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9 Ways to Engage Your Students During Reading Block
For many of us, our reading block lasts anywhere from 90-120 minutes every day. That time is extremely important because it is the one time
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25 Place Value Activities
Place value is the foundation of math, and mastering it is essential for success in future concepts. Our collection of 25 Place Value Activities
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22 Engaging Distance Learning Resources
It is the phrase that we all dread “Your class has to go on quarantine for the next (insert number) days.” We have to prepare
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23 Dental Activities for Kids
“Brush-a, brush-a brush-a”… anytime I pick up a toothbrush I act like the sleepover scene in the movie Grease. This is, of course, before I
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13 Student Engagement Strategies for Elementary That Work
It’s always the first thing my principal does when she walks into my classroom. Quickly scanning my students, she counts how many are on task
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Ideas for Engaging Students with Fluency Passages
Improving reading fluency in our students is one of the main goals of any elementary school teacher. I personally struggle with finding additional resources to
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Making the Most of Your Sound Wall
Should I put a sound wall up in my classroom? Perhaps you were like me and wanted to, but didn’t know what to do with
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Top 10 Teacher Websites for Worksheets and Printables
How many times a week do you type in the search bar “worksheets for ___”? You only need a worksheet to cover a certain skill
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Teaching Holidays Around the World in 7 Easy Steps
Do you have a special set of activities that you do with your students during the weeks leading up to winter break? Are you looking
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The Benefits of an ETTC Membership
Teachers, there is so much on our plates this year. It feels like every teacher could use a 4 week paid vacation to the tropical
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60 Spelling Activities for Elementary Students
How many hours a week do you spend prepping spelling activities? ? What if you had a resource that would allow you to create 60
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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.