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A Fun Science Activity for School or Home

Leaf Man Comes to Life by Kelli Lewis Comment on this post and you could win a $20 gift card to The School Box! Winners are drawn each month. Here is a fun science lesson geared toward students in pre-k, … Continue reading

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Make Way for Ducklings!

by Kelli Lewis Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card. Winners are drawn every month! Quack, quack! Here is a fun activity for kindergarten or first grade. Get your students involved and … Continue reading

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Creative Spring Door Art!

by Rachel Stepp Comment on this post to be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card! Winners are drawn monthly. Welcome spring into your classroom with these fresh ideas! This time of year, baby animals are hatching and … Continue reading

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The Little Red Hen {awesome activities!}

by Kelli Lewis Comment on this post and be entered into our monthly drawing for a $20 School Box gift card! Here is a fun activity to submerge your kindergarteners or first graders in this memorable story favorite. They’ll participate … Continue reading

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Cookin’ Up Some Word Muffins! (creative guided reading & center ideas)

  by Rachel Stepp Comment on this post to enter to win a $20 gift card from The School Box! Comment winners are awarded each month. If you are running out of creative ideas for working with struggling readers, it’s … Continue reading

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Be Your Own Author!

by Rachel Stepp Comment on this post to win a $20 School Box gift card! Winners are drawn at the end of each month! The story Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk is about a small mouse who dwells in the … Continue reading

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Rockin’ through the Verbals!

Comment on this post to enter to win a $20 School Box gift card. One commenter wins each month! by Kristin M. Woolums, M. Ed. When I was a middle school Language Arts teacher, I had to teach a topic … Continue reading

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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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My Own Little Fishy! (class pets made easy)

by Rachel Stepp Comment on this post to win a $20 School Box gift card! One commenter each month wins!! Do you have a class pet that needs constant care, feeding, and attention? Well, if you’re tired of having the … Continue reading

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Educator’s Day!!

by Elizabeth Cossick, M. Ed. Okay, so you just have to know about this event: This Saturday, January 29, is the biggest sale at The School Box all year. Did you hear that? ALL YEAR, ladies and gents. I am … Continue reading

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