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Poetry Paintings is an awesome upper elementary poetry lesson for teaching students how to analyze and visualize poetry! Free graphic organizer in the post!

Poetry Paintings is an awesome upper elementary poetry lesson for teaching students how to analyze and visualize poetry! Free graphic organizer in the post!

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by Carolyn Wilhelm, Guest Blogger Oh, the joy of a really great novel with just enough suspense that the reader can barely put it down.ย 

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Adult coloring is all the rage these days. This is no surpriseโ€”as busy as our lives are in the 21st century, we are all looking

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Guest post by Alyssa from Teaching in the Fast Lane. Hello all! ย I am excited to be guest posting here on Laura’s blog. Today Iโ€™ll

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Guest post by Lindsay Perro of Beyond The Worksheet Do you have an interventionist in your classroom? Do you sometimes struggle with how to use

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Guest post by Neetu of Cinnamon’s Synonyms. I’m honored to be guest blogging for Corkboard Connections today. In this post, I’ll be sharing a vocabulary

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Guest post by Deb Hanson of Crafting Connections I have always enjoyed playing the Memory Game (also called โ€œConcentrationโ€). I remember when my twin sister

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Guest post by Tina Schmidt Over the last 6 years I have become very passionate about โ€œflattening my classroom wallsโ€ and reaching out to connect

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Guest post by Julie Smith Hello Corkboard Connection followers! I am so excited to be guest postingย today since Lauraโ€™s blog has been one of my

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Guest post by Sarah Wiggins I first heard about readerโ€™s theater in college and thought, โ€œHow fun! I will definitely do that when I have

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Guest post by Leigh Langton Hey guys! It’s Leigh from The Applicious Teacher! I am super excited to be blogging at Corkboard Connections today. I’m

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Child-Centered Reading Conferences

by Carolyn Wilhelm, Guest Blogger Oh, the joy of a really great novel with just enough suspense that the reader can barely put it down.ย  Teachers work so hard at getting to know which books will really grab individual children. We learn about their lives, their interests, and their reading

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Adult Coloring – Art Therapy for Teachers!

Adult coloring is all the rage these days. This is no surpriseโ€”as busy as our lives are in the 21st century, we are all looking for healthy ways to relax, slow down, and connect with our creativity. The calming and therapeutic qualities that coloring has on children are the same

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Using Grocery Flyers To Practice Math Skills

Guest post by Alyssa from Teaching in the Fast Lane. Hello all! ย I am excited to be guest posting here on Laura’s blog. Today Iโ€™ll be sharing an easy, low prep way of reviewing multiple math concepts with grocery flyers. If your mailbox looks anything like mine, it is overflowing

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Building EQ While Expanding IQ

Guest post by Neetu of Cinnamon’s Synonyms. I’m honored to be guest blogging for Corkboard Connections today. In this post, I’ll be sharing a vocabulary building activity that also serves to increase students’ emotional awareness! I have always had a strong belief that a high EQ (emotional quotient) is much

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The Memory Game: Making It Meaningful

Guest post by Deb Hanson of Crafting Connections I have always enjoyed playing the Memory Game (also called โ€œConcentrationโ€). I remember when my twin sister and I received it as a birthday gift when we were about eight years old. We played Memory for hours. When I began teaching, Iย created

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Playing the Mystery Skype Game

Guest post by Tina Schmidt Over the last 6 years I have become very passionate about โ€œflattening my classroom wallsโ€ and reaching out to connect with others. One of the easiest ways to get started with that is doing a video conference using Skype. The only equipment needed is a

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Building a Bridge with Parent-Made Listening Centers

Guest post by Julie Smith Hello Corkboard Connection followers! I am so excited to be guest postingย today since Lauraโ€™s blog has been one of my FAVORITES to follow. Today Iย want to share with you an idea for โ€œbuilding a bridgeโ€ between home andย school. It is quite simple! Many parents have

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5 Math Games Every Classroom Needs to Play

Guest post by Leigh Langton Hey guys! It’s Leigh from The Applicious Teacher! I am super excited to be blogging at Corkboard Connections today. I’m sharing a practice that I use to help increase myย students’ engagement and number sense during my math block. Do you play games in your classroom?

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