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

