12 Animal-Themed Elementary School Activities That Students Will Love!
At some point in their lives, most people will develop at least one close and familiar bond with an animal. Forming these bonds results in more comprehensive emotional development, along with other significant and tangible benefits. Through interactions with animals,...
19 After-Winter-Break Activities: Start the New Semester the Right Way!
Coming back to school after winter break can be a challenge. Being halfway through the year, with the finish line on the horizon—not that close yet, but we can at least see it from here!—has a certain familiar slump to it. Lacking the excitement of the beginning or...
5th Grade Writing Prompts: Writing Short Stories!
Any teacher worth their chalk knows students love to tell stories! From describing their weekend activities of choice or sharing a favorite memory or imagining an outlandish solution to a complicated problem, kids have an instinctive understanding of narrative form....
Promoting Diversity in the Classroom
Recognizing diversity in the classroom is the first step towards acknowledging and honoring the individuality and uniqueness of each of your students. It is an essential part of guiding them towards becoming the best and truest versions of themselves. On paper,...
Brain-Building Cognitive Development Activities for Young Students
Cognitive development and intellectual functioning are highly predictive of future ability to navigate a path towards mental and emotional fluency, productivity and lifelong health. In its simplest form, cognitive development is the process of learning and improving...
13 Cause and Effect Activities Your Students Will Enjoy
The concept of cause and effect is both simple and complex at the same time. As adults, we understand that actions tend to have consequences, and events tend to have causes rather than everything happening independently. The complexity comes in when you stop to think...
Integrating Physical Activity in the Classroom
While being on your feet all day isn’t ideal, anyone who’s had a demanding desk job tends to come away with the opinion that sitting still all day isn’t great either! Until recently, most researchers tended to blame the “sitting” part of the job, but the current...
13 Elementary Halloween Writing Activities and Classroom Projects
If you’ve been taking advantage of back-to-school clearance sales for deals on all the odds and ends you need to keep your classroom running efficiently throughout the year (and who hasn’t been?), you may have begun to notice the early harbingers of fall appearing....
16 Fun Classroom Games to Make the School Day More Exciting!
It can be difficult for young students to focus for the entirety of a seven to eight hour day. These classroom games will shake things up!
20 Fun Friday Ideas to End the School Week on a High Note!
Fridays are easily the best day of the week. Celebrate the end of the school week with this list of fun Friday activities!
18 Education Conferences for Teachers to Attend During the 2022-23 School Year
An important aspect of being a teacher is ongoing education. There are tons of conferences you can attend over the course of the next year.
18 Back-to-School Writing Prompts for Elementary Students
Summer vacation is almost over, and the new school year is almost here. These back-to-school writing prompts will help ease the transition!
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