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Relax, Dream and Plan. A must do list for a perfect summer for teachers.

Teachers, you don’t only inspire your students but you inspire us as well! Math or art, social skills or social studies—we can all agree that what you teach is just as important as how you teach it. Here are three of our favorite quotes to help keep you motivated in the classroom.

We loved this essay by novelist Philip Roth about his favorite high school teacher, Dr. Bob Lowenstein, so we were super excited to hear that Audible is donating one dollar for every download of the audio recording to the Newark Public Library.

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.”

We have to admit, our perspective on snow days changes a bit this time of year. What about yours?

By the end of the day, this is how our school bathroom looks...what about yours?

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.

In our second installment of Teaching By the Numbers, we bring you a statistical look at days left until summer vacation versus the craziness level you're willing to embrace in the name of teaching one last unit.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We asked some of our teacher friends to tell us why they think teaching is the best job in the world, and they had a lot of great thoughts to share. Here are just a handful of reasons why YOU rock. Share and enjoy!

In our new Teaching by the Number series, we break down the profession with cold, hard statistics. This week—a look at how we spend our weekends:

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.

Recently, WeAreTeachers discovered this helpful guide in a pile of old, forgotten papers. In the grand tradition of phrenology, it's a helpful peek inside the average teacher's brain.

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.

Let your students tell you how much they've learned and grow by making a cute doll or kite out of construction paper. Just download and print the templates and then let your student's creativity go to work.

We love this idea for the end of the school year: Make a fortune teller that helps your students to consider the past year or their goals for the years to come.

It’s never too early to encourage students to begin thinking about careers that interest them. This simple, yet powerful art experience called “Career Cubes” is a fun way to do just that, while incorporating critical thinking, writing and even a little research if you desire.

We love this idea from Jo's PhotoMojo. Snap a picture of each of your students holding a sign saying what they want to be when they get up. Then use PicMonkey (or another image editing service) to make a collage of the photos and send them home as year-end gifts.

Inspire your students to dream big all summer long! Download and print out this printable poem and tuck it into your student's backpacks on the last day of school for an inspiring farewell.

"How come the weekend only lasts five minutes?" one of our children lamented this morning.  Sometimes we all have a little difficulty getting in the spirit of the working (and learning) week. Here's a few of our favorite quotes to help carry you through!