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LITERACY IN THE CLASSROOM
Read our latest content on all things reading, writing, and language arts!
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.
The Pigeon Has to Go to School Will Have Students Laughing
The Pigeon Has to Go to School uses humor to ease the first day of school jitters. It is a good story to address fears. Some of the things Pigeon worries about could never happen. Some of his concerns could happen, and students may share those things; the story is an easy segue into “what if scenarios” at school and sharing possible solutions.
Chrysanthemum Discovers Uniqueness Is Something to Celebrate
Most classes have a few students with unusual names. If a child has a hard name for others to pronounce or that they have been teased about their name, it can add anxiety to meeting new people at the start of the school year. Chrysanthemum can help reassure students that unique names are special and help springboard discussion on kindness expectations for your students.
MATH IN THE CLASSROOM
Read our latest content on numbers, operations, graphing, and more!
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SCIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM
Read our latest content on exploring technology and science topics with your students!
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ALL ABOUT SOCIAL STUDIES
Read our latest content on exploring the community, holidays, and more!
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NEW TEACHER RESOURCES
Read our latest content to help you get through your first few years of teaching!
Show and Tell Lets Students Share What They Are Excited About
Show and tell is more than a fun activity for students. It provides an opportunity for the sharer to develop oral language skills and become comfortable speaking to a group which will help prepare them for presentations in the future.
11 Ways to Build a Classroom Library on a Budget
If you’re working on building up your classroom library, here are some tips to stretch your budget and fill your bookcases!
Preparing Your Substitute Teacher for a Successful Day
Imagine you are a substitute teacher. Scary, I know. There are two classroom doors in front of you. To the left is a clean, organized classroom. There is a single stack of papers on the table. Detailed lesson plans are followed by clearly marked activities for the day. To the right is a slightly disheveled classroom (that’s okay… it happens to the best of us). There are piles of paper everywhere – none clearly marked. Buried somewhere on the desk there is a single sheet of paper with the daily schedule and a few notes jotted down in the margins.