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Meaningful Ways to Teach About Kindness Using the Book Chrysanthemum

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Teach students about kindness and how words and also bullying can affect others. Using the book Chrysanthemum, they will learn powerful lessons.

Trigger Warning: This story mentions bullying and suicide.  Disclaimer: These lessons rely heavily on the book Chrysanthemum which you can get here by using an Amazon affiliate link. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but

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Fun Ideas & Activities for Surviving All Of Spring (Plus Five Holidays

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Read on for tons of ideas, tips, and activities for spring and several spring holidays!

Ahhh springtime. A time of fun holidays and that end-of-the-year vibe.  The time when flowers bloom and new things are growing.  This is also after months of winter holidays, class parties, and winter break. Now all the holidays

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Fun Ideas & Activities for Surviving December (Without The Stress)

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Are you a teacher wondering how on earth you will survive the crazy month of December? Read on for tips and ideas to survive this entire month!

Are you looking for easy NO PREP activities and ideas on how to survive the month of December as a teacher?  My December ELA and Math Second Grade No Prep printables PLUS Digital will save a ton of time finding fun holiday-themed

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Ideas & Activities for Surviving the Winter Season & Holidays (Without Losing Your Sanity)

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Do you need ideas for surviving the holidays as a teacher? Read on for a huge post full of ideas, tips, resources, books, and more for all of winter!

The winter months....as in December, January, and even February are full-fledged madness. It's no wonder you probably worry you won't survive the holidays as a teacher. With so many holidays that can be covered, a classroom full of antsy

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Fun & Educational Hands On Centers for the Winter Season for Math & ELA Learning

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Centers are a fun way to get through the long winter months! Get 10 winter themed hands on centers perfect for smalls groups or independent work.

The winter season is CRAZY between all the holidays. The classroom would not be complete without winter centers! Your students are just as antsy as you to have winter break and it can challenging to keep them engaged. Before springtime hits

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Fun & Engaging Ideas for Celebrating Earth Day (In A Meaningful Way)

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Get ideas for fun and engaging math and ELA activities to celebrate Earth Day in the classroom all while covering concepts such as parts of speech, regrouping, main idea, shapes, proofreading, graphs, and much more!

There is a special day in April that we should all be taking part in year-round. And no I don’t mean tax day. (Albeit taxes are the bane of my existence). I’m talking about Earth Day. When I first made my Earth Day mini-unit years ago it

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Spring Activities for Practicing Creative Writing (And Creating Multiple Displays)

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Get ideas and fun hands on writing crafts that are perfect for teaching writing during the spring season!

The end is near! I mean the end of the school year, not the end of the world zombie apocalypse. Spring is the season we all have a love/hate relationship with. On the one hand, we have spring break. On the other hand, depending on the grade

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