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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How to Make a Music Video in Five Simple Steps

By Christy Crawford on April 28, 2011

Do the names Willow Smith, Selena Gomez, or Justin Bieber pop up in class discussions? Are the folders or book bags in your school...

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Poetry in 140 Characters!

By Christy Crawford on April 14, 2011

Using Twitter in the classroom? Combine Haiku with Twitter and you've got engaging and easy poetry for your digital natives. Haiku is ...

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Digital Poetry — Make Words Zoom and Fly Across the Room!

By Christy Crawford on March 31, 2011

All you need is a computer, projector, and an Internet connection to give students the power to make their words larger than life. Digital...

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Cartoon Curriculum — Top Techie Sites for Digital Storytelling

By Christy Crawford on March 17, 2011

Assigning your students an essay or book report? Rev up their interest with cartoons! If you grew up in the '70s or '80s, you jammed to ...

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Ready . . . Set . . . Revolution 2.0 Reporters!

By Christy Crawford on March 3, 2011

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Reading Goes to the Dogs!

By Christy Crawford on February 17, 2011

Remember the first time you were asked to read aloud in a classroom or at an event?  Perhaps your throat became incredibly dry. Your heart...

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Capturing Stories of the Civil Rights Movement

By Christy Crawford on February 3, 2011

Students capture eyewitness accounts of one of the most important movements in American history.

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Kids, the Ken Burns Effect, and American Slavery — Students Become...

By Christy Crawford on January 20, 2011

The history of slavery in America is glossed over in many classrooms. Some educators and textbooks give it little more than a cursory...

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Flip Movies Easy Enough for a First Grader to Complete

By Christy Crawford on January 6, 2011

Meet Daisy, a six-year-old digital native. She can shoot, upload, and edit a digital how-to book with very minimal assistance. If this...

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