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Alycia

I live in

New York

I teach

3rd grade

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an almost-digital-native and Ms. Frizzle wannabe

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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

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California

I teach

Kindergarten

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an alphabet singing and storybook reading enthusiast

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

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New York

I teach

K-5

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a proud supporter of American public education and a tech integrationist

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

I live in

Michigan

I teach

3rd grade

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

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

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Alabama

I teach

4th grade

I am

an obsessive personality with a creative flair

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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

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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

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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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Movie Making in the Classroom: Developing a Plot and Assigning Roles

By Beth Newingham on March 29, 2013

Ideas for deciding on a plot for your classroom movie and assigning acting roles to students.

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Movie Making in the Classroom: Brainstorming

By Beth Newingham on March 28, 2013

Ideas for getting all of your students involved in the initial brainstorming process of making a movie in the classroom.

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Movie Making in the Classroom: An Overview

By Beth Newingham on March 28, 2013

How the movie-making process can help students understand, reinforce, and review new concepts they are learning in different areas of the...

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Merging Reading With Social Studies

By Beth Newingham on March 27, 2013

To merge reading with social studies, have students mark each place they've "visited" in their reading on a map of the United States.

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Charting Students' "Travels" in Their...

By Beth Newingham on March 25, 2013

How reading can take students into a whole new world of fantasy, heightened reality, and exciting geographic locations.

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Make Research Exciting and Memorable!

By Beth Newingham on March 22, 2013

Two exciting projects that help make research come alive for students.

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Spring Open House Ideas

By Beth Newingham on March 21, 2013

How to incorporate a "teamwork" year-long classroom theme into a spring open house.

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Word Study Program: Record Keeping

By Beth Newingham on March 20, 2013

How a Word Study strategy group can help identify students who need extra help with spelling.

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Word Study Program: Strategy Groups

By Beth Newingham on March 19, 2013

Small strategy groups are an important part of a word study program. Find out how they can keep students at a lower spelling level from...

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