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Setting Goals and Sticking to Them [freebie]
I know it’s hard to believe, but another year is coming to a close and you know what that means... 'TIS THE SEASON FOR SETTING GOALS!This is the time of year when everyone gets all excited about New...
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YouTube Channels: Focused on Science Experiments
I love using science experiments to help my students understand difficult concepts. And although I know how hard it can be to find time to prep, carry out, and clean them up, I also know that it can...
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Distributive Property of Multiplication
For many years I dreaded having to teach my 3rd graders the Distributive Property of Multiplication. They just always seemed to struggle!Then one day I had an idea that changed ALL of that and teaching...
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8 Ways to Help Ease Your Students' Test Anxiety
This week I blogged over at iTeach Third about how to help ease your students' testing anxiety. It's unfortunate but we all have those students that get REALLY nervous during the Big Test... some so...
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8 Party Games Good for Any Time of the Year
This week I blogged over at Minds in Bloom about 8 FUN party games you can play in your classroom. I think you are going to love these games! The best part is that they are great for ANY time of the...
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Fun Games: Good for Relieving Testing Anxiety
A few weeks ago I wrote a post over at iTeach Third where I shared a few tips on how to help ease your student's test anxiety. {You can check it out here} Today I'd like to continue on the topic of...
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5 Fun Back to School Activities
It's almost that time of year again... Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. Denying it's not happening won't change a thing. Trust me, I'm speaking from experience :0)Let's embrace the...
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Helping Students Become Problem Solvers
For the past few years, I've noticed that many of my 3rd graders start off the year struggling with the concept of problem solving. Not only in math class but throughout the day and in all areas. For...
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Product Review: The Classroom Friendly Sharpener
Throughout the years, I've bought about a dozen brand name heavy duty pencil sharpeners for my classroom. They were all rather expensive and supposed to be durable. However, none of them ever lasted...
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The Election Process: Helping Kids Understand
With the 2016 Presidential election right around the corner, it's important to dedicate a few weeks to teaching our children about the election process.But how does one go about teaching KIDS about a...
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7 Tips That Will Help You Effectively Implement iReady
Don't you just hate it when you finally get the hang of a reading or math program and your district (or admin) decide it's time to start using something new. I mean you'd think they'd know better than...
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