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Steve Hiles

How Magnetic Slime Teaches Kids About Science

This fun STEM activity can be created in large batches for classroom settings. If you want a STEM activity to do in the classroom that appeals to your students, don’t

Teacher Tips
Steve Hiles

What Makes a STEM Activity Great?

A successful activity sparks the imagination and gives kids creative skills they can use daily. The right STEM activities possess a unique set of characteristics that help enhance the learning

Teacher Tips
Steve Hiles

How to Prepare Your Classroom in the Event of Your Absence

Give your emergency substitute the tools and resources needed to teach class skillfully. Emergencies happen when you least expect them. That’s why it’s important to be prepared by having emergency

Teacher Tips
Steve Hiles

The Importance of Routines in the Classroom

Give your students something to look forward to and the discipline to follow through. Morning routines help get the day started out right. Students ease into projects because they’ve had

Teacher Tips
Steve Hiles

Reestablishing Classroom Rules

The notion that establishing classroom rules once during the school year is hardly realistic. Through the years, I have found it helpful–even necessary to reteach, model and rehearse the “Class

Brain Training
Steve Hiles

Brain-Based Research: (Part 3)

Music for Math I have used Mighty Math Songs by Ron Brown — available from the Intelli-Tunes website and Amazon.com. I learned about them from a math workshop I took

Steve Hiles

I am a retired military and elementary school teacher living in Tennessee. I am an avid reader and love to write. I am very passionate about helping teachers. I hope you find my educational tips and strategies useful and enjoy hearing about my personal journey. Thanks for visiting!

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