Quiet Signals and Timers

…can give them additional directions. The best quiet signals are quick, easy, and effective. Your quiet signal has to be something that you can use over and over all day…

Teaching Children Not to Be Rude!

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3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…up to teach more effectively and add rigor to their lessons while also helping to differentiate for those in need. When your students can learn efficiently and are aware of…

30 Free or Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Students

…you want to get fancy you could mount on construction paper. http://www.wordle.net Karen Esdale-Brown – I melt down the broken classroom crayons into Christmas cookie cutter shapes. Kerri Grooby –…

Investigating Condensation and the Water Cycle

…cups and dried them completely before starting over. Photos by Amy Candler, www.amycandler.com   Create a Plastic Wrap Barrier – The first method was to repeat the experiment and cover…

The True Cost of Free Teaching Resources

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