for this quarter and an idea on how to teach the topic. As I was thinking of unique and fun

Download: Alphabetize Worksheet and More

Creating my own worksheets are time-consuming for me so sometimes, I make use of what is available from the internet. It is very easy nowadays since a lot of people are already sharing their resources online (just like this blog!). Though looking for relevant and appropriate worksheets can be challenging sometimes, it really just takes

5 Mobile Apps to Teach Word Families

1. Endless Wordplay Endless Wordplay is a spelling and rhyming app for kids. Each word lesson lets kids put together 3 rhyming words and these words are used in sentences. By introducing spelling patterns and phonograms, the app is great for kids beginning to spell and write. Originator offers 9 Lessons for Free and allows

Lesson Idea: Following Directions

One of the things that we teach in class, especially for younger pupils like mine, is Following Directions. This is one skill that pupils need to learn in order to do activities effectively in class. What better way to do this? I let them sing and dance! I am so glad that I found a

Download: Week 28 Grade 1 DLL

  Please feel free to download the Week 28 DLL here. For those who are not familiar with Google Drive, follow the instruction below on how to download: Click the link above (Simple click the word “here”). Once you click the link, you will be redirected to a page like on the photo below. Click

How to teach Patterns? Use an Interactive Story and Song like this!

How to teach PATTERNS? There are a lot of ways to easily teach patterns and one of which is through storytelling. Earlier, my lesson was on Number Patterns and I adapted a classic story called “The Hungry Caterpillar” and modified it by converting it to something interactive to teach Patterns. Things you will need:  -a green sock

Lesson Idea: Teaching Action Words (with Video)

What better way to teach Action Verbs than letting the pupils do it themselves? After letting the pupils read the action words, I called some pupils to act the words in front. Not only they like and enjoy the activity as they see their classmates perform, I, as the teacher, also get to learn some