Like field day or picture day, career day is a longtime staple on many school calendars. But with the dramatic changes in the…
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Audiobooks are a wonderful way to expose all students to complicated storytelling, no matter their reading level. Listening to a story being read…
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We love field trips, but sometimes organizing an excursion just can’t happen. Fortunately, we live in a time when technology can bring the…
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Asking students to give their honest opinions about what they liked (and disliked!) about our class can be downright terrifying! Do I really…
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Picking chapter books for second graders may seem like a daunting task. After all, second grade is an important time in reading development,…
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Sometimes we all need a laugh to get through the day. If you’re teaching a unit about weather or want to spice up…
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Equivalent fractions are fractions with different numerators and denominators that represent the same value. They can be especially tricky for students to learn…
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Often the most important topics we teach are some of the most challenging and difficult to discuss. Because of this, teaching the Holocaust…
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Dating back to the beginnings of the environmental movement in 1970, Earth Day is an annual reminder to treat our amazing planet with…
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Emily Dickinson remains one of the most mysterious poets. She didn’t leave an autobiography or journals, and she wrote many of her poems…