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LITERACY IN THE CLASSROOM
Read our latest content on all things reading, writing, and language arts!
Spring Is Here: A Delightful Tale Celebrating Friendship and Spring
Spring is Here by Will Hillenbrand is a perfect read-aloud choice for the classroom during the spring season. The book’s charming illustrations and simple text make it an ideal choice for young children.
4 Simple Ways to Teach Kindness in the Classroom
Teaching kindness in the classroom is an essential part of preparing our young children for a successful and fulfilling life. By incorporating books, modeling kindness, and providing opportunities for students to practice and be recognized for their kind actions, we can help them develop into compassionate and empathetic individuals.
9 Engaging Review Games for First Grade That Kids Will Actually Like
If you’re looking for an engaging way to review concepts with your kindergarten or first grade students, why not try playing some fun review games? Review games can help keep students engaged while they practice and reinforce the material they’ve learned. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
MATH IN THE CLASSROOM
Read our latest content on numbers, operations, graphing, and more!
How to Get Started with Kindergarten Math Centers for a Successful Year
If you look at kindergarten math centers through a student’s eyes, you’ll see fun activities that are a nice break from learning. BUT we really know that these hands-on, engaging activities are where some of your students will learn the most.
Power Up Your Classroom Transitions Now: 3 Compelling Reasons to Use Math Journals
Do you know how much instruction time you lose during the day? Do you know where that time is being eaten up? Likely you are losing about five minutes every time you transition – unless you are using that time wisely. When I noticed this problem in my classroom, I quickly pivoted and found ways to make my classroom transitions more efficient.
5 Quick Tips for Setting Up Your Math Block
Math can be a challenging subject for many students, and as a teacher, it can be challenging to plan and implement a successful math block. However, with careful planning and preparation, you can create a positive and productive math block that engages your students and helps them learn.
SCIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM
Read our latest content on exploring technology and science topics with your students!
10 Awesome Benefits of Using Boom Cards with Your Students
Boom cards are the perfect solution for students working independently with technology! These are self-grading, digital task cards.
How You Can Actually Use Resources You Own to Create Seesaw Activities
Chances are you have used technology with your students in your classroom, but you may not have relied heavily on it. In today’s classroom with virtual learning, distance learning, and hybrid models, that likely isn’t the case anymore. A popular platform with many lower elementary classrooms is Seesaw. The great news is you can digitize many of your existing resources to be used directly as Seesaw activities!
10 More Math Concepts You Can Teach with Pattern Blocks
Pattern blocks can be found in most elementary classrooms today, but they have been around for a long time. They were developed by Edward Prenowitz, in 1963, at the Education Development Center. The set of six colored geometric shapes were designed as a fun learning through play way to help students make sense of math using manipulatives.
ALL ABOUT SOCIAL STUDIES
Read our latest content on exploring the community, holidays, and more!
Click, Clack, Boo! A Tricky Treat Read Aloud for Classroom Halloween Fun
Halloween stories don’t have to be scary. Doreen Cronin has written one with the barnyards friends of Click, Clack, Moo. Farmer Brown’s pajamas are sure to bring a few giggles too!
Room on the Broom Fun Rhyming Read Aloud Halloween Alternative
Although Room on the Broom doesn’t mention Halloween, the main character is a witch, so it fits in nicely with your October read-alouds.
Ways to Teach Diwali Traditions and Celebrations in the Classroom
When you talk about winter holidays around the world, many people choose to include new year celebrations. Our first new year holiday actually falls in autumn. Diwali, which began in India, begins in late October or early November.
NEW TEACHER RESOURCES
Read our latest content to help you get through your first few years of teaching!
Lesson Planning with Purpose Means You Can’t Ignore Learning Objectives
Lesson planning with purpose is crucial for all teachers. State mandated learning objectives serve as a framework for what students are expected to learn and what you are expected to teach in a given subject or grade level. In Texas, that means we are looking at the...
How to Organize and Store Your Standards Statements for Easy Access
Organizing your standards statements will make it so much easier to pull out your focus standards for the week, post them on the board, and keep moving through your to-do list.
5 Smarter Ways to Create a Learning Objectives Display in Your Classroom
If you’re required to have a learning objectives display to post your daily or weekly learning targets, you know how time-consuming it can be to write those out on your whiteboard. Not only does it take a lot of time, but it can also take up a lot of space!