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19 Ways to Use Board Games as Centers
What was your favorite board game as a child? The one that you always wanted to play when friends came over, or the one you
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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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6 Engaging Social Studies Activities for Primary Students
If you’re like me and don’t have a social studies block, finding ways to incorporate social studies can be a challenge. Fortunately, this is where
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Teaching Community & Citizenship to Primary Students
“What community are you a part of?” This is a common question that is asked when introducing the topic of community. However, what if we
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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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50 Tips from Teachers to Start the School Year
The season is upon us. Are we ready for it? Looking for some tips to start the school year? I am speaking of a brand
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10 Quick Progress Monitoring Ideas for Primary Students
Back-to-school time means it is time to find assessment and progress monitoring ideas. Summer has flown by, and now you will have a new class
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15 Ways to Decorate your Classroom Walls
Setting up your classroom can be overwhelming both physically and mentally. From moving furniture, to lesson planning for the first few weeks and on top
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10 Activities to Teach Beginning Sounds
Learning to identify beginning sounds is a key skill when our students are first learning to read. Sometimes getting those beginning sounds to stick can
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Student Math Toolkits in 3 Easy Steps
Picture this… It’s small group math time and you are working with a set of students in a guided math group. You quickly scan the
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5 of the Best Editable Resources for Primary Teachers
Easy. Easy is what I want in my classroom. With all the duties and paperwork we teachers must do, don’t you want things easy, peasy,
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Literacy Centers for the Entire School Year
As I am lying by the pool with my drink in hand, I’m loving life. The birds are chirping, there is a slight warm breeze
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20 Math Activities to Start the New School Year
Thinking about the upcoming school year? No matter how much we, as educators, want to enjoy our summers and our time away…school is always on