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How to Stop Losing Your Voice as a Teacher (11 Expert Tips)
Being a teacher doesn't have to mean losing your voice. Find out how to protect your teacher voice and still manage your classroom.
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27 Facts About Martin Luther King Jr. For Kids That Every Teacher Can Use
Explore these teacher-curated Martin Luther King Jr. facts for kids to add to your classroom discussions on MLK Day and throughout the year to bring the civil rights movement into the educational setting.
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12+ Martin Luther King Jr. Activities to Teach Kids About MLK in a Meaningful Way
How do you celebrate MLK Day in the classroom and really honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy? These activities and ideas offer teachers a way to bring Dr. King into lessons all year long.
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10 Best Pencil Sharpeners for the Classroom — Recommended by Teachers
Need new pencil sharpeners in your classroom? We've rounded up 10 best pencil sharpeners recommended by teachers to get you started.
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16+ Christmas Writing Prompts & Activities for Kids to Add a Jolly Twist to Your Writing Centers
Dive into the holiday spirit with our Christmas writing prompts and activities for elementary students. Kids will have plenty of opportunities to put on their thinking caps and write creatively while simultaneously designing Christmas cards, writing a kind note to a community member and much more.
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How to Get Students to Follow Instructions the First Time — Teacher-Tested Tricks
Is following instructions a challenge for your students? Try these teacher-tested tips to help your students learn to listen and follow directions more closely.
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6 Fun Spelling Activities & Game Ideas to Add to Your Lesson Plans
Explore our favorite spelling activities that can be used for a variety of grade levels, with ideas for fun games from our teacher team!
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How to Write an Engaging Lesson Plan (Plus a Printable Lesson Plan Template)
Wondering how to write a lesson plan for your day or week? View lesson plan examples and tips from veteran teachers.
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4 December Awareness Months to Enhance Your Classroom Activities
Bring December awareness months into the classroom with ideas tailor-made for teachers!
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20 Multiplication Songs for Kids Your Students Won't Stop Singing
Check out multiplication songs our teacher team loves to increase students' skills and enthusiasm for math! We've created a comprehensive list of multiplication songs you can implement in your math classes this year and many years to come.
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20 Elf on the Shelf Classroom Ideas & Activities That Add Some Holiday Magic
Explore classroom Elf on the Shelf ideas and activities that are easy to reproduce. We've included teachers' favorite ELA and STEAM activities too!
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The Best Ways to Use Classroom Timers (Plus Our Favorite Timed Activities for Teachers)
Check out teachers' favorite classroom timer ideas, including fun timed activities for morning meeting, brain breaks and more!
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Mnemonic Devices for the Planets + Great Lakes, and More Memory Aids Every Teacher Should Know
Explore mnemonic device examples for remembering the order of the planets, the Great Lakes and more fun memory aids for students!
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20 Fun Facts About Mars to Get Kids Excited About Your Space Lessons
Add these fun facts about Mars to your lesson plans — plus see our teacher team's favorite ways to use them in classroom activities!
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How to Make Slime for Kids (Easiest Recipe Ever, Tested By Teachers!)
Are you looking for an easy slime recipe for kids to use in your classroom? This teacher-tested guide is all you need!
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20 Veterans Day Activities for Kids to Try in the Classroom This Year
Looking for Veterans Day activities for kids that you can use in the classroom to mark the important holiday? These ideas incorporate important ELA skills and more for your students.
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26 Interesting Revolutionary War Facts for Kids to Add to Your Lesson Plans
These fascinating Revolutionary War facts will help make your history and social studies lessons exciting and thought-provoking for your young learners. See how these facts can be used in the classroom along with answering loaded questions such as how the American Revolution influenced the French Revolution!
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6 Kid-Friendly Alternatives to Hangman to Play in Your Classroom
Many teachers and families say Hangman is offensive and inappropriate for kids. Check out some alternatives to hangman teachers can use in the classroom.
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How to Create a Student-Led Classroom Social Contract in Elementary School
Learn how to create a classroom social contract that's truly got student buy-in and will enhance your classroom management.
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How to Prep for a Substitute Teacher So You're Never Caught Off Guard
Find out how to create sub plans, what to leave for a sub and more teacher tips!
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8 Angles Activities for Kids to Make Geometry Lessons More Engaging
Explore angles games and activities for fourth grade and beyond with this teacher-created list.
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29 Teacher Jokes That Will Crack You (And Your Students) Up!
Teacher jokes are good for the soul, and these jokes for kids can help build community plus help your students with long-term memory!
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Supporting Ambidextrous Kids in the Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know
Is it ok if a child is ambidextrous? An occupational therapist offers tips to help teachers support students who use two hands in the classroom.
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11 Alliteration Poems for Kids Perfect for Teaching Poetry
Explore these alliteration poem examples for kids in your poetry lessons to help students identify repeated consonants and write their own alliteration in poems.
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20 Fun Koala Facts for Kids to Spark Classroom Conversation
Share these fun koala facts for kids with your elementary or middle school classes and explore ideas for integrating them into your lesson plans.
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6 Peter Reynolds Books Teachers Recommend (Including The Dot)
Love The Dot? See the Peter Reynolds books teachers recommend you add to your classroom library.
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17 Classroom Management Strategies & Examples That Really Work
Explore easy classroom management strategies and ideas from other teachers to keep the classroom running smoothly and meet the 3 C's.
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Enter and Win — Teacher Giveaway for Cricut Maker 3+
Enter our teacher giveaway to win a Cricut Maker 3+ to get ready to go back to school in 2023! No purchase necessary.
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How To Create School Bathroom Rules That Are Fair to Students (And You!)
Find out how to create school bathroom rules and policies that make student bathroom breaks run smoothly without penalizing students for having bodily functions!
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How to Stop Tattling in the Classroom: 10 Expert Teacher Tips to End This Behavior
Get teacher tips on how to stop tattling in the classroom and how to help kids tell the difference between tattling and telling.
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Teachers Are Adopting Sound Walls Over Word Walls: Should You?
What is a sound wall, and should you replace your classroom word wall with one of these walls instead?
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Classroom Jobs for Students — How to Assign Roles in Your Class
Find out how to successfully assign classroom jobs for students plus get a classroom jobs list to get you started!