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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Reading Workshop: Ideas for Mini-Lessons

By Beth Newingham on April 8, 2013

Three books that serve as great resources for crafting mini-lessons for the classroom.

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Brain Breaks: An Energizing Time-Out

By Tiffani Mugurussa on April 8, 2013

What do you do when your class can't stay focussed? Try a brain break to get your class back on track.

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Reading Workshop: The Mini-Lesson Component

By Beth Newingham on April 5, 2013

Why mini-lessons are important to any Reading Workshop, and ideas for implementing them into yours.

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Creating a Standardized Assessment Test: Practice Makes Perfect

By Meghan Everette on April 5, 2013

Creating a standardized assessment test is more than slapping a few questions on a page. Dissect the steps to creating valuable assessments...

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Engaging Young Writers at Home: The Class Mascot Writing Project

By Genia Connell on April 4, 2013

Excite and engage your students, including your most reluctant writers, with an at-home writing project they can hardly wait to take home.

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Movie Making in the Classroom: Editing the Video

By Beth Newingham on April 4, 2013

An easy software program that students can use to edit and put the finishing touches on their classroom films.

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Movie Making in the Classroom: Filming the Movie and Using a...

By Beth Newingham on April 3, 2013

How students can utilize a makeshift green screen while movie making in the classroom to make it appear as though the characters are in...

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I Love YouTube … And You Should Too! Part 1

By Alycia Zimmerman on April 3, 2013

With over 70 hours of video uploaded onto YouTube every minute, chances are that you can find a video to match your lesson with a single...

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Using Music to Improve Reading: Close Up and Fluent!

By Shari Edwards on April 3, 2013

Spring is here, and my class is still singing its way towards greater reading fluency! Here are some more activities using music to work...

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