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Fun & Educational Hands on Centers for the Entire Year for Math & ELA Learning

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Learn how to use hands on math and ELA centers year round in your second grade classroom!

Disclosure: Links to the books mentioned in any posts are Amazon affiliate links, meaning if you make a purchase on Amazon after clicking on a link/photo, I get a reimbursement. During back to school there is so much paperwork. So many

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Engaging Activities for Teaching Writing (and Creating Displays) For the Entire Year

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Get fun and engaging writing activities that can be used for not only back to school, but year round!

When getting ready for back to school there is sometimes one or two subjects that escape a teacher's mind, and that is writing and art. Back to school is always chaotic and one fun way to combat the chaos is with writing crafts! and Let's

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20 Read Alouds For Back to School in Elementary (That Teach Lessons)

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Get book ideas for second and third grade for back to school read alouds! Teach rules, procedures, kindness, and more using books!

Disclosure: Links to the books mentioned in any posts are Amazon affiliate links, meaning if you make a purchase on Amazon after clicking on a link/photo, I get a reimbursement. A good book has the power to teach many lessons during the

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Ideas & Resources for Surviving Back to School As A Teacher

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Learn how to survive back to school as a teacher with fun and engaging math and ELA activities that can easily be printed or assigned digitally! Have tons of second grade activities easily on hand with year long no prep and digital!

Few things are scarier than hearing the theme from Jaws. And one of those things is back to school. Picture it, you are walking through Target and sipping that pink drink which is essentially summer in a cup, humming along to the song

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Memorable Ways for Celebrating Grandparents Day in the Classroom

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Get ideas and books for how to celebrate grandparents day in the classroom!

Disclosure: Links to the books mentioned in any posts are Amazon affiliate links, meaning if you make a purchase on Amazon after clicking on a link/photo, I get a reimbursement. One of my favorite days is Grandparent's Day which is

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No Prep Activities for Celebrating Halloween (Without the Stress)

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Get tips and ideas for celebrating Halloween in the classroom in educational, but still fun, ways!

I am going to talk about a holiday that some teachers may dread. Halloween. Whether or not that conjures up feelings of fall fun and costumes, or pure and utter chaos, one thing is for certain, Halloween will happen and so will the

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No Prep Activities for Celebrating Thanksgiving (Without the Stress)

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Are you looking for easy and appropriate ways to celebrate Thanksgiving in the classroom? Read on for books, ideas, and resources for celebrating Thanksgiving in the classroom!

I have a mini confession that may put me into the cone of shame..... I love the holidays. Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Fourth of July...etc. However, I never fully got into Thanksgiving as much as I did the other holidays.

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