Helping Teachers Inspire Learners
Creativity is intelligence having fun. Albert Einstein Developing your child’s creativity during the current school closures (and always) is the most important thing to focus on right now. Learning is all about motivation and creativity leads to motivation. Right now, the world is in a situation that is hard to believe for most of us. In addition, the spread of…
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Children’s picture books have always been the mainstay of every primary classroom. Teachers of all grade levels know the power of the picture book to engage students and help them imagine, visualize and learn. Book units help teachers to dig deeper into the books to increase comprehension and foster joy in reading. The Power of the Book Unit The picture…
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As this year comes to an end and I reflect on the school year so far, I am constantly amazed at how much teaching has changed since I started over 20 years ago. Even though I am not in the classroom anymore, I still spend time working with teachers and students and helping teachers to move their practice forward. In…
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There has been a lot of talk and buzz lately about work-life balance in the teaching world. Teaching is a demanding profession and any sort of balance that one can achieve would be wonderful, don’t you think? The point in trying to balance your work and personal life is so that you don’t load up on your stress during your…
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Flexible seating has been trending for a couple of years now in education. While I have had flexible seating options in my classroom for over 20 years, I have never written about it until now. I wanted to wait for a while and let this “new” trend settle for a bit before diving in. Just what IS flexible seating? Probably the…
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Summer learning. Two words that don’t seem to go together. Most students and teachers are happy to be able to have some down time. School is a very busy place and mental fatigue is a real thing, don’t you think? It’s important for kids to go off for summer break and relax, play, and stay up a bit later. But…
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This is such a sweet new book. It’s great for teaching word choice, the illustrations are gorgeous and it’s SEL abound! Giraffe 🦒 notices bird has been gone a while so he goes out of his comfort zone to find him. Little does he know bird ends up saving him. Great story of the power of friendship!
Rest In Peace Tommy DePaola ❤️
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“Abby and I were so blessed to meet Tomie DePaola at the Guggenheim last spring. Abby asked him to sing the Strega Nona song...enjoy everyone... t.co/EC4fxR8bum”
These are excellent ideas for all children. 💕💕
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus
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Experts from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network share their recommendations for educators supporting students during the COVID-19 crisis.50 Free Screen Things To Do With Your Kids — Ronnie's Awesome List
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Here are 50 online learning and educational websites that parents can offer as activities for students during the COVID-19 school closures.
