What Kagan strategies do you find most helpful for cooperative learning?

Does anyone know of an organization that helps to fund field trips for students?
I used to apply for Target Field Trip grants, but they no longer provide funding.

I have two questions.
1. What are some resources you use for math tier 2 interventions k-4?

2. What are resources for enrichment and extension for math k-4?

Thanks!

I often use charts to help students compare/contrast texts, organize events in a story, or to capture character feelings over the course of a text. What are your favorite charts to use for building comprehension and other literacy skills?

How do you build relationships with tough parents? What are some things you do to build trust so that you can have tough conversations with them when needed?

Does anyone have any amazing resources for grants or scholarships to present/attend large professional development conferences?

How do you encourage families to build literacy skills at home? Here are 5 easy ways!

Create a Morning Routine for Kids With Reading!
Explore these five realistic ways you can add family reading time to your school morning routine.

https://www.scholastic.com/parents/family-life/parent-child/make-your-morning-routine-easier.html

Reading Interest Inventory: Here is a copy (feel free to use) of the RII that Eric Litwin and I share in The Power of Joyful Reading. What survey or interest inventory do you use with your students to learn more about their interests etc?

Family Engagement

Scheduling

How do you organize your small literacy group materials, both those materials you will use to teach and those materials your students will use?

How do you hold students accountable during centers? Specifically for second through fifth grade. Some teachers at my school are struggling with this and would love some additional ideas to share!

What are some easy to make math games or review to send home with students to practice with their families? Target audience would be 1st-3rd grades.

Teaching is hard work. There are going to be times when you are wondering "what have I got myself into?" What can you do when you are experiencing these feelings of being overwhelmed and disillusioned?

Focusing during read aloud has been a difficult for my current group of students. Any suggestions to keep them more engaged and focused during that time?

What are some ways to teach students how to collaborate in small groups?

What do student data binders look like? What should be included in them?

What are good resources to teach elementary poetry?

What are your best tips for a new teacher? I’m on year 20 and these are still part of my teaching practice. What advice do you have?

What are some ways you help students to calm their bodies throughout the day?

For example, sometimes we stop and take a few minutes to breathe deeply in quiet pose and reset for the next task.