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Ten Things to Think About as You Pack Up Your Classroom

Thursday, May 24, 2012
Professional Development
Grades 1–2, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, PreK–K

Are you getting ready to pack up your classroom and don't know where to begin? It can be a daunting task. We know, we do it every year. Take a peek at the ten tips that we have to share. They are sure to make life a little easier as you zip...

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Fairy Tales — Letting Our Imaginations POP!

Thursday, May 17, 2012
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades 1–2

With just a few days left in school, we find our kids daydreaming and talking about summer vacation. We decided to take that creative energy and turn it into a whimsical fairy tale — while introducing a genre they will need to be familiar...

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Say Aloha to the School Year — A Class Trip to Hawaii

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades 1–2, Grades 3–5, PreK–K

Keeping students focused these last few days of school is challenging at best, especially now that the state testing is over. Our students have worked very hard all year long and are definitely ready for a vacation. At this time of year our...

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Cinco de Mayo — A Fiesta of Fun!

Thursday, May 3, 2012
Vocabulary, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades 1–2, Grades 3–5, PreK–K

These kiddos deserve a break. What better way to take that break than to get ready for a FIESTA? In this post we will share some of the Cinco de Mayo activities our students enjoyed.

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Fun With Grammar — Games and Activities Your Students will Enjoy

Thursday, April 26, 2012
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades 1–2, Grades 3–5, PreK–K

State testing is just about over and these kiddos are a little burnt out. In an effort to keep them engaged, this week we came up with a few fun activities that we could use to reinforce grammar.

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Making Math Count

Thursday, April 19, 2012
Counting and Numbers, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades 1–2, PreK–K

Develop students' number sense with these hands-on activities, from creating counting journals and mobiles to building block numbers.

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Earth Day Activities to Help You Plant the Seed

Thursday, April 12, 2012
Environmental Studies, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades 1–2

Every year on April 22, people around the world participate in different events to celebrate the planet. This is a perfect time of year for kids to learn about how to save the environment. Here are some of our classroom-tested ideas that you can...

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Playing With Poetry in the Primary Grades

Thursday, April 5, 2012
Early Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades 1–2, Grades 3–5

In this post, we'll share a few activities we use in our classrooms to teach poetry. We spend about a week on each one, giving time to brainstorming, pair sharing, and working up the final product.

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Bringing Your Classroom to Life With Life Cycles and Food Chains

Thursday, March 29, 2012
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades 1–2, Grades 3–5, PreK–K

Hungry caterpillar, who's your momma, and other fun activities to help you teach about life cycles and food chains.

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Spring Cleaning — Tips for Organizing the Classroom

Thursday, March 22, 2012
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades 1–2, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, PreK–K

We could spend the entire spring break working in our classrooms, but we decided that we would choose two tasks and tackle them before we trotted out of town.

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Special Interests: differentiated instruction, English language support, standards-based activities
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