Tag Archives: Academic Success

How to Pack a Lunch with a Punch!

by Diane Burdick Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 gift card to The School Box! Here’s a great article if you’re a parent (use these tips!) or if you’re a teacher (print these tips for … Continue reading

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Filed under Academic Success, Parenting, Snack Time

Back to School! Easing the Transition {for everyone}

by Diane Burdick, M. Ed. Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card! The long, lazy days of summer are done and gone. Ease your child (and yourself) into the new school year … Continue reading

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Filed under Academic Success, Parenting

Classroom Makeover Part II: Procedures

by Elizabeth Cossick, M. Ed. Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box Gift Card! Winners are drawn monthly! Summer is the perfect time (read: only time) for teachers to think about giving their classrooms … Continue reading

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Filed under Academic Success, Activities, Classroom Community, Classroom Decor, Morning Work

Combatting School Stress: Removing the “Grind” from Back-to-the-Grind

adapted from an article by Daniela Baker Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box Gift Card! Winners are drawn each month. So, in less than a month, summer will be drawing to a close. … Continue reading

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Filed under Academic Success, Behavior Management, Bullying, Parenting

somethin’ fun…famous learners

Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box Gift Card! In honor of summer, we thought we’d celebrate some of the famous brains of our time…since our brains are officially on vacation! Below is a … Continue reading

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Filed under Academic Success, Teacher Inspiration, Teaching

Summertime = Tweaking Time

by Kelli Lewis, M. Ed. Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box Gift Card…. get on your way for a 2012 classroom makeover! So, it’s summer. Time to chill, relax, unwind…and tweak! The school … Continue reading

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Filed under Centers, Classroom Community, grammar, Math, Morning Work, Writing

Attention Grabbers (Keep students’ attention…even in May!)

by Bobbie Brownell Comment on this article and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card! Winners are drawn monthly. Almost every teacher, whether they went to Yale or got their teaching degree online, thinks about using a … Continue reading

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Filed under Activities, Behavior Management, Critical Thinking, Discipline, Motivation

1, 2, 3…Draw!! (a fun math warm-up)

by Elizabeth Cossick, M. Ed. Comment on this post for a chance to win a $20 School Box gift card! Winners are drawn monthly! Looking for a fun way to begin your math lessons? Your students will BEG to play … Continue reading

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Filed under Critical Thinking, Geometry, Math, Multiplication, Uncategorized

Kindergarten Round Up

by Rachel Stepp Comment on this post to enter to win a $20 School Box gift card! Winners are drawn monthly! It’s that time of year again when 4-year-olds are starting to register for kindergarten for the fall. Many schools … Continue reading

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Filed under Classroom Decor, Welcome

Creating a Class Quilt

Comment on this post to win a $20 School Box Gift Card! A new winner is selected every month. By Rachel Stepp One of my favorite projects is creating a class quilt (out of paper…no needles required :). This activity … Continue reading

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Filed under Activities, Art, Assessments, Classroom Community, Classroom Decor, comprehension, Cooperative Learning, creative writing, grammar, Reading, Writing