Pass the Clap - A Fun Game for Team Building!

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Building Social Skills and Academics with Morning Meeting!

I am so thrilled with my schedule this year!  Last year my students had RTI first thing in the morning, s…

I've Got This!

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My "Not So Cute" Classroom

Six Strategies for Success in School: A Classroom Management System and More!

What Can We Do About the Hate?

I'm sure you're as concerned as I am. We all are.  It seems to be getting worse. It's …

The "Summer Games" are Complete!

Academic Summer Games! A Celebration of Learning!

Six Years Ago Today

Six years ago today, I had a life changing event.  It wasn’t necessarily a good one, but it changed my l…

How Can I Keep My Active Students Learning?

Organizing the Class Library

I've struggled with keeping my classroom library organized for years.   The kids are in such a…

Help! Teaching is Stressful!

Let's face it. Teaching is stressful. In so many ways! In fact, teaching brings on the worse kind of s…

Illustrating Homographs to Internalize Learning

Shh... We Had Fun!

February Books, Resources, and Deals!

Ten Ways to Stay Healthy

15 Ways to Be Happy

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Elf Laws: A Social Studies Activity

I had my students do this "Elf Laws" activity, and I'm not sure who had more fun, the kids or …

Holiday Magic!

The holidays will be here before you know it!

Science and Social Studies Activities for November

Looking at November

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Five Reasons NOT to Reward Students

Many teachers love to reward their students for doing a good job on their classwork.      I have mixed …