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Games in the classroom aren’t just for indoor recess… they can be a powerful tool for learning and community building. Whether you’re looking for a way to make academic concepts…

Naturally Integrating SEL Into Your Classroom Routines

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is more than just a buzzword! It is and should be an essential part of your classroom. A part that you intentionally plan for and incorporate…

ZERO Prep (and FREE!) Creative and Critical Thinking Games

I am always looking for quick and fun ways to keep students engaged in learning AND stretch their thinking. As a gifted and talented facilitator, I regularly add critical thinking…

Advice to New Homeschool Parents from a Veteran Teacher (And former Homeschool Mom!)

Deciding to homeschool your child can be both exciting and overwhelming. I’ll never forget the moment we decided to make the leap, albeit only for a year. There’s so much…

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6 Creative Ways to Build Community Connections Beyond the Classroom

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If you give your students gifts in December, this If you give your students gifts in December, this is the perfect practical and adorable option that they will LOVE! 💕

This year, I added FREE labels for you to print to make your life super easy. 💕🩷 Comment below, and I’ll send you all the links, including the labels to add your name to, print, and go! 👏 

This is the third year I’ve given my students something similar, and the pens and notebooks are always a HUGE hit. 

P.S. I don’t always give out student gifts, and you should never feel like you have to …. but when I do, this is it!
I LOVE teaching about the Rockefeller Center Chris I LOVE teaching about the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, and you can get my plans and resources for FREE! 🌲 🎄 

Drop a comment below, and I’ll send you the link to the 10-Page Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree FREEBIE!

This week, we started with reading the informational text passage and will continue synthesizing sources and exploring perspectives by using four books about the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. The books all have similar themes and similar characters, so they lend themselves well to exploring point of view and perspective. 

The freebie includes so many high-interest, academically focused tasks: 

🎄Two differentiated passages
🎄 Central Idea Tracker
🎄 Depth and Complexity Discussion Cards
🎄 Comprehension Discussion Cards
🎄 Student Anchor Chart
🎄 Fact Collector
🎄 Postcard Activity
🎶 It’s tiiiiime!! 🎶 I absolutely LOVE teac 🎶 It’s tiiiiime!! 🎶 I absolutely LOVE teaching and learning about holidays around the world, and the next three weeks will be filled with synthesizing information from these beautiful books, listening comprehension podcasts, and pen pal letters as we take a deep dive into these celebrations! 👏 

Comment below, and I’ll send you everything. 💕 🌍
FREE! Comment below, and I’ll send you the link. FREE! Comment below, and I’ll send you the link. Just print and go, and you’re ready for Monday morning. 🧡
I’ve never loved a set of acrylic critters more I’ve never loved a set of acrylic critters more than I do this one (and my kids agree). 🥰😍 I originally got them to use as accomplishment animals, but they are so big and adorable that I’m planning to use them for a creative writing assignment! I’ll share more details once I iron out my plans, but for now… you need them too. 😂🤩

Comment below, and I’ll send you the exact set!
🤫 Dots on the tips of all of her letters to be 🤫 Dots on the tips of all of her letters to be ✨ decorative ✨ and can’t write with anything other than Mr. Sketch Markers. 🤷‍♀️ 

So tell me… if I walked in your room, what subtle hints might I find that told me how long YOU’VE been teaching? 😂
The Humble Pie has become an INSTANT favorite for The Humble Pie has become an INSTANT favorite for me. 🥧 I was speechless when I read it and instantly paired it with The Big Snowdown to teach being humble vs. arrogant and instilling the idea that hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. I created this comparison chart to track our notes as we read, and I can’t wait to talk about these BIG lessons with students. 👏 A MUST pairing for every upper elementary classroom. 🫶
🥹 The reflections after reading these four book 🥹 The reflections after reading these four books has me in awe!! Over the last few years, I’ve done two different versions of these book comparisons (swipe to see both), and they both result in such deep thinking about characters, internal and external conflict, theme vs. topic, and ALL KINDS of character traits! 

Comment below, and I’ll send you everything you need. 🩷💕
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