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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!

Disclosure: Links to items mentioned in this post are Amazon affiliate links, meaning if you make a purchase on Amazon after clicking on a link/photo, I get a reimbursement. December. That magical time of year. When twinkling lights

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Engaging Ideas For Celebrating the Fall Season (That Require NO Prep)

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The fall months can seem long, especially right after back to school! Stress less with ideas for fun and educational fall activities for second grade!

Growing up in the late 80's and 90's, back to school meant fall and all the fun fall activities that came with it! Nowadays, it seems like schools go back earlier and earlier! There you are sipping your tropical drink by the pool or beach

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Using the Fall Season to Teach How To Write Haiku

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Learn how to use the senses of fall/autumn to teach students how to write a haiku. By the end of this activity, you'll have a beautiful fall display!

Learn how to easily create a lovely fall display and teach students how to write a haiku! Once the clock strikes midnight on August 31st, all things fall begin. For some, that means racing to Starbucks the second PSL is offered. For

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Fun Ideas & Activities for Surviving the Fall Season (And All The Holidays)

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The fall season is full holidays! This post is full of ideas, tips, books, resources, and more for second graders to celebrate the entire fall season!

Fall is one of my favorite seasons. It is that time of year that is filled with leaves, costumes, food, and cooler weather. It is also when everything becomes pumpkin spice latte flavored. Seriously...overnight. Living in Arizona for almost

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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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