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Christmas is December 25th
Christmas Around the World
Gingerbread
Hanukkah
Kwanzaa
Winter begins December 21-22

Featured December Resources @ shop.atoz

If you Give the Grinch your Friendship!{Activities, Booklet, and Craftivity} by Tech Girl-Engaging Lessons
December KinderReaders 4-Pack Includes 4 leveled, printable guided reading titles. Each title features 5 versions: 4 reading levels and a wordless version.
Christmas Science Sleuths & the Copy Cat Grinch Activity!
The Gingerbread Man Activities Making Words and More by KinderReaders

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Work place harassment?
Hi everyone, I was recently hospitalized, causing me to miss work unexpectedly. I did happen to have a sub one of the days because I was going to wait to go to the doctor then. I ended up In the hospital for three nights, and as proof, I showed her my intake and discharge forms […]
Free links! Lots of science, space, ELA, ESL, Music, Art, PD, Lesson Plans and resources. Enjoy!
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 […]
My job is killing me, and I don't recognize myself anymore.
I am in an odd predicament. I thought I had finally arrived when I accepted this job at an "alternative" art middle school. I was going to be a great way to fulfill my internship to complete my master's program and get my preliminary credentials. I was told the class sizes are small. Approximately 12-20 […]
Managing disruptive behavior
Hi everyone, I was wanting some advice on how to manage disruptive behavior in my class. I have a student who is very disruptive, talks back in fact yells back at the teacher and other adults. Does not listen to any other adult other than the teachers. I've tried small group, one-on-one, and even positive […]
Breaking contract mid-year
I want to break my contract! I used to teach part-time at our local Community College. I wanted full-time with benefits and retirement so I took a job teaching middle school math and science at a local private STEM school. There are no benefits or retirement but I took the job anyways as a one […]
Connections Academy
Has anyone worked for Connections Academy or any other on-line public school? Can you describe your experience and the pros and cons compared to working in a traditional brick and mortar school?
So You Want to Be (or already are) an Online Educator?
Let's make this THE thread for those who are interested in or already are teaching at virtual or blended learning schools. We can share interview tips, best practices, and frustrations here. I've been teaching at an online K-12 school since August of 2008 and love it at least 95% of the time. I've also been […]