Tips for making your classroom a stress-free learning zone
Bring a dog to class to increase children’s literacy? Yeah, right. That was my first thought when I read a recent study suggesting that bringing canines into classrooms helps significantly increase...
View ArticleActivities to keep your students focused during the holiday season
December is an exciting month filled with holidays, treats, and gifts. But with all of that excitement in the air, you may find it difficult to hold your students’ attention for long—especially as it...
View ArticleA fresh start: Tips for decluttering your classroom in 2011
Before I began working for Imagine Learning, I substitute taught at several elementary and middle schools. Each classroom I entered revealed an interesting—but logical—pattern: classrooms that were...
View ArticlePrintable activity for Black History Month
To help you and your students celebrate Black History Month, we've created a free printable classroom activity worksheet.
View ArticleIs hunger affecting your students?
“When I started sixth grade, the other kids made fun of Brian and me because we were so skinny. . . . At lunchtime, when other kids unwrapped their sandwiches or bought hot meals . . . I told people...
View ArticleWhat our teachers taught us
To all of you wonderful teachers out there: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We wanted to celebrate the week by expressing our appreciation for the most important lessons we learned as students. So...
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