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Thinking games for the classroom can be a powerful tool for learning and community building for both academic concepts and indoor recess days.

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Teacher-Approved Thinking Games for the Classroom

Must-read professional development books for teachers recommended by current classroom teachers, links to free resources to help you grow as an educator, and practical classroom tips.

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Brush Up on Your Teacher Skills: Must-Read Professional Development Books for Teachers (and More!)

This blog post is PACKED with practical advice for new teachers, straight from experienced upper elementary teachers who have been exactly where you are.

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Practical Advice for New Teachers, Straight From Our Community

These five simple end-of-the-year teacher tips and resources will help you end this school year with a clear plan for a smooth start next August.

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5 End-of-the-Year Teacher Tips for August Success

Learn how to use student assessment data to improve student growth and achievement. Interpret scores, group students based, and plan differentiated lessons.

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How To Use Student Assessment Data: Practical Tips for Differentiation and Growth

Learn how to build connections and student relationships with success stickers. These have quickly become one of my favorite traditions!

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How To Build Connections and Student Relationships with Success Stickers

Read our first year teacher tips and learn everything we WISH we had known! We'll cover classroom management, lesson planning, parent communication, and more.

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The Best First Year Teacher Tips

Whether you’re preparing for a scheduled observation or want to ace an unannounced walkthrough, this list of classroom observation tips will help!

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Classroom Observation Tips

Here are my best tips to prevent teacher burnout, from a seasoned teacher who has really been (and is still!) there in the trenches with you!

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How to Prevent Teacher Burnout

The best teacher hacks, classroom organization tips, classroom systems, and classroom management strategies from upper elementary teachers.

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The Ultimate List of Teacher Hacks

This ultimate list of professional development books for teachers has something for every need, from management to curriculum!

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Professional Development Books for Teachers

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I love each and every one of these books, not only for the beautiful messages embedded throughout, but for their glorious art and thought provoking themes. This year, I plan to read one each week during morning meeting and complete the same four tasks each time, as shown on the anchor chart. ⬇️ 

🧡 Character Change throughout the books
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