Blog - Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits

Write and Wipe Math Centers

Keeping up with math centers prep can be an uphill battle, but having engaging standards based centers for independent student rotations is worth its weight in gold jean passes. To help ease the prep ... Read More

Literacy Picnic

When spring fever hits, I like to bring out some themed centers. I amp up the fun and keep my students engaged and excited about learning! Students won’t dare misbehave because they won’t want to ... Read More

Interactive Plant Science

Interactive Plant Science This unit provides interactive science activities to teach all about plants! Tie in a fascinating subject like plants to your science standards with this Interactive ... Read More

The Benefits of Numbers Notebook

Research shows that students should be encouraged to communicate their mathematical thinking in a variety of ways. I have found that a math journal or Numbers Notebook is one way to allow this ... Read More

Let’s Celebrate Reading!

To celebrate reading this week, I’m sharing my set up for ELAR. This system is flexible and ever-changing, but the basic structure remains the same year to year which has allowed my own ... Read More

Let’s Discuss Math Warm-Ups

Fitting in a Math Warm-Up I don't know about you, but after planning out my math lessons for the week, I begin to feel excited about what we will do as a class, yet anxious about how much time we ... Read More

February Resource Round Up

It's no secret that sprinkling in seasonal themes is one way to keep motivation and engagement up during the school day! Today I am sharing a February resource round up with you! We will begin with ... Read More

Guided Reading Teacher Binder

The Guided Reading Teacher Binder I am excited to share a new organizational tool to help with 4 distinct parts of guided reading! This guided reading binder keeps track of planning, anecdotal ... Read More