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Guest post by Jennifer Gonzalez The note from Mrs. F. came home two weeks into the school year: I’d like to talk with you about how we can make reading…
Guest post by Jennifer Gonzalez The note from Mrs. F. came home two weeks into the school year: I’d like to talk with you about how we can make reading…
…like to share? Please post it in a comment below. If you would like to submit a teacher question of your own, be sure to watch for the Question Connection…
…it makes me feel _________________. I don’t like to feel _________________ because _________________. Next time, I would like you to _________________.” Because the conversation stem includes a part where…
Have you ever asked your students to write a story with their spelling words? It may not seem like the most original assignment, but the resulting stories are always tremendously…
…variety of fun noise-making objects like a train whistle, a concierge bell, and a Tibetan singing bowl! I’ve included Amazon links* for those items so you can learn more about…
…they need opportunities to color material with smaller areas and shapes to match their more advanced fine motor skills. As much as we use our phones, other mobile devices, and…
…was an email, I’d reply with something like “thank you for letting me know about your concerns” just so they would know I had received and read the message. Then…
…Most districts (though not all) have a required amount of minutes they would like to see teachers spend in certain subject areas. Since this is typically something we have no…
…festive events like parades and fireworks, but there are also many differences in New Year’s Day traditions. I’d like to share two activities I developed to help students explore the…
…centers. (If you’d like to use this game with your students, click here request your free copy!) Island Conquer involves plotting rectangles on a coordinate grid and then finding the…
…elementary students. Each game is unique, which means you need to preview them individually. If you’d like to take a closer look at them, click the cover images at the…
…teachers in our community receive funding for their projects. Fundraising events like Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and the Susan G. Komen 3-Day generate millions of dollars for…
