Hooray! It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year—Teacher Appreciation Week! No one is more deserving and more underappreciated than teachers. I’m so excited to celebrate YOU today! In honor of teacher appreciation week, we’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled content to shower you with love. ❤️???? Without further ado, ... Continue Reading
How to Make the Most of Your Professional Development
Can you feel it? Summer is right around the corner. And although everyone loves to tease teachers about getting summers off, you and I know this couldn’t be further from the truth. Between earning required professional development credits, investing in yourselves and your classrooms, and planning for the upcoming year, summer flies ... Continue Reading
Free Earth Day Activities For the Classroom
Earth Day is Thursday, April 22. Over 1 billion people celebrate Earth Day each year. This holiday was designed to raise awareness about the importance of protecting our planet and keeping it a safe and healthy place to live. It's fun to celebrate Earth Day in the classroom too. Students love learning about our amazing planet (and taking a ... Continue Reading
3 Reading Test Prep Activities Your Students Will Love
It’s that time of the year. You’re up to your eyeballs in test prep and your students’ enthusiasm is waning. Enough already, they’re thinking. Please, no more workbooks or practice tests, they beg with tired little eyes. When you look out at those empty stares and bobbing heads you know you need to introduce a little excitement to the test prep ... Continue Reading
3 Easy Ways to Teach Poetry
April is National Poetry Month. It’s a special time to celebrate the importance of poets and poetry in our culture. And a great opportunity to teach poetry to your class. I know this month is already pretty busy. Between spring break and test prep, you don’t have a lot of free time. And standardized tests are right around the corner. But ... Continue Reading
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