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  • You’ll Want to Bookmark This Clinical…
    The AAP is the largest and oldest association pediatricians in the US. I want to bring attention to this paper because almost every day someone writes to me asking for help in finding “data” or “research” or “evidence” that supports play-based learning. They are seeking to persuade nervous parents or dubious administrators that what they … Read more

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  • You’ll Want to Bookmark This Clinical…
    The AAP is the largest and oldest association pediatricians in the US. I want to bring attention to this paper because almost every day someone writes to me asking for help in finding “data” or “research” or “evidence” that supports play-based learning. They are seeking to persuade nervous parents or dubious administrators that what they … Read more
  • Year of the Dragon Printables for…
    2024 is the year of the dragon. Celebrate and learn a bit of Lunar New Year history with this fun dragon coloring page and year of the dragon printable! The year of the dragon…. When someone refers to 2024 as the “year of the dragon,” they are referring to the Chinese zodiac system. The Chinese … Read more
  • Would you like to become an…
    There are so many talented teachers who create materials for their students each day and never have the opportunity to get them published.  Perhaps this is you. Would you like to develop your career as an ELT writer? Would you like to generate an income from the materials you produce? Do you enjoy creating materials … Read more
  • What the Teacher Wants!: Reminder: You…
    Hey Teachers! Here is an important reminder for you: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Please know how amazing you are. What you do in your classroom is helping to make the world a better place every single day! To celebrate you, we are having a SALE!! Visit our TPT stores to save up to 25% off … Read more
  • What the Teacher Wants!: Christmas Activities…
     December is right around the corner and it’s time to start planning for Christmas! Here is our collection of favorite holiday activities for your classroom: This bundle has 20 countries included Countries and their corresponding holidays included are:  Netherlands- Feast of Sinterklaas (Clog Craft) Israel- Hanukkah (Dreidel Game) Italy- Day of Epiphany (Broom Craft and … Read more
  • What Moving Taught Me About Growth
      It was three years ago this week that we decided to move from Western Canada to Orlando, Florida. I remember getting into a car with my two dogs, Odom and Cooper, and driving five days across North America for no other reason than I did not want to put them on a plane at … Read more

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Miss D the Teacher: Google Classroom...

Miss D the Teacher: Google Classroom…

Today’s post is a screenshot from one of my Google Classroom’s grade books (student names removed). This year I have really focused on using this function to help students track their progress in my courses more effectively. There are a number of ways I have done this: Using the grade book effectively makes it easier

Leapfrogs and Lily Pads – Educational...

Leapfrogs and Lily Pads – Educational…

As anyone in the culinary world will tell you, presentation is everything.  World famous restaurants with multiple Michelin stars put as much effort into presentation as they do in preparing the food.  Science teachers could learn something from chefs.  I’m not talking about adding flashy multimedia and explosions.  The goal isn’t to entertain… but to

Five Ways:  Components of Building Schema –...

Five Ways:  Components of Building Schema –…

I find the concept of schema-building incredibly useful when thinking about curriculum design and teaching. It’s a really a spatial metaphor more than anything physical/concrete – but it has fantastic explanatory power and can help teachers consider the whole process of securing each student’s understanding of a set of ideas. I”ve written about this before

Teacher Tom: Advice for New Parents

Teacher Tom: Advice for New Parents

Grandma had taken charge of the newborn, while the parents, her own daughter and her husband, swaggered in the sheer audacity of what they had done. They humbled-boasted about their exhaustion, their lives turned upside down, and the love they felt in every waking moment. I’d met them before the birth of their baby and

Ideas for drawing lessons

Ideas for drawing lessons

This is a new series of blogposts focussing on each strand of the Art curriculum. I know how hard it can be to find a good lesson so hopefully these ideas will save you some time when planning Art lessons. @media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-40{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-40{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}} Landscapes

Giant Friendship Bracelet D.I.Y. | RUNDE’S...

Giant Friendship Bracelet D.I.Y. | RUNDE’S…

With three teenage daughters, the summer of Taylor Swift hasn’t escaped our house.  And that’s perfectly O.K. with me.  We didn’t score tickets, or even an access code (large sigh), but we’ve been living vicariously through friends’ posts. So when I saw the cutest friendship bracelet bulletin board by A Girl and A Glue Gun,

45 Next Generation Learning Tools That...

45 Next Generation Learning Tools That…

  This is a great resource I just found out about. It has 45 great resources for teachers to use with their students. There’s a wide range of tools designed to support curriculum and help teachers and students achieve their goals. These are the top picks for school students of every age, due to their

Add anyone or anything to a...

Add anyone or anything to a…

Pikadditions is a powerful new AI model that allows you to add anyone or anything to any video seamlessly. Whether you want to insert surprising objects, people, or fantastical elements, Pikadditions makes it possible while preserving the original video and sound for a natural and realistic effect. You can access Pikadditions here: https://pika.art/pikadditions How to

The Lost Art of Teaching Parents...

The Lost Art of Teaching Parents…

Hello, my dear colleagues! Alice here with a new guest post about a topic I am personally passionate about! The article is interesting and gives a fresh perspective you might need if you want to start collaborating with parents more but don’t know where to start. The article is edited minimally to allow the author

Free Online Homeschool Summit Coming Soon!

Free Online Homeschool Summit Coming Soon!

Free online family relationships homeschool summit coming this October!

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