Why Is Social-Emotional Learning Important?
Discover the transformative power of social-emotional learning (SEL) and its pivotal role in shaping well-rounded, empathetic, and resilient students. Dive into this comprehensive guide to understand why is social emotional learning important and how it equips children with the essential skills to navigate emotional and social challenges, both inside and outside the classroom.
22 Sports-Themed Writing Prompts for Elementary Students
Life has many sports, and one that every teacher is familiar with is the sport of collecting writing prompt ideas for the classroom! Writing is one of the most important foundational skills students will learn, and their proficiency in writing correlates with future...
14 Activities to Help Introduce Your Elementary Students to Poetry
Poetry has an established reputation for being one of the most obtuse types of literary expression. Your young students may find it difficult to write poems; they might have trouble understanding them, or more than likely, they could struggle with both. Rather than...
14 Elementary Writing Prompts About Dr. Seuss
Nearly everyone is familiar with the prolific works of Dr. Seuss, and for most of us, he was our very first favorite author. In fact, for many of us, he was even the first time we realized books had an author! The weird and wonderful tableaus parading across every...
18 Ways to Reward Your Elementary Students
Rewarding students in the classroom can be an effective way to encourage good behavior and positive work habits that will have significant benefits throughout the rest of your students’ academic careers and beyond. While it is important to model to our students that...
11 Grading Tips for Elementary School Teachers
One of the many aspects of teaching that’s as crucial to get right is grading. Along with standardized testing and regular check-ins with your students’ support teams, grading is a way to keep track of how well students are learning new material, how well they’re...
16 Things Every Teacher Needs in Their Classroom
In an ideal world, every teacher’s classroom would be fully outfitted with everything they need to teach in a way that’s fun and engaging and helps young learners meet all their educational and personal goals. As a truly exceptional teacher, you’re of course doing...
How to Write a Lesson Plan for Your Elementary School Class
As a teacher, you understand the importance of foundational skills, both for your students and for yourself. There is no more important foundational skill for running a successful classroom than the ability to write a lesson plan that will help to foster authentic...
13 Grants for Elementary Schools (2023-2024 Edition)
When you’re looking for ways to help fill in the gaps in your school’s limited budget—and for most teachers we know, this is an ongoing task that takes up as much time as you have to give—one of the best options available are grants. Grants exist to provide resources...
20 History-Themed Writing Prompts for Elementary Students
Developing a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the past is one of the most crucial tools that will allow young learners to become better able to understand the future. Writing assignments that are engaging and entertaining but also require focused blocks of...
13 Guided Reading Activities for Elementary Students
Guided reading is a method used to introduce and reinforce reading skills that are usually taught during one-on-one reading time. Rather than a replacement, guided reading is most often used in addition to occasional one-on-one reading time as a way to spend more...
Descriptive Writing Prompts for Elementary Students
We exist in a primarily visual world. From movies and TV shows to video games and social media, there’s no denying that visual media is more popular than ever before. It is more important now for writers to use vivid and descriptive language to help readers visualize...
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