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Ten Tips for First Year Teachers
First Year Teaching The first year in the trenches can be overwhelming, to say the least....
Classroom Coupons: An Easy No-Cost Management Tool
Classroom Coupons Constantly looking for ways to positively reward good behavior without...
Six Strategies for an Inviting Classroom
Inviting Classroom While structure and the feeling of a serious learning environment are important,...
Spelling Activities: Twenty-Seven Ways to Practice in Style
Spelling Activities Spelling lists are a necessary part of our weekly routine. We all want...
Eight Simple Ways to Reduce Plastic in the Classroom
Plastic in the Classroom OK. We all know about the plastic bag dilemma. Additionally, most...
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Stock Up on Classroom Supplies at Dollar Tree!
Colored Pencils and Craft Supplies Got a PTA group that wants to support you, but they’re...
May Round Up
Well, loads of articles have made it into our corner of the blogosphere this past couple...
Free ESL News Resource for Educators!
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Dollar Deals at Scholastic.Com for the Month of May!
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Teacher Strike Looming in England and Wales
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Classroom
Spelling Activities: Twenty-Seven Ways to Practice in Style
Spelling Activities Spelling lists are a necessary part of our weekly routine. We all want...
Eight Simple Ways to Reduce Plastic in the Classroom
Plastic in the Classroom OK. We all know about the plastic bag dilemma. Additionally, most...
Bulletin Boards: Twelve Ideas for Older Classrooms
Graphic Organizer Educators of older students ask me all the time for ideas that are low...
Eco Trash Bags for Classroom and School
Perf Go Green Eco Trash Bags Trying to fight the plastic bag dilemma? Still need to get your...
Three Easy Ways to Provide Tactile Instruction for Parts of Speech
Vocabulary Bingo Game Pieces Let’s face it. Grammar is far from the most exciting subject...
Career
Ten Tips for First Year Teachers
First Year Teaching The first year in the trenches can be overwhelming, to say the least....
Classroom Coupons: An Easy No-Cost Management Tool
Classroom Coupons Constantly looking for ways to positively reward good behavior without...
Six Strategies for an Inviting Classroom
Inviting Classroom While structure and the feeling of a serious learning environment are important,...
Four Hot Tips for a Smooth Running Classroom
Classroom Management Looking for some simple, affordable ways to make things go more smoothly...
Supporting Teachers: Eight Ideas for Administrators
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Media
Wall-E
A futuristic movie portraying just how Earth could end up if the rate of consumption and...
Nim’s Island: A Movie Review
Nim's Island Starring Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin and Gerard Butler, this movie features...
The Golden Compass
Looking for a magical tale of intrigue from the great frozen north? This wondrous...
Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium
A magical store where toys come to life is the backdrop for this film starring Natalie Portman...
Nanny McPhee: A New Mary Poppins?
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Literature
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared To Dream
This true story of the Mercury 13 Women, written by Tanya Lee Stone,...
Looking to integrate Native American heritage with a state of Maine...
Sarah, Plain and Tall
This historically themed, family style story of the American prairie...
The Village of Round and Square Houses, by Ann Grifalconi is the story...
In this book by Catherine Stock, a young girl named Kukamba enjoys spending...
Media
Wall-E
A futuristic movie portraying just how Earth could end up...
Nim’s Island: A Movie Review
Nim's Island Starring Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin and...
Looking for a magical tale of intrigue from the great...
A magical store where toys come to life is the backdrop for...
What do you get when you combine the talents of Angela Lansbury,...
Supplies / Resources
More Classroom Ideas for Old Fashioned Index CardsIndex Card Art Looking for cheapskate lesson ideas? Love the idea of tried and true materials with major multipurpose potential?...
Vocabulary on the Cheap: Two Easy Hacks Using Simple Index CardsAnother example of index card art Need a cheap way to get your students involved in spelling and vocabulary activities? Read on...
Project Hack: Some Thoughts on Glue SticksTired of cleaning out individual glue caps with the closest available paper clip? I hear you. Here’s why glue sticks are one of...
Fantastic Ideas for File FoldersWhether I’m starting fresh or recycling used one, file folders are on my short list for simple, affordable classroom consumables....
Classroom Uses for the Old Fashioned ClothespinWhen it comes to cheap office supplies, clothespins are tough to beat. Bonus? There are loads of things you can use them for in the...
Paper Clip Ideas for a Rocking ClassroomSimple, cheap and around for as long as most of us classroom warriors can remember, these under-the-radar bits of office supply...
Classroom Uses for the Age Old Craft StickThese things have been around for as long as I can remember, including my years as a grade school student. Available in multiple...
No Brainer Ideas for Newspapers in the ClassroomLoads of ideas are out there for using newspapers effectively in the classroom. Following are some of my favorites, as well as some...
Rubber Bands in the ClassroomAfter a post I wrote on this subject a while back for Wise Bread, I started thinking about their use in the classroom and just how...
Teaching Ideas for Old Phone BooksWhen I taught in Micronesia, the phone company came at the start of every year to donate extras of the previous year’s book. In...
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