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7+ Ways to Empower Students to Make Change
It’s that time of year…my August energy has long since gone and my students are settling into the year (aka – is anyone even listening
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The power of learning is contagious. Our blog serves our teacher community by offering innovative ideas, activities, resources, and advice that gives you new ways to connect with your students and create a more impactful classroom.
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Sub Plans for Teachers: Planning and Prep Done for You!
We’ve all been there… those days when you really should stay home. You just can’t bring yourself to prep sub plans for hours when you
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9 Reasons Your Students Will Love Interactive Notebooks
I’ll admit… I wasn’t on the interactive notebooks train when it was presented to me (read: mandated with zero background or functional description for how
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A Dive Into the C.O.R.E. Binder
I may not be at the level of Marie Kondo or The Home Edit, but I am an obsessive neat-freak. Everything has its place and
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23 Books for Teaching Writing
When it comes to teaching writing, I didn’t learn a whole lot in my teacher prep program. It is a skill I have honed over
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25 Books for the First Weeks of School
Starting your 1st year of teaching and don’t know where to begin? Starting your 20th year of teaching and need some new ideas? Somewhere in
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9 Reasons Why Journaling is So Important
Journaling with students… Who’s got the time? My love for journals started with the locked journal in the Scholastic Book Club flier. I loved that
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17 Books for Teaching Social Skills
Social skills – all the other stuff that we need to teach students aside from the content – and wow, is it a lot of
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32 No Prep Activities Perfect for Individual Centers
Individual centers are nothing new…whether pre/post-COVID or in the thick of it, I use them with my students. Center learning has always been my jam.
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13 of the Best Springtime Science Activities
Science is my jam. I live for the opportunities to take my students’ curiosity and help fan the flames. I love introducing them to the
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33 Must-Reads for Earth Day
Make every day Earth Day with Must-Reads for Earth Day. I’ve grown up hearing this and firmly believe it. If you know me at all,
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11 Activities for Emergent Readers to Practice Fluency
While activities for emergent readers to practice fluency can look slightly different, the basic concepts are the same – helping students to lessen their focus