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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Flip Movies Easy Enough for a First Grader to Complete

By Christy Crawford on January 6, 2011

Young people of all ages are using digital media to entertain themselves, explore new worlds, and even overthrow oppressive governments....

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Easy Tech Tricks to Get Kids Vocabulary Crazy

By Christy Crawford on December 16, 2010

Forget silly memorization techniques or weekly vocabulary tests. The best way to teach vocabulary is to get kids to use it in funny,...

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Using Technology to Teach Holidays

By Christy Crawford on December 9, 2010

Get ready to laugh, learn, and click links for some of the best holiday videos and sites the Web has to offer.

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Loving Your Interactive Whiteboard

By Christy Crawford on November 18, 2010

When was the last time you saw educators shove the competition out of the way as they dashed for their interactive whiteboards? When was...

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Valuing Your History

By Christy Crawford on November 4, 2010

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Thanksgiving Plans

By Christy Crawford on October 21, 2010

Have you made Thanksgiving plans yet?  You've got fewer than five weeks to figure out who's hosting, who's cooking, and what you'll be...

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"With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility"

By Christy Crawford on October 7, 2010

The internet affords great power to anyone with a laptop and especially anyone with a camera and a laptop.  However, with that "power...

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Win $25,000 for Your Classroom or . . . Just Look Like You Did!

By Christy Crawford on September 22, 2010

  The following approach to structuring parent conferences has been effective for me. I meet with parents for 30 minute conferences twice...

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Digital Immigration Reform

By Christy Crawford on September 8, 2010

If you are over the age of 28 and did not grow up with the kind of technology kids have today, you are probably unfamiliar with ever-...

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