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5 Tips for a Smooth First Week of School
It's that time of year again! As we all get ready to head back to the classroom, it is time to start thinking about the first week of school. Preparing for the first week of school is always hard no matter how many years you've been teaching! Between the nerves of...
Teaching the Human Body Systems in Elementary
Are you teaching about the human body systems in your classroom this year? Our human body unit is always one of the biggest hits of the year! Our students love getting to learn about how their bodies work. It wasn't always this way though! Finding age appropriate...
Activities for Learning About Rosa Parks
Are you looking for meaningful ways to engage your students in Black History Month? As elementary teachers we found it can be hard to find resources that are age appropriate, engaging, and purposeful. We have made it easy for all of the tired teachers out there with...
Winter Crafts for the Classroom
Here in upstate New York, we've learned to embrace the cold weather and celebrate winter! To help stop the post-holiday slump that comes in January, we always make sure to incorporate fun interactive activities into our lessons. That is where our Winter Math and ELA...
Teaching Winter Holidays Around the World
December is here and while Christmas might be front and center, we always like to make sure we include winter holidays from around the world to represent our diverse classrooms! That is why we created these Winter Holidays Around the World Crafts! What are they? These...
10 Books to Read Aloud this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is here! Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays both inside and outside of the classroom. We love using this time of year to build up our classroom community and talk about family traditions. One of our favorite ways to do this is to read aloud...
Teaching Communities
Our communities have a huge impact on who we are and how we interact with others. That is why it is so important to teach elementary students about different types of communities! Check out these engaging activities all about communities that surround us! Types of...
Top Tips for Teaching Spelling
Spelling...you either love teaching it or hate it! If you're like us, you've tried countless ways of teaching spelling. You may have felt like you were reaching some students and not others or that your students weren't gaining functional knowledge of spelling...
Back to School Crafts
Can you believe it? It is almost time for back to school! The first days of school can be chaotic but above all, they should be FUN! That is why we love these Back to School Math Crafts! What are they? These math crafts include 4 different interactive math art...
Flag Day Activities for First and Second Grade
If you’re anything like us, you’re just counting down the days until the end of the year! With all of the end of year activities, it can be hard to keep students engaged in learning. So how can you combat the end of year burnout? By teaching your class about Flag Day!...
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