5 back-to-school activities that have a BIG impact on student learning throughout the year. Learn to cultivate a growth mindset, community, and more.

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    5 Simple Back-To-School Activities That Make A BIG Impact

    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

    Picture books to teach self-awareness are great resources for introducing social-emotional learning concepts to children in an accessible and engaging way

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    Using Picture Books to Build Self-Awareness

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    TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK 2024 GIVEAWAYS

    Inexpensive whole-class rewards are one part of my overall classroom management strategy. When we work as a team to accomplish goals, everyone wins! 

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    Inexpensive Whole-Class Rewards

    Here’s a round-up of the BEST educational end-of-the-year activities for upper elementary – all are PERFECT for those post-testing days, too!

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    Creative and Educational End-of-The-Year Activities for Upper Elementary

    Teaching a vocabulary word of the day helps upper elementary students develop a wider knowledge of words, tackle complex texts, speak confidently, and think critically.

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    Increase Word Power with Vocabulary Word of the Day

    Using picture books to teach writing in your classroom is one of the most effective ways to engage your students AND teach them critical writing skills.

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    Using Picture Books to Teach Writing 

    These tried and true literacy teacher observation lessons are perfect to use during your teacher observations for the beginning, middle, and end of the school year.

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    Observation-Approved Literacy Resources: Tried and True Literacy Teacher Observation Lessons 

    Daily math word problems play a pivotal role in mathematical understanding and critical thinking skills. These 3rd- 5th grade sets make implementation simple!

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    The Importance of Daily Math Word Problems

    Find 8 educational St. Patrick's Day activities for upper elementary, like planning a trip to Ireland using math skills or practicing fluency with Ireland facts.

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    8 St. Patrick’s Day Activities For Upper Elementary

    These tried and true math teacher observation lessons are perfect to use during your teacher observations for the beginning, middle, and end of the school year.

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    Tried and True Math Teacher Observation Lessons