Category Archives: Classroom tips

Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you. Getting to like you, Getting to hope you like me. -Lyrics from the movie “The King and I” (Check out the following link to see Marie Osmond as Anna in … Continue reading →

I observed a very interesting but challenging lesson on the missing numbers with addition and subtraction for the first graders. It is more of an application task that requires students to use their basic math skills to solve the problems … Continue reading →

Here are a few 5-letter scrambled words. Can you guess what they are as fast as you can? Let’s have a contest to see who the champion might be . OSHUE IWTER CPAEL AIRNY LIDSE AREPP ATEMS NOUDS CESOR RISFT … Continue reading →

For new teachers, the most difficult challenges will be teaching an exciting and engaging lesson as well as managing class successfully. These two are closely related. If your lesson is not engaging enough, you are going to lose your audience, … Continue reading →

When I was little, I started picking up Chinese words (in characters) little by little, through learning with teachers, friends, and family. Very soon I was able to read easy books and newspapers. Of course I still had many words … Continue reading →

Ms. Johnson was a new third grade teacher, whose passion about teaching has always been discounted by a few naughty students. She brought in plenty of interesting materials to excite her students. However, she quickly became frustrated when the class … Continue reading →

When teaching a class with much information to cover, the instructors tend to fall into a trap that spoon-feeding information continuously. No matter how enthusiastic the instructors are, students will be overwhelmed. Some of the strategies may be of help … Continue reading →

The fifth grade teacher shook her head and said to the two student teachers in her room, “I hate it when this happens. It’s definitely not my responsibility. The half of my fifth grade students don’t know the multiplication tables. … Continue reading →

Here is a scenario that occurred in a classroom: Student teacher: I am asked to plan a unit and schedule two weeks to teach about the unit. Would you suggest a good topic for my unit? Cooperating teacher: That will … Continue reading →