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Running an Elementary Book Club

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Combine reading with fun in order to create lifelong, literary-minded learners who love to read.
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How To Calm Back-to-School Nerves

For Teachers K - 3rd
Set students up for success with these tips for getting the year off to a smooth start.
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What Percentage of Time Do You Spend Doing Daily Activities?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Engage your kids with an intriguing, real-life exploration that covers several areas in math, and allows for natural academic differentiation.
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Give Peas a Chance this International Day of Peace

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Encourage creativity while tying in homonym and homophone lessons with the International Day of Peace.
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Success Using Interactive Story Elements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Engaging learners with resources and activities to achieve and reinforce mastery of content.
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The Intense, Idealistic Introverted-Feeling Personality Type

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Teachers need to create personal bonds with pupils in order to discover who turns out to be an introverted feeler.
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The Insightful Introverted Intuitive

For Teachers K - 6th
Because Introverted Intuitive pupils focus on the future versus what’s happening now, they may cast a whole new light on topics you delve into with your class.
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Fun Field Trip Funding Ideas

For Teachers K - 5th
Whether it's a lack of funds or lack of time, check out these great ideas for getting creative with field trips.
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Bring Read-to-Learn Activities into Your Classroom

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Shift your instruction from teacher-centered to student-centered, which requires learners to do the heavy lifting.
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Divide to Differentiate

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Divide your class by ability level to effectively differentiate and appropriately challenge all students.
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More Reasons to Love Valentine's Day

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Heart-themed curriculum connections that your class will fall in love with.
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Places Where Women Made History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using places can help students identify with the history-making women associated with them.
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Turn Your Empty Classroom into a Tutoring Hall

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Invite students to receive additional instruction, one-on-one mentoring, and specialized study time in a drop-in study hall.
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Bring Sports Inside the Classroom

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Research sports to foster an interest in afterschool engagement, and see your students grow more creative and focused.
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10 Tips for Keeping All Readers Accountable

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Keep middle and high school readers accountable and push all students toward success by showing interest in their reading and testing the strategies below.
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Introducing Integers and Their Operations

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
There's nothing negative about this mini-unit on integers! Engaging young mathematicians in a series of hands-on activities and collaborative learning opportunities, this resource offers an excellent way to introduce your class...
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Conducting a Functional Behavior Assessment

For Teachers 7th - 12th
This is an excellent guideline for an observer to use when conducting an assessment for a student who has a chronic behavior problem. The chart has 3 categories--antecedent, behavior, consequences--and clear examples to guide you. 
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Exploring a Teaching Career Through an Energy Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
After learning how to dentify information on energy and its conservation. your class can work in groups to create an activity and lesson plan for elementary students, teaching all about energy and its conservation. Students demonstrate...
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Hyperbole Lesson Plans: Ideas for the Art of Exaggeration

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Hyperbole lesson plans and ideas that make figurative language instruction relevant to students' lives. Discover how to help learners better understand the figurative concept of hyperbole. A fantastic article which includes multiple web...
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Mastering the Mighty Melville

For Teachers 11th - 12th
“Bartleby the Scrivner” as an existential forerunner to The Office? Dense and often dark, Herman Melville’s stories abound with Biblical allusions and complex symbols. If you are considering using Melville’s novels or short stories with...
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Making History....Literary

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Connect the Common Core ELA standards with history by employing a balanced literacy approach to reading.
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The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady

For Teachers Pre-K - 9th
In the wake of her recent passing, spend some time acquainting your class with the life of a woman who was highly influential in politics.
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Batter Up! Math Stations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Math stations that review important concepts with the real-world example of baseball.
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Giving Peace a Chance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In honor of International Peace Day, students can learn about the challenges we face in the world.