Most kids LOVE to have playdates with their friends but what if their imagination allowed them to have a playdate with a polar bear?! As a primary teacher for most of my career, I know how much kids love animals from an early age. I also know that animals motivate kids. Have you ever had your students read to a…
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Free Christmas Reading Bookmarks
Who doesn’t want free Christmas reading bookmarks? Christmas in the classroom has always been one of my favorite times of the year. I love creating a cozy classroom with decorations and pulling out my favorite Christmas books to read aloud and for students to share together. But just like in summertime, sometimes students go home for the winter break and…
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Project Based Learning in Today’s Classroom
Project based learning in today’s classroom are necessary for learners to be engaged and motivated. Teachers have known for years that their classrooms are full of students that don’t learn the way the conventional system is set up. Slowly, some Districts are moving towards flexible seating in classrooms. The problem, as many teachers see it, is that with this more…
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Toys Around the World
Around the world, kids are playing with their favorite toys. That makes Santa’s Joy Shop an important place. They say that Math is an international language. Toys are too. Some of my most beloved toys from when I was a child are the same kinds of toys that many kids love today. My favorite toy was definitely a doll. Her…
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Teacher Stress and How to Manage It
Teacher stress. Is it any different than any other kind of stress? Well, yes, and no. Stress is stress and many people have very stressful jobs. So what makes teacher stress unique? For me, it comes down mostly to decision fatigue. Decision fatigue is a real thing!!! Do you realize just how many decisions you make in a day as…
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Interactive MINDFUL Notebook for Diversity
It’s been a while since I wrote about my Interactive Mindful Notebooks and how teaching mindfulness in your classroom as part of your social and emotional teaching can dramatically improve children’s happiness and help them to learn. A wonderful side effect of all that is that classroom management issues are greatly reduced. I’ve been thinking long and hard about how…
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