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4th of July Math, Science & Literacy Fun! by Tech Girl/Engaging Lessons This mini Unit includes a Math Mystery Phrase activity, an Underwater Fireworks Science Experiment with a teacher page & student lab sheet page, a Star Spangled Banner Lyric sequencing activity, an informational interactive page all about July 4th and Independence Day.

Under the Sea Craftivities & Printables by A Cupcake for the Teacher This unit is jam-packed with FUN! Learn about ocean animals with seven different crafts, 11 total activity sheets, and colorful vocabulary cards!

At the Zoo Theme Word Wall Words and Games By Giggly Games Take learning a step further by incorporating a classroom game of BINGO or matching with the same words, for extra practice and FUN! Each eBook includes a full page instruction sheet on how to use the games in your classroom.

Welcome to School Posters By KindergartenWorks Get the posters that will make introducing your classroom to your new group of students a breeze! Perfect for kindergarten or first grade.

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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 […]
How CO2 in the Classroom Can Disrupt a Lesson
John Tesh mentioned this on his radio program a few days ago and I had to look it up. Wow! Rather than disruptive students, the air we breathe can be distracting to the lesson. Should this one study eventually prove accurate, rather than nodding off like adults might do (see picture in article), I can […]
Warning! Danger, Will Robinson!
I haven't seen the movie version, but when I was a kid, I was fascinated watching Lost in Space. In most episodes, young Will Robinson, his sister Penny, and the robot (named Robot) would walk around exploring the planet they had landed on. And as they would round the corner, Robot would suddenly announce, "Warning! […]
Difference between endorsement and getting certified in a new area
What exactly is the difference between getting an endorsement versus getting certified in a 2nd content area? I live in Georgia and want to teach computer science next year. I am certified in a science discipline. I want have the option of getting a computer science endorsement or getting another certification. Is one better than […]
Has anyone had this or an opposite experience?
I was reading about a poster who was doing fine w/a behavior problem student until a behavior coach started interfering. We do not have behavior coaches, but we have an enabling, inexperienced, interfering, sped dept. that shows up,observes, and tries to tell teachers what to do once they've heard a kid flipped out. Not only […]
Lucy Calkins & the Science of Reading
LC shared her thoughts on the science of reading in a lengthy essay. I found it interesting. I agreed with some parts - maybe most parts, but disagreed with a few here and there. Curious to see what others think. Edit: The link didn't work. See the post with the text below.
I know I preach about not taking work home with me but I'm about to lose my mind
The school-related backstory: My school does reading groups consisting of skill, guided reading, and basal intervention. I generally quite like the system. However, there's a bit of effort in creating the groups. Because of the effort involved, it was decided that this would not occupy the time of our collaboration meetings but be divvied up […]