7 Days To A Better Break – Day 4

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4 Tech Tools There’s no better time to try some new technology than during your break. In fact, the forthcoming break has us feeling so generous that, instead of 4, we’re going to share 7 tech tools to use in your classroom when you get back! These awesome tech tools can be used for everything from collaboration, writing, and vocabulary, to video … Read More

7 Days To A Better Break – Day 3

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3 Printable Posters Hey! It’s Day Three of our 7 Days to A Better Break! Today, we’re giving you 3 Printable Posters! I hope you are doing great and gearing up to be as productive as possible over break! Breaks (especially long ones) provide a great opportunity for you to do things like re-organize your classroom, update those old bulletin boards, … Read More

7 Days To A Better Break – Day 2

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2 Awesome Templates Hey! It’s Day Two of our 7 Days to A Better Break! Today, we’re giving you 2 Awesome Templates! There are two things that you can do to improve your classroom the moment you get back and I want to share them with you right now. The first is to start all your classes by having your … Read More

7 Days To A Better Break – Day 1

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1 Motivational Blog Post Hey! It’s the first day of our 7 Days to A Better Break! Today, we’re giving you 1 Motivational Blog Post! Here we go! As you joyfully walk out of your classroom the last day before an extended break with visions of lounging in sweatpants and binge watching your favorite series on Netflix go through your head…STOP. … Read More

Is It Homework or Busy Work?

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Is it homework or busy work in your classroom?

It’s The Age Old Debate. Depending on which camp you belong to, you are either starting to get fired up about students needing practice at home, OR you are thinking “down with homework!” To be honest, I see the merit of both arguments and there is a lot of research out there that supports practice and also says additional work … Read More