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Fresh Ideas for Teachers
Lots of ideas and resources for elementary teachers to help students succeed. Includes many favorite blog posts and tips from fellow teachers.
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Engaging reading response pages in a fun notebook style! 121 response pages for literature and informational text, each at 3 differentiated levels AND in printable and digital formats (using Google Slides). Perfect for creating custom reader's notebooks and getting students to think deeply about their reading. Use for guided reading, book clubs, and practicing key reading skills. Grades 2-5. Common Core Aligned. ($)
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Toddler Learning Activities
Back To School Activities
Calendar Organization
Organizing
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Teaching Resources
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Jack Reacher Books
Get To Know You Activities
Planning a “perfect day” is a fun and creative way for students get to know each other and what they love to do! Makes a “perfect” 😉 back to school activity.
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Classroom Procedures
Classroom Behavior
Future Classroom
Classroom Themes
School Classroom
Classroom Organization
Life Science Activities
End Of Year Activities
Science Education
12 fun and fresh end of the year activities, including a "Re-Design the Classroom" project, “How to Succeed” brochure to give to next year’s class, summer goal-setting, End of the Year Newscast, and more! For Grades 3-5 ($)
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2nd Grade Classroom
Google Classroom
Classroom Activities
Classroom Ideas
Teacher Tools
These fun, unique awards, nicknamed the "Of Course" Awards, are perfect for End of Year celebrations. 32 character trait categories, each matched to a seemingly random object in a clever way. Both print and digital versions (via Google Slides) included. Make sure you have a sense of humor! ($)
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Inclusion Classroom
Classroom Fun
End Of School Year
Middle School
8th Grade Ela
Second Grade
Teaching Orchestra
Check out these fun end of the year awards with a license plate design! A memorable way to celebrate your students' school year. 45 categories in color and blackline, with editable files to customize the student recipient, grade level, year, and teacher.
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Opinion Writing Lessons
Writing Advice
Teaching Writing
Language Arts Elementary
Elementary Writing
Upper Elementary
Persuasive Text
Opinion Writing for the End of the Year for the focus question, "Should kids read every day during the summer?" Google Slides version included for easy distance-learning set-up. Includes carefully chosen facts for students to analyze and use to support their opinion. Gr 3-5 ($)
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3rd Grade Reading
3rd Grade Math
Fourth Grade
New Teachers
Elementary Teacher
Elementary Education
4th Grade Classroom
Fun and fresh End of the Year activities, including a "How to Succeed" brochure to give to next year's class, a "Song and Dance of Learning" group project, a "Summer Goals" flap booklet, a "Suitcase of Memories" keepsake, and more! Geared to Grades 3-5. Grade 1-2 edition also available. Click through to find link. ($)
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5th Grade Teachers
5th Grade Math
Fifth Grade
Middle School Ela
End Of Year
Freshman Orientation
Check out these fun end of the year awards with a license plate design! A memorable way to celebrate your students' school year. 45 categories in color and blackline, with editable files to customize the student recipient, grade level, year, and teacher.
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Disney Classroom
Classroom Rewards
School Activities
First Year Teaching
Good Vocabulary
Student Awards
End of the year awards for students in a fun ribbon design, with 40 categories! Printable and digital options included. ($)
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5th Grade Writing
Pre Writing
Writing Forms
Writing Skills
March Writing Prompts
March Teaching Ideas
Writing Conferences
40 engaging story starters paired with compelling photographs... for March! Themes include St. Patrick's Day and spring, among others. But don't worry--NONE are ordinary! Each of the 10 photos has four prompts, with a variety of writing forms. Printable and Digital included! Gr 3-5 ($)
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3rd Grade Classroom
Classroom Management
End of the year awards for students in a fun ribbon design, with 40 categories! Printable and digital options included. ($)
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Best Essay Writing Service
Persuasive Writing
Lessons Activities
Writing Activities
Essay Planner
Opinion writing for Earth Day! A full lesson, focused around an engaging focus question: “Should recycling be required?” Carefully chosen facts included for students to analyze, and use to support their opinion through a persuasive essay. Complete with lesson plan, digital (Google Slides) and printable versions, and extensions. Gr 3-5 ($)
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2nd Grade Teacher
Writing Lessons
Spring Read Alouds
Reading Conference
Spring Reading
A meaningful and engaging literature unit book study for Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming. It's one of my favorite spring read alouds for grades 1, 2, and 3. Eight reading and writing activities included!
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Third Grade Writing
First Grade Math
Grade 2
Paragraph Writing
Transition Words And Phrases
Opinion writing for St. Patrick’s Day! A full lesson, with an engaging focus question: “Is a four-leaf clover actually lucky?” Carefully chosen facts included for students to analyze, discuss, and use to support their opinions. Complete with lesson plans, printables, and extensions. Printable and digital (Google Slides) versions included. Gr 3-5 ($)
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Writing Process
40 engaging story starters paired with compelling photographs... for March! Themes include St. Patrick's Day and spring, among others. But don't worry--NONE are ordinary! Each of the 10 photos has four prompts, with a variety of writing forms. Printable and Digital included! Gr 3-5 ($)
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Math Stem Activities
Elderly Activities
Dementia Activities
Number Stories
Teacher Must Haves
St Patrick Day Activities
Social Skills Groups
Elementary Schools
The Box is Locked! is an engaging escape-room-like math challenge for St. Patrick's Day, focusing on multiplication and division number stories. A leprechaun named Leroy has locked a prize inside a box, and students must solve his clues and find the key to unlock the box and earn the prize! 7 difficulty levels included. Grades 3-5 ($)
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St Patrick's Day Crafts For Toddlers
Activities For Teens
Crafts For Seniors
Crafts For Teens
Leprechaun Names
St. Patrick's Day Crafts
St Patricks Day Crafts For Kids
Math Challenge
The Box is Locked! is an engaging escape-room-like math challenge for St. Patrick's Day, focusing on addition and subtraction number stories. A leprechaun named Lenny has locked a prize inside a box, and students must solve his clues and find the key to unlock the box and earn the prize! 6 difficulty levels included. Grades 2-5 ($)
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Writing Units
Writing Ideas
Teaching Language Arts
Put an engaging twist on your next procedural writing or how-to writing project with this "How to Escape from an Alien Planet" mini-unit. With lesson plans, teaching materials, student printables, bulletin board ideas, and editable scoresheet included. Digital version also included! Grades 3-5. $
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Elementary Reading
March Activities
Opinion writing for St. Patrick’s Day! A full lesson, with an engaging focus question: “Is a four-leaf clover actually lucky?” Carefully chosen facts included for students to analyze, discuss, and use to support their opinions. Complete with lesson plans, printables, and extensions. Printable and digital (Google Slides) versions included. Gr 3-5 ($)
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Kids Learning Activities
Teacher Pay Teachers
George Washington Facts
Opinion writing for Presidents' Day! Digital and Print versions included. A full lesson focused around the engaging question: "Who was a better president: George or Abe?" Carefully chosen facts included for students to analyze, discuss, and use to support their opinions. Complete with lesson plans, printables, Google Slides file, and extensions. Gr 3-5 ($)
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Opinion writing for Valentine's Day! Digital and Print versions included. A full lesson focused around the engaging question: "Are conversation hearts the ultimate Valentine's Day treat?" Carefully chosen facts included for students to analyze, discuss, and use to support their opinions. Complete with lesson plans, printables, Google Slides file, and extensions. Gr 3-5 ($)
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Middle School Classroom
High School Teacher
Middle School Student
High School Students
School Goals
Student Goals
School Year
High School Activities
New Years Activities
Students setting goals can be powerful, whether it be for a New Year's resolution activity, back-to-school activity, or anytime during the school year. But goal-setting can also be challenging for students, so let's make the process meaningful and memorable, with built-in ways to help them follow through and reach those goals.
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Winter Math Activities
December Activities
Second Grade Math
Student Teaching
Math Teacher
Elementary Math
The Box is Locked! is an engaging escape-room-like math challenge for winter, focusing on addition and subtraction number stories (6 levels included). Chuck the Snowman has locked a prize inside a box, and students must solve his clues and find the key to unlock the box and earn the prize! Grades 2-5 ($)
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Inspirational Animal Quotes
Goal Setting For Students
Middle School Counseling
Kids Mental Health
Multiplication Facts
Students setting goals can be powerful, whether it be for a New Year's resolution activity, back-to-school activity, or anytime during the school year. But goal-setting can also be challenging for students, so let's make the process meaningful and memorable, with built-in ways to help them follow through and reach those goals.
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First Grade Writing
Opinion Writing
Opinion writing for winter! Two full lessons, each focused around an engaging question: "Which are better: gloves or mittens?" and "What snowy day activity is best for a group of friends?" Carefully chosen facts included for students to analyze, discuss, and use to support their opinions. Complete with lesson plans, printables, Google Slides file, and extensions. Gr 3-5 ($)
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