As educators, we know the importance of setting the right tone for the day, especially with older students. However, finding engaging and meaningful ways to kick off the morning without it feeling forced can be a challenge. That's where Morning Meeting for Upper Elementary ...
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Motivate Students with 1st Grade Writing Prompts for the Year
First grade writing is an exciting subject! A lot of your young authors already have a strong foundation for handwriting, illustrating, and basic sentence structure. Their kindergarten teachers have set the stage for phonetic spelling and basic mechanics, and now you get to ...
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Engaging Kindergarten Writing Activities to Transform Your Classroom Now
Kindergarten writing can be an intimidating topic, both for students and teachers alike! Kindergarten students come into the school year with a variety of abilities. Some have learned to write their name and recognize letters while others may still struggle with proper ...
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Boost Math Skills with Exciting Subtraction Games for Elementary
Early elementary educators understand students need a strong foundation in numeracy skills. Young learners require a firm grasp on numbers and counting before they can tackle challenges such as arithmetic. Then they need fact fluency so they aren’t always using ...
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Ditch the Math Homework: A Powerful Play-Based Alternative
As teachers, we want our students to grow into the best versions of themselves. This means finding the most developmentally appropriate ways to teach them and talk to them. So why are so many teachers still assigning math homework, sending home worksheet packets, and ...
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9 Fun Friday Ideas for Your Classroom
Welcome back, fellow educators! As we approach the end of another bustling week in the K-3 classroom, it's time to start planning for everyone's favorite day – Fun Friday! Injecting a burst of excitement into the end of the week is crucial for maintaining engagement and ...
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Arm you with high-quality tools: Sleep peacefully at night knowing you’re doing what’s best for your students.
Save your energy: Provide resources that cost you little energy (that stuff is precious)---but have high impact on your students.
Light your spark: Putting fun back into your classroom after the hardest teaching years can be just what you and your students need.