Celebrate!

I'm having a sale! Go to TeachersPayTeachers and celebrate with me. In honor of Black History Month, my activity pack "All That Jazz" is on sale for 15% To celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday, both the "Celebrating Literature" lesson and "Storytelling 4-lesson pack" are 15% off.  Also, you can save on "Fishy Sorting Activity," which is a great companion to One Fish, Two...

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"We Need to Go Deeper"

Hello fellow teachers! Let's stop for a second and admit that we live in a fast-paced world. (If this isn't true for you, bear with me for a minute. Also, please share your secret in the comments) If you're a parent, you rush to get the kids up in time for school. You rush to work in the morning.  You rush to meet deadlines at work, however big or small. You rush home...

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Bully-Proof Your Child

There's an increased prevalence in zero-tolerance policies for bullying in elementary schools all across the country.  A quick Google search reveals plenty of resources for teachers of students in upper elementary and middle schools.  While these strategies can be effective for older students, they can be hard to adapt for younger students that don't have key life skills. In fact, several of the skills we teach children revolve specifically...

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Resolutions

Hello fellow teachers! Hopefully you all had a great break and those of you stuck inside during this cold weather are enjoying it. I've been doing some thinking about resolutions.  Of course I have some for my class: delve deeper into the material, work on  longer projects now that we're used to small ones, and staying positive with my team members.  And...

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