How can a seemingly wholesome holiday be such a sneaky little rascal? Earth Day has its way of sneaking up on me...which is why it's *critical* that I keep a go-to collection of Earth Day activities on hand every year.
I support all that it represents in building an ...
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Poetry Templates for Elementary Students
While April may technically be National Poetry Month, poems in the classroom should be year-round---in my humble opinion. Having poetry templates for elementary students on hand can make it a lot easier. Poetry gets a bad reputation--it's not all flowers, butterflies, and ...
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April Fools’ Pranks For Kids That Aren’t *Too* Mean
I've never been a fan of pranks. In fact, I never thought I'd be writing a post about April Fools' pranks for kids; yet here we are.
True story: there was a year in my childhood where my siblings and I got several broken bones and cuts requiring stitches. To play a joke ...
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How to Host a Classroom Math Tournament game for March Madness
March Madness, but make it elementary
We all know how fun the idea of a tournament is, and although I'm not a basketball fan, I love the idea of a good bracket. There's just something about the 50/50 nature of each step in the tournament when one team advances and the ...
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5 Fraction Activities Your Students Will LOVE
There are some subjects that just put a little more pep in my step than others, and fractions are at the top of that list. I'm not sure if it's the visual aspect, the tendency to talk about fractions in terms of food (food, yum), but fractions are just the chef's kiss for ...
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3 Simple Hacks During Independent Math Centers That’ll Boost Behavior
Math block is right up there with a morning meeting and our afternoon dismissal routine in terms of how much I would love to talk to you about it until I'm blue in the face. But I won't. All I'll say is that if you like a classroom that runs like a well-oiled machine and you ...
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