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Cristy A. Jefson, Ph.D., of Whitewater, WI, suggests this yummy guessing game: Ask kids to name some of their favorite snack foods. Bring in the packaging for some of their [...]

JoAnn Hay, of Fairfax Station, VA, has kids make holiday gifts for families from recycled crayons: We collect old crayons and peel off the paper. Then we melt them in [...]

Jennifer Hoey, a third-grade teacher in Skiatook, OK, has a learning-based twist to the holiday gift exchange: Instead of having students do a gift exchange during the holidays, invite them [...]

Janet Hassenplug, a third-grade teacher from Lake Hiawatha, NJ, promotes organization and teamwork: I set a timer to go off randomly during the day. When it does, the students and [...]

Judy Podner, of Bossier City, LA, has a partner system that's a natural fit: I hate when some students feel left out or remain unchosen by their classmates. So I [...]

First-year teacher Jacqueline Crawford, of Mableton, GA, keeps warm on cold days: I am teaching in a trailer with 24 fourth graders. As the temperature drops in November, I have [...]

Beth Schoendorf, from Glenshaw, PA, wants middle schoolers to see how meaning is derived from context: I invent nonsense words and then use them in a descriptive sentence so that [...]

Laurie Sanchez, of Carson City, NV, writes: My favorite twist on the popular 'holidays around the world' unit is to have kids make a small notebook, which will be their [...]

Fourth-grade teacher Karen Mutsch, from San Jose, CA, revs her students up for Monday with 'Math Madness': When my students come into our classroom on Monday, there are numbers posted [...]

How third-grade teacher Genevieve Petrillo, of Belleville, NJ, teaches parts of speech: We learn all about adjectives by creating an interactive bulletin board. First, the students trace around their hands [...]

Fifth-grade teacher Stephanie Magel, from Torrance, CA, has an unusual manipulative for math: First, my students determine which brand of dishwashing liquid produces the biggest bubble by blowing a straw [...]

Mary Gollakner from Garden, Mich., was looking for a way to boost interest in nonfiction when she had this idea: I matched several donated bean animals with a related informational [...]

Literacy Coach Wendi Keir from Frank D. Parent Elementary in Inglewood, Calif., promotes kids' favorite reads: At our Fall Family Literacy Night, I invite students from all grade levels to [...]

Here my student Alaina and her little sister take a pioneer-style spin at a celebration for our school's Early American Book Club. The club meets weekly to read and discuss [...]

Madeline Spurek, a second-grade teacher from Richton Park, Ill., has an organized way to begin the school year: Collect and purchase inexpensive gift boxes (measuring 8' by 11'), and place [...]

ONE NATION, IN A BOX The colorful pieces in this puzzle-to-go are large and sturdy enough for even the youngest geographers. www.mudpuppy.com; $9. A CUT-UP CONTINENT Kids can quiz themselves [...]