Exciting lesson ideas, classroom strategies, book lists, videos, and reproducibles in a daily blog by teachers

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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It's a Wonderful Job!

By Christy Crawford on December 15, 2011

This Advent season, count your blessings. Remember why you started teaching, who you treasure in your life, and why, as an educator, you...

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Time Travel Made Easy

By Christy Crawford on November 17, 2011

Use Scholastic's audio letters from a Wampanoag boy and a Pilgrim girl to easily harvest a fresh batch of holiday historians in the...

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Nightmare on Tech Street

By Christy Crawford on October 20, 2011

In which technology is used to teach primary school children about germs and the importance of washing your hands and other flu...

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Six Steps to a Successful Back-to-School Night

By Christy Crawford on October 6, 2011

Six tips for teachers -- especially extracurriucular -- to create a spectacular back-to-school night that will entice parents.

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Start the Year With Super-Easy, Tech-Savvy, Six-Word Memoirs

By Christy Crawford on September 22, 2011

How do you get the Twitter generation to write a memoir? Start with Hemingway and six words. Novelist Ernest Hemingway didn't tweet or text...

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Five Fabulous Ways to Integrate Technology

By Christy Crawford on September 8, 2011

Five quick fixes for teaching 21st-century skills in a low-tech classroom

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Greetings from Top Teaching Advisor Christy

By Christy Crawford on September 2, 2011

Greetings from the Big Apple!

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How to Throw a Fabulous Year-End Celebration

By Christy Crawford on May 26, 2011

Have you ever seen a 3rd grader accept an award for an Excel spreadsheet as though it were an Oscar? Have you seen a 5th grader pose on the...

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Technology and the Great Outdoors

By Christy Crawford on May 12, 2011

This summer, rather than venture outside, many students will succumb to television-induced comas or play an endless series of video games....

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