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Easy Tips to Prepare for Back to School

Between the two of us, we have switched grade levels and schools seven times in our teaching careers! With each transition there is obviously a

How to Run a Socratic Seminar in Your Classroom

We have used Socratic Seminars with our third graders all the way up through our twelfth graders to discuss short stories, poetry, and sets of

Last Day of School Activities – 5 Easy Ideas

School’s out for summer! Well … not quite, just 19 days until the end of the school year though! We are definitely going to miss

3 Ways to Stay Motivated in March

Hello, Spring! And hello to one of the looonnnggesst months in the classroom. Why is it that March seems to drag so much (it’s almost

Easy Ideas for Valentine’s Day in Middle School

Valentine’s Day has got to be one of the craziest days in the middle school classroom. It’s right up there with the day before Christmas

A Teacher’s Thanksgiving Bucket List

Last year, we had so much fun checking off the items on our Christmas Bucket List for the Classroom that we decided to create one

Three ELA Thanksgiving Activities: Fun and Academic

And then all of a sudden, it was November … We cannot believe how quickly this year has flown by! To think that it’s already

Setting Student Goals: How To Do It

Like any teacher, we both want to instill in our students a sense of pride in working hard to achieve goals that they set for

End of the Year Student Gifts

A look at the contents. As my first year teaching 8th graders began to wind down, I kept thinking about what I could give them

Christmas Bucket List for the Classroom

There’s nothing quite like the Christmas and holiday season! And with it quickly approaching us, what better thing to do than round up some of

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