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Super STEM Strategies

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STEM activities are becoming more widely used in classrooms everywhere and students are loving all the hands-on problem solving that is taking place … [Read more...]

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Curriculum Mapping Your Content

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Curriculum mapping sounds like a hard process that might require an entire professional development study session for an individual teacher, but you … [Read more...]

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What Are the Best Teacher Shoes?

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What are the best school shoes for teachers?  Although it seems like an unusual topic for a blog post, I noticed that when a fan at the Facebook Fan … [Read more...]

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Order Up with Choice Boards!

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Giving students a choice board option, such as a spelling menu for homework, encourages a "buy-in" from that student.  Anytime you are given a choice, … [Read more...]

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Teacher Interview Tips

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Teacher interview questions are definitely specific to the role.  You'll probably get asked about behavior management, lesson plans, teaching … [Read more...]

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Classroom Desk Straightening Tip

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Keeping student desks in the classroom desk arrangement you intended throughout the day is nearly impossible.  Students are constantly moving the … [Read more...]

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Homework Motivation

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Do your students have intrinsic homework motivation?  Or are you spending way too much time attempting to get their homework turned in on time and … [Read more...]

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Make Your Own {No Sew} Chair Pockets!

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Chair pockets are a perfect way to get extra storage in the classroom.  Even if you are not crafty (like me), you can still make these classroom DIY … [Read more...]

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15 Great Geography Lessons for Kids

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Teaching geography for kids is something that usually is taught in passing as the core subjects of math and reading are typically the focused … [Read more...]

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DIY Dry Erase Boards!

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Having a solution for creating your own portable DIY dry erase boards is easy and fun!   Of course, you could buy a set of white boards.  Or go to … [Read more...]

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Simple Story Starters for Kids

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Story starters for any grade level are a great way to practice writing skills. I remember being in 4th grade, and loving creative writing lessons … [Read more...]

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Simile Fun!

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Similes are a fun lesson when teaching about different types of figurative language.  I love teaching about similes with third grade.  They are old … [Read more...]

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Be A Task Manager!

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Hey friends!  I have a special surprise for you today!  I quietly posted the image below on Instagram the other day just to see if anyone would be … [Read more...]

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Holiday Party Ideas!

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I know so many of you are allowed to do some sort of holiday party in your classroom, and I thought about the newbies who may not have done one before … [Read more...]

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Marker Mug Magic

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Hey teaching friends!  It has been a crazy last couple of months to say the least!  I hope your life is way more calm.  :) Today I wanted to share … [Read more...]

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