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:

9 Lessons From the Director’s Chair
Tie-Dyeing Keepsake T-Shirts the Clean and Easy Way
Teacher Appreciation by the Book
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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:

Summer Learning For Students and Teachers
5 Steps to Organizing Your Classroom Library
Tips for Packing Up the Classroom for the Summer
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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:

Five Responses to Critics of Summer Break
6 Addictive Apps for Summer Reading and Writing
Picture Books for America's Favorite Pastime
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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:

Identifying Themes in Literature During IDR
Finding Themes in Literature
End Reading Workshop With Home Reading Instructions
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Genia

I live in

Michigan

I teach

3rd grade

I am

seriously addicted to all things technology in my teaching

Here are my most recent blog posts:

Create an Impressive Class Website in Under an Hour
5 Ways to Keep Your Students Writing All Summer Long
Quick and Easy Thank-You Gifts for Classroom Volunteers
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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:

How Do You Measure a Year?
Our Book of the Month Program: Why it Really Matters
Real-Life Learning: A Primary Study of Life Cycles
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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:

Authentic Learning: Engaging Students Through the Arts
Authentic Learning: Keeping It Real
Successful Planning for Authentic Learning
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Coming to America — The Ancestor Project

By Christy Crawford on February 23, 2012

Assign your students “The Ancestor Project,” an oral history project they will thank you for this year and for many years to come. Read on...

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More Fab Favorites for Black History Month

By Christy Crawford on February 9, 2012

Audio bites from Dr. King’s speeches, book suggestions, and other fresh resources for teaching about black history

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Four Favorites for Black History Month

By Christy Crawford on January 26, 2012

Books, movies, and other educational resources for teaching Black History

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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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