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Let’s Play Summer Reading BINGO!

Post author:Casey Jeffers
Post published:July 17, 2022
Post category:**Seasonal****Student Engagement**Back to School
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Did you know that “Children who read at least 20 minutes a day are exposed to almost 2 million words per year”? Let me say it louder so you can…

Teacher Tired is a Real Thing

Post author:Casey
Post published:August 19, 2018
Post category:Back to School Bulletin Boards Connecting with your Parents Just for FUN Mermaids Organization Printables Teachers Pay Teachers Time Savers
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Welcome to a new school year! This is always my favorite time of year! I love to generate new ideas and set up my classroom for a new group of…

Book Barbecue and Text Tasting

Post author:Casey
Post published:January 4, 2018
Post category:**Classroom Transformation**Back to School Books Connecting with your students Just for FUN Printables Read Across America Day Reading Reading Night Event Reading Strategies Teachers Pay Teachers Writing
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Want to get your students excited about reading? Need a fun and creative way to get them to "try" different books. The kind of books that they would never pick…

QR Code Listening Center

Post author:Casey
Post published:April 19, 2017
Post category:**Teacher Tools**Back to School Books Communication Connecting with your students Instructional Technology Listening Center Literacy Centers QR Code Generators Read Across America Day Technology
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Need a cheaper way to create a listening center in your classroom? Or just want a personalized touch to your existing listening center? Look no further! When I taught Kindergarten…

Readie 500 – Reading Challenge

Post author:Casey
Post published:February 12, 2017
Post category:**Student Engagement**Back to School Books Holidays Just for FUN Literacy Centers Printables Read Across America Day Reading Reading Center Reading Night Event Reading Strategies Teachers Pay Teachers Time Savers
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Read Across America Month is almost here! Need a way to get your students excited about reading each day at school or at night for homework? Check out these Readie…

School supplies labels

Post author:Casey
Post published:October 8, 2016
Post category:**Teacher Tools**Back to School Printables Teachers Pay Teachers
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I was just recently wanting to label my school supply bins and made up these easy to cut out signs. You can grab yourself a copy of this printout here.…

Classroom Attention Grabbers for students

Post author:Casey
Post published:January 28, 2016
Post category:**Student Engagement**Back to School Behavior Management Communication Connecting with your students FREEBIES Motivation Printables Teachers Pay Teachers Time Savers
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Need some different and fun ways to get your students attention? Here are some quick and easy ways to get the attention of your students. Print this FREEBIE and hang…

Education Hashtags – Elementary & Secondary

Post author:Casey
Post published:January 27, 2016
Post category:**Teacher Tools**Assistive Technology Back to School Communication Connecting with your Parents Connecting with your students Connecting with your world Technology Time Savers Tweeting Twitter
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Want to stay on top of the elementary or secondary education world? The best way is to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN). I would start in your own building…

Education Hashtags – General

Post author:Casey
Post published:January 26, 2016
Post category:**Teacher Tools**Assistive Technology Back to School Communication Connecting with your Parents Connecting with your students Connecting with your world FREEBIES Instructional Technology Politics Professional Development Technology Tweeting Twitter
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Want to stay on top of the education world? The best way is to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN). I would start in your own building and then branch…

How Students can organize their Google Drive

Post author:Casey
Post published:December 6, 2015
Post category:**Blended Learning**Back to School Google Organization Technology
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