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Year-End Activity: Pop-Up Books

With graduation season upon us, and another school year drawing to a close, this is a great time to help students think about where they’ve been, where they are, and where they’re headed. The “My Life” pop-up book is a small, three-section book that invites students to think about significant events/people/places from their past and present, and to imagine their future. Breaking the book down into these three main time-frames will enable your students to more easily focus on significant details without being overwhelmed.

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Weather Observation

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Students will observe the daily changes in weather over an extended period of time (1 month).

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10 Things Every Teacher Should Try This Summer

Presenting the WeAreTeachers summer bucket list:

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The Power of Visual Learning with Stuart J. Murphy

Grade(s): Early Learning, Elementary

Type(s): WATcasts

Sponsor: Pearson Supplemental

How to teach positive behaviors to young children through modeling.

10 Ways the Last Week of School is Like an Episode of “Survivor”

Is your life starting to feel like a reality adventure show, complete with restless natives, a jungle of paperwork and a hot sun beckoning you to leave camp and head off to a crystal blue lagoon (a.k.a. neighborhood pool)? Here are 10 ways the last week of school is exactly like an episode of “Survivor.”

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A Conversation With Seymour Simon

Grade(s): All

Type(s): WATcasts

Sponsor: StarWalk Kids Media

The award-winning science author shares his thinking on the Common Core and the increased focus the new standards place on nonfiction.

8 Things It's Okay to Do at the End of the School Year

In May, a classroom full of 30 kids can be a crazy place. That's why we teachers have to cut ourselves a little slack. Here are 8 things we think it's perfectly okay to do when school days are numbered.

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Strategies for Writers

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Type(s): Products

Company: Zaner-Bloser

Strategies for Writers is a complete writing and grammar program that prepares all students to be confident, proficient, and effective 21st century writers, ready for college ...

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Ladybug Science

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Your students will have the opportunity to observe nature close-up and learn to work as a team to share their findings.

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The Teacher Bill of Rights

At WeAreTeachers, we believe that all teachers deserve good working conditions, freedom in their teaching and support from their administrators. In fact, here are the teacher rights we think should be a given in schools across the country.

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The Teacher Report: Fun End-of-Year Assignments

The school year is almost over. There, we said it. And after you go grab a paper bag to breathe into while you contemplate all the things you still need to get done this year (deep breaths), read on to find creative ideas for year-end lessons that will get your students reflecting about all of the great things they accomplished in the last nine months. Here are some of our favorite ideas.

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Teacher Helpline: What Are Some Fun Ways to Inspire Student Writers?

Every teacher knows what it's like to hear "but I don't know what to write about!" Here are some of the super-fun ways our helpliners get their students' juices flowing.

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