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Resources for studying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Resources for your Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lesson Plans

Resources for your Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lesson Plans

January 12, 2021

Today I wanted to share some books and resources for teaching all about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This is such an important unit for students, but I hope these are resources you choose to use all year long. Black History, Civil Rights and Anti-Racism are conversations we can (and should) be having all year long. Lesson Plans More Than… Read More

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5 Ways to Re-Establish a Strong Classroom Community

5 Ways to Re-Establish a Strong Classroom Community

January 3, 2021

Starting the Spring semester is always exciting, but a bit overwhelming. Often, we realize how much content we still need to teach…where did half of the school year go?! But we’re also met with students who have matured over the break and started to really blossom and show new strengths and abilities. At the beginning of the year, it’s easy… Read More

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Favorite Products for Indoor Recess

Favorite Products for Indoor Recess

December 17, 2020

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of looking outside and realizing it’s going to be indoor recess today. EXCEPT for looking at the forecast and realizing you don’t know when you’re going to have outdoor recess again. I’ll never forget when we had two weeks of indoor recess. I don’t know how any of us survived. I wanted to share… Read More

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Favorite Books for Christmas

Favorite Books for Christmas

December 16, 2020

Today I wanted to share a few of my favorite books to talk about Christmas in the classroom! You probably know that I’m a HUGE proponent for balancing the holidays so that Christmas isn’t your main focus. But, I also understand Christmas can and should be a part of your unit. Here’s a list of my favorite books for the… Read More

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8 Things to Consider for Your Holiday Unit

8 Things to Consider for Your Holiday Unit

December 9, 2020

Happy December! I wanted to stop by and share some of my learning over the past few years about your Holiday unit. It’s such a fun unit and topic and I know kids look forward to it everywhere. There are a few things we can do to tweak our language/resources to make sure we’re respecting each culture, religion and family…. Read More

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Books for Teaching Respect

Books for Teaching Respect

November 18, 2020

Today I wanted to share some of my favorite books to support your lessons on respect. Having strong read-alouds makes it so much easier to introduce and reinforce social-emotional skills. This post contains affiliate links. I receive a tiny stipend when you use my links to purchase these books at no cost to you. I use these stipends to keep… Read More

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