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SEASONAL

When it’s a special time of the year, our kiddos get overly excited, and getting them to focus can be a challenge. I always integrate the season into the content so they are interested, but still learning. Check out the seasonal section so that your students are engaged and focused.

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Are you teaching holidays around the world this Christmas season? Here are some teaching ideas to help you survive and engage your students all at the same time - and grab a freebie!

Ideas for Teaching Holidays Around the World

Are you looking for an engaging St. Patrick's Day activity for your elementary classroom? Check out this idea where students create a shamrock craft and add poetry- limericks- to it!

Shamrock Limericks | A St. Patrick’s Day Activity

On the hunt for a cute St. Patrick’s Day activity? Why not have your students write a limerick, then attach it to an adorable lucky

This humorous post offers up a fun idea for teaching writing for Valentine's Day activities in the elementary classroom!

The Horror of Conversation Hearts!

As adults Valentine’s Day has many different meanings… But as a kid in the elementary classroom, it has just one – candy (well, and Valentine’s

Check out these engaging holiday craft ideas for your classroom! This blog post has lots of Christmas ideas and crafts for you!

HO-HO-HO Holiday Crafts: 3 Fun Ideas!

Every year around the holidays, I desire to find holiday crafts that have yet to be done. It is always quite the feat! For ideas,

Create an adorable bulletin board with this gift of learning activity for the holidays. This blog post has the present printable freebie to get started!

Gift of Learning Bulletin Board for Christmas

A while back I saw on Pinterest a bulletin board for Thanksgiving where students wrote on a slip of paper what they were thankful for.

Engage your students this Thanksgiving with these fun activities while practicing cause and effect! Grab a freebie too!

Gobble Up Some Thanksgiving Fun

I love Thanksgiving! It is the first major break since the start of the year, and the time after always rushes right up to the

Have your students compare how a spider web is similar to our thinking. Check out this higher order thinking activity we did in the classroom!

Higher Order Thinking with Spider Webs

This year my students and I have been doing a lot of talking about just how important it is to be doing thinking (especially higher-order

Are you looking for a quick and easy Halloween or fall craft you can implement in your classroom? Check out this easy paper pumpkin activity!

Quick & Easy Paper Pumpkin Craft

With Halloween around the corner, why not get a bit festive? However, there are many children who do not participate in Halloween or anything related.

Looking for some cute ideas and crafts that can be used in your elementary classroom - all while saving you money? Look no further. I have a few DIY teacher hacks just for the elementary teacher!

DIY Teacher Hacks: 4 Hacks to Make Your Life Easier

We all know teachers aren’t exactly made of money, time, and, well… energy. Thankfully, these DIY (Do-It-Yourself) teacher hacks don’t require a whole lot of

These back to school read alouds are sure to be a hit in your classroom. Get to know your students and establish some ground rules in a fun, simple manner!

Read Alouds For Back to School

It’s back to school time! Time to start thinking about those first week activities and planning for the new year! So, what should I share?

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