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Featured April Resources @ shop.atoz

Ladybug Number and Tally Mark Matching Cards This is a great game for beginning learners! Match the tally marks to the number on the ladybug cards. By Rebecca Anderton-Teaching First
April Fluency Packet – Reading Supplement By Jodi Southard 40 pages – This 4 week packet is a wonderful supplement to any reading program. It is created to increase your students vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension skills.
Frog Earth Day Glyph Activity! By Tech Girl-Engaging Lessons This Adorable Frog Earth Day Glyph activity has the students answer a quick Earth Day survey about their Earth Saving habits and then create their Glyph based on their answers!
Mega Poetry and Figurative Language Pack 54 Pgs! Tech Girl/Engaging Lessons A Best Seller with great reviews! This Literacy Activity Bundle is packed full of creative and engaging activities! There are 4 activity books included!
Poetry Pack (Literacy Center Activities) By KindergartenWorks Create a poetry center or use these nursery rhymes and poems to accomplish meeting your standards!

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Keeping Track (K-12)
What are some of the ways that you keep track of student progress and data: keep track of assignments (and pre-assignments, turned in vs not received) test scores etc, Do you have a tracking system that works best for you? Do you use forms to make this easier (can you share examples)? I appreciate any […]
Moving from gen Ed to special ed
Hello, Has anyone moved from gen Ed to special Ed. I just got the license and am thinking about the move. I currently teach 4th grade ELA but think I'd like working with smaller groups and supporting students in their gen Ed classes instead of what I'm currently doing. I know the paperwork is difficult […]
Ruffling feathers/changing the status quo
I’m a new member on an established team. They insist everything to be identical across all classes. They insist “we’ve always done it this way, so we are going to keep doing it this way.” I notice they do a significant amount of product based art and crafts. They spend HOURS cutting and prepping for […]
Retaliation
The situation I spoke about last week has escalated. I tried to be kind and repair the relationship. It didn’t work. Even though I don’t think I could have said or done anything differently. Back story: I have zero autonomy in my class. I must do everything the team lead says in exactly the way […]
COVID RIGHTS
Hi, I first want to say if this is not allowed in this specific forum, let me know and I will delete and move to the proper one. I know I get tired about talking about this subject, but I need some help. I don’t have the vaccine because my spouse told me that I […]
Anyone getting a vaccine bonus?
We got an email today telling us that we are eligible for a $100 stipend for getting the Covid vaccine before December 1. That’s statewide. The district is going to throw in a school jacket as well. Interesting
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It would be fantastic if we could share a link that is highly beneficial/useful, that doesn't cost a thing to use, no hoops to jump through. I encourage others to add to my links, creating some nice references to have on-hand. You can never have too many resources. I love free when it comes to […]