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In the Classroom Teaching Resources
Teachers can spend more time in their classroom than any other place in their daily lives. Which is why we know that managing your students’ learning spaces is important. Not only that, but keeping your classroom organized makes a big difference to student behavior and how smoothly your daily routines will run.
Here you'll find our teacher team's best classroom organization tips and tricks, along with classroom inspiration, display and decor ideas, and more. We'll help you figure out flexible seating and set up a rich visible learning environment.
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Using Natural Resources in the Classroom - Learning with Nature
Do you want to incorporate nature into your lessons? Read some of our fresh ideas on using natural resources in the classroom.
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How to Motivate Students: Building Independence
Read these 5 tips and tricks on how to motivate students! Building independence in the classroom has never been easier.
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How to Set Up A Successful Home Reading Program
Follow these simple steps to create a successful home reading program in your classroom today!
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7 Dollar Tree Hacks for Classroom Organization
Take your classroom organization and decoration to the next level with the ultimate Dollar Tree classroom hacks.
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Digital Teacher Planner vs. Paper Planner: Which Is the Best Planner for Teaching?
See the pros and cons of digital teacher planners and paper planners and choose the one that's right for you.
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Teaching Friendship | Banishing Bullying in the Classroom
Teach lessons of friendship and acceptance to help banish bullying in your classroom and create a safer school for your students!
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20 Play Based Learning Ideas for the Curriculum Aligned Classroom
Take a look at these inspirational play based learning experiences for your classroom - and they're curriculum aligned to boot!
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Printable Resource to Help Students Verbalize Feelings
Printable resources to help students verbalize their emotions with feelings charts and flashcards using cute characters in different situations.
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Teacher Aides | How to Use Their Time Effectively
The ultimate guide to working effectively with a Teacher Aide and to making the most of their valuable support in the classroom.
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How To Turn Your End of Year Party Into a Real World Math Lesson
Planning an end-of-year party for your class? It's the perfect occasion to explore mathematics in a real world context!
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10 Ways to Spark Imagination with a Cardboard Box
10 amazing ways to use cardboard boxes in your classroom.
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Blurt Buttons | A Fun Way to Curb Calling Out in the Classroom
Blurt Buttons are a bright, fun classroom management strategy to help curb calling out and manage impulsiveness and noise at school.
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How To: Digital Learning in the Classroom
Incorporating digital learning in the classroom doesn't need to be hard. Here are 10 app and website recommendations from an experienced teacher.
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Real Science! An Interview with Jess from Street Science
There's nothing more inspiring than a conversation with someone who is infectiously excited. Meet Jess, an educator and scientist who is all that and more!
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How to Use a Mailbox in the Classroom
This blog has everything you need to know about setting up a classroom mailbox in your classroom today!
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35 Back to School Tips From Teachers in the Know
Here are 35 amazing back to school tips given by teachers for teachers, in no particular order!
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An Easy No-Sew Teacher Utility Apron
Check out this simple DIY teacher utility apron using a tea towel and a hot glue gun!
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Does Class Size Matter? - A Teacher's Point of View
It's a topic that is always debated in the education field!
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How to Set Up Brag Tags in the Classroom
Are you looking for a different way to manage behavior in your classroom?
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Hands-On Math Tool Box in the Classroom
Most children learn math through multiple representations and with hands-on activities.
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7 Classroom Hacks and Activities Using Magnets
Some fantastic magnet classroom hacks and activities that I would have used in the classroom...