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Popsicle Writing Fun! By Tech Girl/Engaging Lessons This Yummy Activity is perrrfect for this time of year! It includes 10 adorable printables to take the students through the writing process of a “How To” writing assignment….USING A POPSICLE!
a donut for dad {a father’s day craftivity} By A Cupcake for the Teacher Help your little ones create something sweet and memorable this Father’s Day! They’ll make a tasty donut, sprinkled with adjectives to describe Dad (or Grandpa, or Uncle…)
A Super Summer Series! for K-6 Students eBook By I Love that Teaching Idea! This book is packed full of ideas, worksheets and reproducibles centered around a fun summer theme.
Finding Nemo: Complete Science & Literacy Movie Activity Pack! by Tech Girl/Engaging Lessons This Science & Literacy Activity Pack is a fabulous resource to have to go along with the Animated Favorite, Finding Nemo! It includes activities for the students to complete that go hand in hand with the all of the wonderful references to the Ocean’s thriving underwater ecosystem!

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Younger colleagues?
I’m older in terms of age but not with teaching experience. This fall will be the first time that I will have a math teaching colleague younger than I am but with experience. Other times, it’s either math colleagues older or with rookies. So, on that note, would it be weird for me to ask […]
Job application question
When filling out a job application, is it better to list one school and all various job titles in one job entry, or should they be separated? Example below, both from the same made up job/position: (1) Carson Elementary Elementary Teacher and Department Head 2012-2021 Taught 2nd and 5th Grades Math Dept Head (2) Carson […]
How much before enrollment decline...matters?
Things are always fluid of course. But I know that budgets at public schools are decided upon by enrollment/average attendance. Obviously, this was an odd year for that sort of head counting, sure. I saw someone's post here about how many public school students were 'lost' in AZ. I live in Idaho. We 'lost' 1.6%. […]
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 […]
when a teacher is winging it and gets in trouble
I've been a teacher for 15 years and am taking some college classes. Today, in a Zoom class, the teacher obviously had run out of material and started to fill up the remaining time with a strange lesson about fear. She described a scenario where we were supposed to imagine being asleep in bed at […]
Question for AZ teachers: Why did public school enrollment decline?
Hi, I recently came across two articles that left me very surprised: https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-public-schools-see-major-decline-in-enrollment-report-says and https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...t-down-50-k-where-did-students-go/6084062002/ Why did public schools enrollment decline 50K in 2020 and 38K in 2021? Teachers were even laid off! I thought AZ had a major teacher shortage. Are all these kids... Question for AZ teachers: Why did public school enrollment decline?
"Dune's Island" - A Free Video Learning Series for Your Classrooms
Hi everyone, with so many students now having to be taught remotely, here's a free resource that I hope is helpful. In an effort to try to help bridge the gap between children and the environment, I've created an video learning series that aims to teach kids stewardship and coastal science concepts in a fun […]