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Halloween Math Lesson Plan
Students spice up their math skills with this Halloween-inspired lesson plan!
Halloween Ideas for the Elementary Classroom
Halloween ideas for the elementary school classroom. Includes crafts, costumes, lesson, online activities, and more.
Ban Boring Words to Teach More Powerful Creative Writing
It's easy to improve your students' creative writing in one easy step. Ban boring, overused words and watch your students' creative writing skills soar.
How to Start an After School Club
Tips for starting an after school club for elementary school children. How to enhance the school experience for your students.
Teaching Reading Comprehension
Teaching Reading Comprehension with Mosaic of Thought and Reader's Workshop
Avoiding Teacher Burnout
Teacher Burnout is a major problem in the field of education, often resulting in a high turnover rate for new teachers. Address teacher burnout issue with these stress management tips.
How to Organize Your Classroom Files
Tips to help you organize your classroom files into proper categories, specifically Elementary School teachers.
Journal Writing in the Elementary Classroom
Journal Writing is a fun and effective way to teach your students good writing habits. Journal Writing is also fairly easy to implement in you elementary classroom.
Biography Poems Lesson Plan
Biography Poems are a fun and easy way to ease your elementary students into poetry. This activity is especially great for the first few days of school.
Creative Writing
How to guide your K-6 students' creative writing from ho-hum to wow!
What Does a Great Lesson Look Like on the Outside?
What Does a Great Lesson Look Like? For elementary school educators.
Strong Beginnings for Student Stories
Teaching Tips for Helping Your Students to Begin Their Writing in a Strong and Effective Way
Blank 8-Step Lesson Plan Template
Use this blank 8-part lesson plan template every time that you need to write a lesson plan for elementary school teaching.
Math Story Books That Make Math Concepts Come Alive
Math lesson plans don't have to be boring and dry! With these math story books, students will be further down the path towards true comprehension of various math concepts.
Strategies for Teaching Writing
Strategies for Teaching Writing in the Elementary School classroom. Teaching Writing is one of the most important parts of the Elementary curriculum.
Motivating Students with No-Cost Rewards
Motivating students can be a challenge. But it doesn't have to cost any money. Use these free rewards for motivating students without spending a cent.
Online Project Center
Online Project Center includes a wide variety of projects for elementary school teachers. Use the Online Project Center to find projects for Art, Geography, Classroom Management, Science Spanish, and more.
Eric Carle Lesson Plan
A Science lesson plan using The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Teach your students a science lesson plan using children's literature by Eric Carle.
Tips for Teaching the Scientific Method
Through teaching the Scientific Method, students learn how to address a problem methodically. Teaching the Scientific Method is key for introducing critical analysis skills.
Class Meetings Help Foster Responsible, Ethical Student Behavior
By holding regular class meetings, you can help maintain a safe and friendly environment for your elementary school students. Class meetings can also be called Community Circle and they really help with student discipline.
Speech Topics to Meet Oral Communication Standards
A list of speech topics that can be assigned for impromptu oral presentations in the elementary school classroom. These speech topics are fun for your students to write and present to the class.
Sample Behavior Contract for Improving a Challenging Student's Behavior
Use this sample behavior contract to work on improving student discipline for your most challenging students. The sample behavior contract can be modified for use in your classroom.
How to Create Behavior Contracts
Challenging students require customized behavior contracts to help them comply with your classroom discipline plan. Here's how to create behavior contracts for challenging students.
Maintain a Quiet Classroom Without Having to Say a Word
Do you want to teach in a quiet classroom? Use these student discipline strategies to get a quiet classroom without losing your voice or repeating yourself all day long.
Get a Quiet Classroom Without Having to Say a Word
Do you want to teach in a quiet classroom? Use these student discipline strategies to get a quiet classroom without losing your voice or repeating yourself all day long.