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How To Play The ‘Count To Ten’ Team-Building Game

TeachThought Staff Apr 28, 2025

Understanding how to play the ‘count to 10’ team-building game is about rules, timing, and sequence. Engaged students pick it up quickly.

4 Timeless Elements Of Strong Student-Teacher Relationships

TeachThought Staff Mar 2, 2025

What causes us to still cherish student-teacher relationships? It’s how they were developed, nurtured, and given space to evolve.

What Is Additive Grading?

TeachThought Staff Feb 18, 2025

Additive grading is method of grading that starts all students at zero and adds points for accomplishments and mastery.

20 Ways To Get A Noisy Classroom’s Attention

Terry Heick Jan 6, 2025

Stand at the front of the room and say out loud, “Clap once if you hear me, clap twice if you hear…

Tone In Teaching: 20 Words That Can Change How…

Terry Heick Sep 5, 2024

Tone affects how students see themselves and their role in the learning process. The words you use can have a lasting impact.

10 Team-Building Games For The First Day Of School

TeachThought Staff Aug 1, 2024

Team-Building games for the first day of school include Green Door, I never…, Me too!, Fact or Fiction, and Count to Ten.

The 33 Best Books For Students Who Don’t Like…

TeachThought Staff Jun 25, 2024

Here are the best books for students who don’t like to read. From murder mysteries to dystopian societies, there’s something for everyone!

14 Ways To Help Students Build Confidence

Terry Heick May 15, 2024

‘Believing in students’ isn’t enough–they have to have sufficient knowledge or experience with ideas and skills to ‘do well in school.’