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Alycia

I live in

New York

I teach

3rd grade

I am

an almost-digital-native and Ms. Frizzle wannabe

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Experimenting with Exploding Soap: Volume, Density, Teamwork
Mother’s Day Gifts for the Artistically Challenged
Eight Books for Earth Day and Beyond
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Tiffani

I live in

California

I teach

Kindergarten

I am

an alphabet singing and storybook reading enthusiast

Here are my most recent blog posts:

End-of-the-Year Countdown
Open House: A Time to Shine
From Caterpillars to Butterflies
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Christy

I live in

New York

I teach

K-5

I am

a proud supporter of American public education and a tech integrationist

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Poetry Made Easy
Field Trip Apps
Fun With Flashlight Readers!
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Beth

I live in

Michigan

I teach

3rd grade

I am

an enthusiastic teacher and techie, and a mom of three boys

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Math Workshop's Daily Schedule
Math Workshop: Group Rotation #3
Math Workshop: Group Rotation #2
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Meghan

I live in

Alabama

I teach

4th grade

I am

an obsessive personality with a creative flair

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Fabulous Field Trips in Five Steps
A Book for Every Reader
Financial Literacy Finds: Teaching Money Skills to Students
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Julie

I live in

Texas

I teach

PreK-5th

I am

a Literacy Coach, and lover of picture books

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Understanding Audience: Writing Book Reviews
Writing Sequels: A Primary Book Club Project
A Schoolwide Celebration of Poetry
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Shari

I live in

Kansas

I teach

2nd grade

I am

an inquiring investigator of… my students’ brains, of course

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Top 10 Reasons to Use Authentic Learning
Using a Time Line as an Established Tool
Models, Music, and More on the Concept of Time
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Alycia Zimmerman

I teach

3rd grade

I am

an almost-digital-native and Ms. Frizzle wannabe
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This month we will be celebrating our family-school partnership in many ways: family math game night, a community book swap, parent-teacher conferences, and our annual college fair. I love welcoming my students' families into our classroom!

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Experimenting with Exploding Soap: Volume, Density, Teamwork

By Alycia Zimmerman on May 2, 2013

The “Exploding Soap Experiment” combats spring fever with plenty of math and science, while your students beg for more sudsy, explosive fun.

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Mother’s Day Gifts for the Artistically Challenged

By Alycia Zimmerman on April 24, 2013

Here is an easy game plan for making photoworthy Mother’s Day gifts with your students -- without breaking the bank or breaking out those...

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Eight Books for Earth Day and Beyond

By Alycia Zimmerman on April 17, 2013

You may not have time for an Earth Day extravaganza, but you can still bring environmental awareness into your classroom with these...

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I Love YouTube … And You Should Too! Part 2

By Alycia Zimmerman on April 10, 2013

With these ideas, YouTube helps build critical thinking beyond the “Knowledge” and “Comprehension” levels of Bloom’s taxonomy.

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I Love YouTube … And You Should Too! Part 1

By Alycia Zimmerman on April 3, 2013

With over 70 hours of video uploaded onto YouTube every minute, chances are that you can find a video to match your lesson with a single...

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Battling the Test Prep Blues

By Alycia Zimmerman on March 27, 2013

Whether you view test prep as a necessary evil, or just plain evil, the fact stands that our students deserve to be well prepared for their...

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