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Unit Planning for Elementary Teachers

Getting started with instruction unit planning doesn't have to be overwhelming! I'm sharing my top tips for creating unit plans as an elementary teacher so that you can save time and plan purposefully! These tips will be helpful for clasroom teachers, grade-level teams, and instructional coaches who want to take their lesson planning to the next level!

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Plants Science Activities

Plants Life Cycle Activities

Classroom Christmas Activities

Winter Break Activities

Teacher Tricks

Top Teacher

Life Cycles Activities

Teaching Holidays

Classroom Christmas

5 Easy Ways to Survive the Last Week Before Christmas Break

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Classroom Organization Hacks

Classroom Organization Ideas

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Classroom Organization Elementary

Organized Classroom

Stop Stressing

Teacher Must Haves

Organization And Management

First Year Teachers

Practical Classroom Organization Ideas because Pinterest Classrooms are Overrated

Stop stressing over the "perfect" classrooms floating out around on the internet. Instead, set up a classroom that is organized, practical, and efficient with these classroom organization hacks.

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Common Core Standards

10 Things You Need to Do as a New Virginia Teacher

New Teacher in Virginia To-do List

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Classroom Rules And Procedures

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Upper Elementary Activities

Clean Classroom

Reviewing Classroom Procedures After a Long Break

Did you just have winter break or spring break & your students are now all over the place? This is a great time to review classroom rules and procedures. A solid classroom management plan will include specific classroom rules and routines that students expect day after day but after a long break they may forget these. You want to review classroom routines for in person learning and distance learning. You can even do some whole class rewards or individual student incentives to make it extra fun!

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Collaborative Conversations

Avid Strategies

Cooperative Learning Groups

Activities Board

Math Talks

Accountable Talk

Collaborative Classroom

Classroom Management Elementary

Meeting Ideas

Accountable Talk in the Classroom

Teach your students how to have accountable talk in your classroom to increase productivity and cooperative learning! This will be a game-changer in your classroom. Read now to learn about teaching your early elementary grade students how to have productive, respectful conversations using accountable talk in the classroom. Using this helps students have more meaningful conversations and get FREE accountable resources to use now!

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Elementary Technology

Recommended Books To Read

Writing Assignments

Classroom Technology

Teacher Blogs

Apps That Make Teaching More Efficient

Saving time and working efficiently ranks high on most teachers’ lists. We are always looking for ways to work smarter and get more done. This post shares some of my favorite apps that help me teach more efficiently.

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Science Fourth Grade

Fourth Grade Teacher

Teaching Fourth Grade

4th Grade Classroom Ideas

4th Grade Science Classroom

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4th Grade Math Classroom

Grade 4 Classroom

I'm A New 4th Grade Teacher: Now What?!

If you are a new fourth grade teacher or returning back to teaching 4th grade, you’ll find everything you need to be successful here! PLUS–you can grab FREE 4th grade printables to use in your classroom this week. #4thgradeteacher #teaching4thgrade #ideasforteaching4thgrade #4thgradeprintables #4thgrade

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Emotional Intelligence Activities

Teaching Mindfulness

School Counseling Activities

Classroom Planning

Mindset Activities

Social Emotional Activities

Growth Mindset Activities

Social Emotional Learning Activities

Elementary School Counseling

BENEFITS OF SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING – FOR TEACHERS

Teachers benefit from social emotional learning, too! Let’s dive deeper into the SEL benefits for educators. As you implement social emotional learning in your classroom you can implement these ideas for yourself and reap the benefits too.

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Ways To Stay Motivated

Keep Motivated

Reading Website

Teaching Second Grade

Professional Development For Teachers

How to Keep Motivated as a Teacher

If there was ever a time to keep motivated as a teacher, that time is now. With our new normal slowly but surely ushering in, teaching has taken on an entirely new look. Here are practical ways to help you stay motivated along your teaching journey.

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Must Haves From Amazon

Classroom Must Haves

Classroom Hacks

Classroom Tips

Classroom Transformation

Appreciation Ideas

Elementary Teaching

Elementary School Classroom

Amazon Must-Haves for Teachers

These Amazon Must-Haves for Teachers will save you time, help you work more efficiently, and support your teaching in the classroom without breaking the bank.

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2nd Grade Guided Reading

Small Reading Groups

Classroom Library Organization

Guided Reading Books

Guided Reading Activities

Interactive Writing

Guided Reading Lessons

Leveled Books

Interactive Read Aloud

Guided Reading Books and Materials

Have you been wondering where you can find leveled books for your kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade guided reading groups? I get asked this question all the time, so I decided to compile a list of helpful resources that all offer books that you can use for your small reading groups! I'm also including how much you can plan to budget for the books, and some of the options are even FREE!

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Work Life Balance Tips

Classroom Teacher

4th Grade Classroom

7 Tips for Work Life Balance as a Teacher - HoJo's Teaching

Finding work life balance as a teacher can be difficult. But with these seven steps any classroom teacher can put more time into doing what they love OUTSIDE of school! Click through to see which ones you can start today!

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Teacher Retention

Teacher Leadership

Teacher Motivation

Remember Why You Started

Teaching Teachers

Social Studies Teacher

Home Schooling

Teacher Inspiration

Go Backward to Move Forward - A Resilience Strategy to Motivate Educators

They say you can't go home. However, a resilience strategy that really works asks you to do just that. Reach back to why you started in education.

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Behaviour Management

Simple Classroom

Business And Management

Spring Classroom

Data Visualisation

Classroom Management Tips

E-learning

Spring Fever

Spring Activities

7 Springtime Survival Strategies

7 Springtime Survival Strategies for your Classroom | Some simple classroom management tips to help when you and your students have spring fever.