Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to teach students about how bullying hurts and kindness heals. This idea comes from Judy, a Kindergarten Teacher, in Fenton, MO. Not only does it encourage students to identify what bullying behavior is, but it also shows them how kind words make a difference in how people feel about…
Celebrate the 100th Day of School in style with these fun 100th Day of School ideas! They’re a great way to celebrate students’ accomplishments and look forward to the rest of the school year. All ideas have been classroom-tested and teacher-approved!
Valentine’s Day is almost here. Love is in the air! Here are some short, easily implemented ideas for writing this February. 1. Love Letters Discuss with your students what love means. As a class, brainstorm about how people show them they are loved. Use this brainstorm to create a model love letter for your students.…
The New Year is a time of reflection and goal setting. Reflection on the previous year (and wondering why it went so fast), and goal setting for the year ahead. Teachers are no stranger to New Year Resolutions. We set goals all year long, but there is something about January 1st that makes setting a…
Let’s face it, teaching is tough! If you are a teacher, you know that sometimes you say things in the classroom that you never anticipated saying. From “Ignore the dead scorpion on the floor” to “Don’t put the owl pellet near your mouth,” teachers say some unusual things. We asked teachers from across the country to tell us…
Our Product Development team of former teachers works hard at making products that bring lessons to life and make teachers’ lives a little easier. That’s why we were psyched to hear that four of our products won 2020 Learning® magazine Teachers’ Choice Awards! We asked our Product Development team why they created each product, and…
