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I like to make things fun.  It helps my students learn more effectively.  It makes their lives more enjoyable.  It sets a nice tone for our ...

Here's a nice little free lesson plan with a worksheet for incorporating your classroom pet into science and writing!  This lesson is wr...

The dread of every teacher and parent- a whole page of work a student has toiled over for hours, and it's completely illegible!  Fine ...

Independent Language Work It sounds like a dream, doesn't it?  Your whole class, focused independently on meaningful language developme...

I'm excited to announce that I finally finished writing a new unit that helps students research a Greek mythology character, take note...

This is a fun project that my students enjoy doing a few weeks before St. Patrick's Day.  First I read aloud from a few different St. ...

What is your favorite back-to-school teacher hack?  What do you always forget about until you step foot in your classroom in the fall?  I...