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Finding papers without names on them is not only frustrating, but tracking down the owners can be time consuming! Here are several tips for preventing and handling no name papers in the classroom.

Tips for Dealing with No Name Papers

Finding papers without names on them is not only frustrating, but tracking down the owners can be time consuming! Here are several tips for preventing and handling no name papers in the classroom.
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Fact Family Games and Activities

If you're a primary teacher, you have probably taught your students about fact families. These not only help with fact fluency, but they give students the strategies they will need to help make adding and subtracting larger numbers easier. If you're looking to make this time a little more fun and meaningful for your students, check out these fact family games and activities.
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Many kids enjoy doing arts and crafts, but it's often one of the first activities to be removed from the classroom in favor of more rigorous academic instruction. But making time for crafts is not a waste of instructional time or materials. In fact, there are many academic and social benefits that help students develop the skills they need well beyond the school years. Here are several reasons to make time for crafts in the classroom.

Reasons to Make Time for Crafts

Many kids enjoy doing arts and crafts, but it's often one of the first activities to be removed from the classroom in favor of more rigorous academic instruction. But making time for crafts is not a waste of instructional time or materials. In fact, there are many academic and social benefits that help students develop the skills they need well beyond the school years. Here are several reasons to make time for crafts in the classroom.
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Multiplication facts are an important building block for so many math skills, but many students struggle to learn their facts. How can we help? We can teach them vocabulary and strategies, but we also need to make time for hands-on learning and games. Here are some fun ways to practice multiplication.

Fun Ways to Practice Multiplication

Multiplication facts are an important building block for so many math skills, but many students struggle to learn their facts. How can we help? We can teach them vocabulary and strategies, but we also need to make time for hands-on learning and games. Here are some fun ways to practice multiplication.
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Grouping your students doesn't have to be a challenge. Here are 5 quick and easy ways to group your students using supplies you probably have in your school or classroom.

5 Quick & Easy Ways to Group Your Students

Have you ever asked your students to find a partner? I have and the same problems happened year after year. There is a way to make this process easier and more manageable. Here are five quick and easy ways to group your students using supplies you probably have in your school or classroom.
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You can be the best teacher in the world, but if you don't have your students' attention, it doesn't really matter. So, how can you fix this? Here are 10 ways to get your students' attention.

Ways to Get Your Students’ Attention

You can be the best teacher in the world, but if you don't have your students' attention, it doesn't really matter. So, how can you fix this? Here are 10 ways to get your students' attention.
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Conferences are a great time to connect with families, but they can be stressful! Here are some tips to keep in mind as you get ready for conference week.

5 Tips for Successful Conferences

Conferences are a great time to connect with families, but they can be stressful! Here are some tips to keep in mind as you get ready for conference week.
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Reading aloud to a classroom full of students may come naturally to some teachers, but others need more guidance. It isn't always as easy as selecting a book and beginning to read out loud, especially if you are using the book to introduce a strategy or skill. Here are several tips on how to prepare for your read aloud to maximize your time.

How to Prepare for Your Read Aloud

Reading aloud to a classroom full of students may come naturally to some teachers, but others need more guidance. It isn't always as easy as selecting a book and beginning to read out loud, especially if you are using the book to introduce a strategy or skill. Here are several tips on how to prepare for your read aloud to maximize your time.
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Goal Setting Mistakes to Avoid

Teachers and students often set goals at the start of a new year. However, just because those goals are set doesn't offer a guarantee that they will be met. In fact, there are many mistakes teachers and students can make on their goal setting journey. These mistakes might leave everyone feeling discouraged or frustrated, which leads to abandoning those goals altogether. Here are some goal setting mistakes to avoid in the classroom.
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It can be hard to get rid of books, but it must be done. Here are some tips to keep in mind as you begin to declutter your library.

Declutter Your Classroom Library

The classroom library is an important part of your classroom. Teachers spend time, money, and energy building a place where students want to settle in and get lost in stories. But sometimes we forget that the library also needs to be decluttered. It can be hard to get rid of books, but it must be done. Here are some tips to keep in mind as you begin to declutter your library.
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Are your students working with money? Try these counting coins games and activities!

Counting Coins Games and Activities

Learning to count coins doesn't have to be boring! Here are some fun ways to practice counting coins.
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Fun Ways to Practice Doubles

When students have a solid understanding of their doubles facts, it enables them to work on other mental math strategies. In order to do this, kids need many opportunities to practice these math facts. Here are some fun ways to practice doubles.
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Reading aloud to a child doesn't need to stop once they have outgrown your lap. There are many academic and emotional benefits that come along with reading books to your kids as they get older. Here are several reasons why you should read aloud to big kids.

Reasons to Read Aloud to Big Kids

Emilie Buchwald said, "Children are made readers on the laps of their parents." But reading aloud to a child doesn't need to stop once they have outgrown your lap. There are many academic and emotional benefits that come along with reading books to your kids as they get older. Here are several reasons why you should read aloud to big kids.
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Looking for fun ways to practice telling time? Here are some of my favorite games and activities.

Telling Time Games and Activities

Telling time can be tricky for kids, especially in a world where digital clocks are everywhere. Learning to tell time on an analog clock is an important skill, but it doesn't have to be boring. Here are some fun games and activities to help your child with telling time.
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Making ten is a key building block that helps students mentally add bigger numbers as they get older. So how can we make sure kids know all of their tens partners or ways to make 10? We practice! Here are some of my favorite games and activities for making ten.

Making Ten Games and Activities

Making ten is a key building block that helps students mentally add bigger numbers as they get older. So how can we make sure kids know all of their tens partners or ways to make 10? We practice! Here are some of my favorite games and activities for making ten.
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