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:

5 Steps to Organizing Your Classroom Library
Tips for Packing Up the Classroom for the Summer
Summer Learning: Prevent the Summer Slide
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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:

Picture Books for America's Favorite Pastime
Poetry Made Easy
Field Trip Apps
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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:

5 Ways to Keep Your Students Writing All Summer Long
Quick and Easy Thank-You Gifts for Classroom Volunteers
Math Meets Art: Symmetry Self-Portraits
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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:

Our Book of the Month Program: Why it Really Matters
Real-Life Learning: A Primary Study of Life Cycles
Poems for Mom: A Perfect Gift
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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: Keeping It Real
Successful Planning for Authentic Learning
Top 10 Reasons to Use Authentic Learning
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Creating Smart Spaces for Math Stations

By Julie Ballew on November 19, 2012

Looking for a way to manage station supplies without pulling your hair out? Look no further! In this post, I share how teachers in my...

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Studying Mixtures With Homemade Soda

By Julie Ballew on November 12, 2012

Fourth graders in my school are studying mixtures. I followed two classes into the science lab to see their investigations with homemade...

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Persuasive Writing — Three Strategies for Generating Ideas

By Julie Ballew on November 5, 2012

The 3rd graders in my building are beginning a unit on persuasive writing. In this post, I’ll share three ways that I’ve seen them generate...

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Using a Reader’s Notebook to Retell Stories in Sequence

By Julie Ballew on October 29, 2012

We are continuing our work in reader's notebooks in the primary grades. This post focuses on retelling using a simple chart: Beginning,...

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Making Connections to Make Meaning

By Julie Ballew on October 22, 2012

In this post, I’m excited to share some new entries with you from the Kindergarten classes at my school. This work of connecting,...

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A Closer Look at Characters

By Julie Ballew on October 15, 2012

This month, students in every grade level at my school are taking a closer look at characters. We use the reader’s notebook in a variety of...

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Family Fun Night (With a Halloween Twist)

By Julie Ballew on October 8, 2012

We are always looking for ways to involve the whole family in the learning process. One event that serves this purpose is our Halloween-...

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Using Strategy Rings to Track Student Conferences

By Julie Ballew on October 1, 2012

When I confer with students, I like to leave them with some tangible reminder of the strategy I just taught them. Strategy rings are a way...

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Focus Poetry: Create Poetry Pros in Less Than Ten Minutes a Day

By Julie Ballew on September 24, 2012

Focus Poetry, which is a form of shared reading, provides multiple opportunities to teach a wide variety of skills in a small amount of...

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