Our Favorite Extension Activities for Early Finishers
“I’m done. Now what should I do?” This is a question I used to dread. In my first year of teaching, I had a small group of students who would finish every assignment…
Celebrate Valentine's Day with Four Kindness Activities
Valentine’s Day is all about love, and what shows love in the elementary classroom more than simple acts of kindness? This Valentine’s Day incorporate teaching about…
How to Incorporate Social-Emotional Learning Into Your Curriculum
In the course of a typically jam-packed school schedule, social-emotional learning often gets overlooked. As data-driven and results-oriented educators, we are…
Dear First Year Teacher: You Are Amazing
Dear Teacher,
You are incredible. You may not know it yet, but you have made the decision to forever change the lives of thousands of tiny humans (or not so tiny,…
Our Favorite Ways to Grow As A Teacher
We talk a lot about setting goals with students, enabling growth mindsets for our class, and monitoring student progress - but are we doing the same for…
How to Make Group Work More Efficient
As 21st century learners, your students need to be able to collaborate with their classmates and work together to solve problems. Integrating group work into your…
Fun Activities for Teaching Chinese New Year
As teachers come back to school after the holiday break, it can be easy to forget that a very important holiday is celebrated in Chinese culture shortly after. Chinese…
