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16 Engaging Classroom Activities for October
It’s finally fall! Time to break out the Pumpkin Spice, Fall decor, and my monthly-themed activities for October. Cross-curricular learning is the next level when
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19 Classroom Activities for September
Overwhelmed! Exhausted! So much to do! Send help! And it is only September! Are you even a teacher if you are not feeling any of
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Pre-teaching vs. Reteaching with the Struggling Student
How many of us “reteach” a lesson or part of a lesson to students who didn’t grasp it the first time around? Exactly. Same. That
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Summer Activity Packets for Primary Students
“Summertime and the living is easy…” as Ella Fitzgerald once sang. Not bragging, but I am lounging by the pool with my beverage in hand.
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The Best Fairy Tale Activities for Your Primary Students
Teachers, we are so close to the finish line! Spring is right around the corner, and we need all the motivation we can get. Something
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13 Ideas to Support your Gifted Students
Typically, as teachers, we put more time and energy into focusing on the students that have fallen behind or are struggling. That’s where our focus
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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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Prep Literacy Centers in 10 Minutes or Less!
Ah, literacy, My personal favorite to teach. We do literacy in the afternoons and it makes for such an easy and relaxing end to the
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19 Read Alouds for Teaching Central Message
“What lesson can we learn from the story?” When it comes to teaching the central message, choosing the story is my favorite part. Over the
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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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Teaching Tips for Your Students with Dyslexia
Students with Dyslexia are sometimes the most challenging students to figure out! They seem brilliant at specific tasks but then never master the alphabet. They
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23 Classroom Activities for Dental Health Month
“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