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So, this school year happened, hasn't it? Switching grade levels has really put a hold on any blogging I've done, but I have this ...
Veterans Day is November 11th, 2016. One of my favorite ways to honor our military families is during my Language Arts block with activitie...
My first graders are working on our equality unit this week. This is one unit that makes me cringe just a little bit because of the challen...
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Good afternoon! This is Meghan from Vestal's 21st Century Classroom and today I want to share information about one of the most impo...
Hi! This is Heather from Campfire Curriculum with Helpful Heather . Would you like to have personalized assistance with your professional d...
*I have not received anything in return for this review from Bloomz.* It's like finding the match to the glass slipper in Cinderella ...
As all teachers in Virginia know, the state-wide guaranteed curriculum for Virginia is known as the Standards Of Learning (SOL). The standa...
Make Google Forms Work For You! It's no secret I love all the Google Apps, but Forms may have just become my favorite with the...
Hi everyone! It's Haley from Owls and Lessons, Etc. and I'm so excited to share with you today some clips that will hopefully inspi...
Back to School is a very exciting time of year for students and teachers as well. On August 1st of every summer I go into what my h...
I have already been back for my first teacher workday. I can't believe my summer is over! But after our first meeting and getting into m...
Finding ways for teachers to communicate with parents can be a challenge! It seems like some years it is easier to maintain communication ...
Have you heard of Brag Tags? I had seen them on Pinterest but didn't really know what they were until a coworker and friend of mine m...
Hi! This is Heather from Campfire Curriculum with Helpful Heather . The Mexican Proverb "They tried to bury us but they didn't kno...
On July 15th, the Superintendent of the state of Virginia released this memo stating that the CAT (Computer Adaptive Testing) format of t...
It's all the rage ~ Virginia Readers Choice -right?! OK, so maybe you have a hard time getting your elementary students to read thes...
I hope our summer series on all things Google Apps has you thinking about how to implement some new tools in your classroom this fall. ...
If the title of this post made you groan, I totally understand! It feels like it was just testing season and nobody wants to talk abo...
Are your students struggling to find items you've placed on Google Drive for them? Are you searching for a way to organize all those fil...
If you're anything like me, it isn't long before the year closes that you start thinking about freshly waxed floors, unopened schoo...
Hello all! Haley from Owls and Lessons, Etc. with you today, talking about the three worst words a teacher can hear in July. Back. To. Sc...
This is Quentin the Quality Penguin. He goes home with a quality student every night and the student writes about him. He or she write...
Would you like to get to know your students on a deeper level and discover their learning styles all at once? How about a way to teach your...
Even though it is summer, teachers are always thinking about great ideas for their classrooms. Some schools are in session year round a...
Back to school can be a very stressful time of year. I started thinking that in less than a month, I will already be back. No more shorts ...
If your school is a GAFE district, Google Hangouts can be useful in a few different facets. Google Hangouts is very similar to Skype, so...
A couple of years ago I started drafting long range plans. It's something that keeps me on pace and looking at the big picture. Around ...
Google apps are awesome and one of my FAVES is Google Forms! I love the ease and versatility of forms. You can create a form for stude...
Research says that students that have involved parents do better academically! Would you like to boost parental involvement in your classroo...
Here we go, diving deeper into using Google Apps as teachers! I have only recently started using Google slides in the classroom, but s...
Hi! I hope you are having a great summer! This is Sarah from Learning is for Superstars ! Today I am sharing what's in my pool bag ...
So here's my take... I have a great book recommendation for your pool bag this summer! I found this book, Notebook Kno...
Today was supposed to be my last day with students, but mother nature had other plans! There were so many power outages, school was canceled...
Every Spring, I get a ton of emails requesting professional reading recommendations for teachers who will be working with ELLs in the coming...
Today is the first official day of my summer vacation. Last week, I spent days moving out of my 2nd grade classroom and in some really aw...
I have to admit, I am not an avid book reader and have plenty of other things I would rather do with the little free time that I have. ...
Well we made it! The end of the year is nigh and I know you can probably feel the warmth of the sun on your face as you open those doo...
I just finished reading Summarization in Any Subject by Rick Wormeli. It was a quick read because I found so many things that gave m...
Hello. It's Cathy from Cathy Collier's The W.I.S.E. Owl. I had a group of kinders who needed some concrete help in using the earl...
Pedagogy was a word that was thrown around a lot in all of my teacher prep courses. Since then, I hadn't really given much thought to...
Hello! I'd like to share a story with you about one of my sweet, sweet kindergarten students (from the Richmond, VA area). Follow he...
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