Elementary school students

Get ready for some serious throwbacks.

Creative writing journal prompts lend focus and structure to your students' journal writing. Use these prompts to engage them.

Teachers rely on teacher assistants to provide classroom support and help children review lessons. Teaching assistant essentials include materials and supplies that the teacher will need such as book, handouts, markers and a record book. They also bring audiovisual equipment and power cords.

This is a resource about linking the Common Core standards with content area teaching. The emphasis in this resource is on deep understanding of text, and how to get students where they need to be in this regard.

Education, from primary school on, should develop the skills to search for and qualify information online. Students have to be taught that the truth is not to be found in the pages of this or that book, but instead is out there, and can be found if we take the time and use the necessary skills.

Teachers, involve parents, in a positive manner, at the very beginning of the school year. If difficult conversations come up, you've already built positive rapport with them. I call each one of my students' families before school even starts.I introduce myself.Invite them to back-to-school...

Every once in a while, an idea pops into my head out of necessity for something better. Years and years ago, I was actually teaching 3rd grade at the time, I became fed up with the lack of repetition in my math program. There just wasn't enough review built in for the kids to grasp anything. I would teach a concept once and move on. Done and done. The problem was, the kids just didn't get it. After scouring the internet, reading tons of books, and using my own bag of tricks, Calendar was…

You're already applying sun screen and cleaning your tie-dye shirts.

These 5 Back To School Tips To Start Your Kid's School Day Off Right will help your school year get off to a great start with a little planning each day!