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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.

General Education

Job Dilemma
I have recently started applying for new jobs and I have been offered a 6th grade math position! I’m trying to decide whether I should take it. I would love to hear other people’s thoughts! Pros: -The grade level is ideal because I teach 6th grade now. I would obviously have to do more planning […]
Got my first job! Now what?
I have just been hired by the district I did my student teaching in. I got an offer from the principal of the school and then went to the Superintendents office to sign my contract and complete paperwork, mostly for payroll. They gave me the dates for orientation in August. I’m very excited!! But now […]
Why do I have to learn this? This is stupid.
A question/comment I've received from my students in various forms oh just about a million times in my short time teaching. I currently teach pre-algebra, algebra I, and geometry at a private school. I've only been teaching for a few months and I've already heard this a bunch of times. Why do I have to […]
Middle School Teachers: how do you keep kids organized?
I did a really bad job keeping my students organized this year. Most of them recycled all of their papers (including notes) and lost every test/quiz. I started by making sure that every kid had a binder and we labeled the dividers, but eventually they just stopped bringing it. We are not allowed to enter […]
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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 […]
Performance Improvement Plan
On the last teacher day (a workday) I finally received my end of the year review from the new VP. I received my first ever low review and a Performance Improvement Plan notification from him. This is my second year at this school after working part-time for many years. I had to google exactly what […]
Teaching Spanish in FL
Hi! I was just offered a position to teach Spanish in FL and I'm looking for information on standards, curriculum, etc. Where can I find that?