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Crafts – Woven Valentine
You will need… Heart pattern – White or color of your choice card stock. – Colored paper or card stock. – Scissors –
Shapebooks/Borders Tool: Create a Custom Invitation!
Our abctools section is very popular among our members. Some of the tools have
Reading Log with Genre Tracking Strips
Fun Reading Log on a Metal Ring * When I taught 3rd grade I was always trying to come up with a fun way
Halloween Fun!
* This week’s fun activity is great for Halloween parties, craft day or for a learning center. * Follow the easy instructions and
Teacher Feedback
Bill Gates gave a Ted Talk in May 2013 about feedback, and the lack thereof, directed at teachers. Gates cited a study that claims 98%
Don’t Be Letterman
I didn’t realize I had become Letterman. As in David Letterman, the soon-to-retire host of the Late Show. I did, however, realize that I was
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
“What could possibly go wrong?” The phrase is rarely deployed without irony, and for good reason; we are all familiar with Murphy and his law.
Summer Fun with… Heraldry?
Medieval heraldry sounds about as fun as a day of browsing antique shops to the few children who know what the term means. It almost
Assigning Beauty
“We’ve been talking, and we’re tired of doing kid stuff,” said Andy, one of my favorite trouble-making fifth-graders. We were only a few days into
Mystery in the Classroom
Humans love mystery. It can be frustrating one moment (where are my keys?!), and great fun the next (just one more chapter…). We subject ourselves
Stepping Up Your Game
It’s easy to see video games as an enemy. They compete viciously for free time, often coexisting on the same computer we powered on with
Using Sign Language to Help With Spelling
How boring is spelling homework? Well, ask any grade school student to rate spelling homework on a scale of 1-10 and you may see