It’s time for Really Good Stuff’s Sizzlin’ Summer Scavenger Hunt!  From June 17th at 9am to Monday, June 24th at 9am, you will have a chance to win your choice of the scavenger hunt products or a $200 Really Good Stuff gift certificate.  The official entry form and rules can be found HERE.

Ah, summer….the season of ice cream, fireworks, and the question every parent dreads – “Are we there yet?”  This year, curb that typical road trip question by putting together some quick and easy Summer Road Trip Bags.  Use your current teaching supplies, some Internet resources, and some inexpensive supplies to create a new bag for
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Ah, summer learning loss.  It’s a problem that can hinder even the best of learners.  Check out tips for teachers and parents on how to prevent it and ways to incorporate summer learning fun into vacation.  The great teachers from Wednesday, June 12th’s #TeachChat share their expertise (despite multiple tech failures and slowness during the
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Ask a student where they would like to be during the summer and the odds are good that it is not sitting in a classroom.  It is important to keep those students who need extra help during the summer months motivated.  What better way to do that than by turning the bulletin boards into game-themed
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by Lori Wolfe, Monthly Columnist Do you use math sentence frames during your math instruction? If so you know how they can solidify comprehension in not only second language learners, but also all students. Let’s take a deeper look at using sentence frames in Math.

Laughter is the best medicine, or so the saying goes. In no other profession than teaching do adults get to hear the inner working of children’s minds in quite so amusing of a way. The two stories below were sent in by teachers just like you who just happened to find themselves in situations they
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Encouraging and nurturing parental involvement in the classroom can be a challenging subject.  Time constraints and obligations often leave parents feeling pulled in too many different directions.  While they may genuinely want to help in the classroom, sometimes it is just not possible to be present during normal school hours.

Recently we ran across a very enthusiastic customer and blogger who was not only excited about her Really Good Stuff purchase, but also about how it helped her organize her classroom. We asked Michelle Casares from Just Wild About Teaching to share some of her tips and tricks for organizing with you. They are practical,
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Written prompts are a tried-and-true method for encouraging creative thinking before journaling.  While this approach may work well for some students, it may create barriers for others.  Imagine yourself as an ELL/ESL student or a child with dyslexia who comes into the classroom and is met by an immediate barrier – written words.  Before that
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  #TeachChat’s greatest asset has always been and will always be the teachers who attend. The #TeachChat on Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 proved that yet again as teachers from across the country shared ideas, supported one another, and encouraged one another to think outside of the box. If you’re looking for ideas on how to
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