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5 Best Strategies for Teaching Basic Multiplication Facts to 3rd Graders

During the late fall, most third grade classes are working on learning basic multiplication facts. But sometimes, teachers wonder about the best strategies for teaching basic multiplication facts and making students learn them fluently. Multiplication facts are the backbone of many skills beyond third grade, but students struggle to get

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5 Best Back to School Books for Upper Elementary

In today’s post, I want to share with you the best back to school books for upper elementary students that I typically read aloud to students throughout the first week of class. Classroom read alouds are most often associated with younger students, but reading aloud to older students is just

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3 Daily Morning Work Ideas for Upper Elementary Students

The importance of quality daily morning work is often overlooked in the upper elementary classroom. Your morning routine is the perfect time to set the stage for the day and sneak in some valuable learning time. If done right, your morning routine can be one of the most significant parts

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Top 5 Back to School Night Ideas for Stations

It’s that time of year when back to school night ideas are probably swirling through your head. This event can be different depending on how your school structures it for parents. In some schools, Back to School Night is more of a hop from one classroom to another at your

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10 Things to Add to Your Teacher Summer Checklist

As teachers, we deserve our summer break, but we often don’t know what things for teachers to do in the summer. Read to find out my top 10 things to add to your teacher summer checklist. 1. Re-energize Let’s start this teacher summer checklist with your personal needs in mind.

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5 Tips for Teaching Summer School

If you’re gearing up for summer, like most of us are, but will be teaching still, check out my tips for teaching summer school. There could be a variety of reasons why a student might be attending summer school, but no matter why we still need to give them our

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7 Ideas for End of the School Year Celebrations

As the school year is ending, you may be wondering, “What are some ideas for end of the school year celebrations?” Even though state testing may be over, the school year isn’t quite done yet. In this post, I’m going to be sharing with you some of the ways to

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How to Celebrate the End of the School Year

As the school year is ending, you may be wondering “How do I Celebrate the End of the School Year?” Even though state testing may be over, the school year isn’t quite done yet. In this post, I’m going to be sharing with you some of the ways to keep

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12 Best Geometry Books for Elementary Students

Are you looking for the best geometry books for elementary students? I love using picture books in math to introduce a topic, or during math centers to reinforce real-life math applications. Below I am highlighting my top 12 geometry books for elementary students that you can use in your classroom.

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