After teaching a math meeting for years as a classroom teacher, I am a firm believer that a majority of the skills primary children need to learn can be done by teaching math in 15 minutes a day. That’s right – taking just 15 minutes a day can help your preschool, Kindergarten, or 1st grade students master the majority of…
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Teacher Retirement
You work so hard. I know. Oftentimes it may feel like you’re living paycheck to paycheck. And teacher retirement may be one of the farthest things from your mind. But I also want you to gain financial literacy and have more control over your future. It will help you feel more empowered, be more in control of your dreams and…
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Sight Word Puzzles
Sight word puzzles. These are a great way to help students practice those necessary sight words in a different format. So many times our students are writing the word, tracing the word, cutting out the letters that make the word, and so on. But how many times have you seen sight word puzzles? Sight word puzzles are a different way…
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Extend the Learning with Puzzles
Those of you who have been on this site before know I love my puzzles. I’ve been creating Magic Square Puzzles for over a decade. They are truly great for ALL types of learners! Today I want to dive into my puzzles a bit more and share ideas of how you can extend the learning with puzzles. So let’s get…
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Agriculture Reading Activities for the Upper Elementary Classroom
Have you ever heard the joke about chocolate milk coming from brown cows? Growing up and always living in rural South Dakota, I would laugh when I heard it. Then I traveled a bit and realized some people truly believe that or other types of ag myths. I wanted to find a way to help educate students, so these agriculture…
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