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Thankful Writing is an easy writing lesson and a craftivity all in one! The final project is sent home to be shared on Thanksgiving day as a memorable keepsake!

Thankful Writing is an easy writing lesson and a craftivity all in one! The final project is sent home to be shared on Thanksgiving day

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Laura Candler shares 6 reasons why fall is the best time to introduce poetry! If you start teaching poetry now, you'll reap the benefits all year long!

Laura Candler shares 6 reasons why fall is the best time to introduce poetry! If you start teaching poetry now, you’ll reap the benefits all

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Weathering, erosion, and deposition are difficult concepts for students to grasp because all three processes seem similar when you first learn them. This free sorting activity from Laura Candler will help your students develop a deeper understanding of how landforms are changed by the processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition.

Weathering, erosion, or deposition? This sorting activity will help your students understand how landforms are changed by these three processes.

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Free Halloween Word Work โ€“ Seek & Spell Fun!

How much time do you spend each week on spelling instruction? If youโ€™re an upper elementary teacher, the answer is probably โ€œnot enough.โ€ While you

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Pumpkin Seed Multiplication is a FREE partner activity that uses pumpkin seeds to help kids understand the relationship between addition and multiplication.

Pumpkin Seed Multiplication is a FREE partner activity that uses pumpkin seeds to help kids understand the relationship between addition and multiplication.

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Buddy Bio Poems is a poetry writing lesson AND a fun icebreaker all in one! Makes a great back-to-school activity or an easy introduction to poetry writing!

Buddy Bio Poems is a poetry writing lesson AND a fun icebreaker all in one! Makes a great back-to-school activity or an easy introduction to

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Free Fall Math Word Problem Puzzlers

Daily problem solving is an important key to success in math, but implementing this type of program consistently can prove to be challenging.

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20 Terrific Quiet Signals That Work

When you teach hands-on lessons, it’s important to have an effective quiet signal! This blog post includes 20 quiet signals and attention signals that work!

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Wondering how to discuss 9/11 with your students? Check out these teaching tips and free resources based on the book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers.

Wondering how to discuss 9/11 with your students? Check out these teaching tips and free resources based on the book The Man Who Walked Between

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Boom Cards are an amazing resource for classroom teachers, and I love creating them! If youโ€™re not familiar with Boom Cards, they are interactive digital

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Daily Report Homework Solution

Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments andย turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you

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12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

I think I must have been born with a book in my hand! My parents told me that from the moment I learned to read,

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Category: Blog

Free Halloween Word Work โ€“ Seek & Spell Fun!

Free Halloween Word Work – Seek & Spell Fun!

How much time do you spend each week on spelling instruction? If youโ€™re an upper elementary teacher, the answer is probably โ€œnot enough.โ€ While you might recognize the importance of phonemic awareness and phonics lessons, thereโ€™s just not enough time for true spelling instruction in the upper grades. This is

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Boom Learning Changes You Need to Know About

Boom Cards are an amazing resource for classroom teachers, and I love creating them! If youโ€™re not familiar with Boom Cards, they are interactive digital task cards that are played on the Boom Learning website. My Boom Cards are self-checking, and they also include audio directions so they are perfect for students

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Daily Report Homework Solution

Daily Report Homework Solution

Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments andย turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you hear theย story, “But he said he finished all his homework!” Sadly, these studentsย may feel they are telling the truth because they forgot they even HADย homework.

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12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

I think I must have been born with a book in my hand! My parents told me that from the moment I learned to read, I would read everything in sight, from cereal boxes to billboards. When I began reading books, there was no stopping me! I even begged them

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