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12 Tips for New Teachers

Share or use these twelve pieces of advice while welcoming energetic, idealistic, brand-new-to-the-profession educators.

7 Steps to Design Your Classroom

Here is a systematic way to set up or reconstruct your room. This system really works for us, and we think it will help you as well.

21 Relationship Building Ideas

Students work hardest for teachers they like and respect. Use these ideas for mail, phone, or virtual communication to enhance the relationships with your students. This is borrowed from the online course, Relationships First.

10 Steps to Teaching and Learning Independence

These are the steps we use to teach students how to be independent at just about anything. Simply follow the steps for whatever you'd like students to do independently.

Gathering Area Lesson Plan

Explicitly teaching students school behaviors is a key to a well-managed classroom. Curious how we teach students to gather together? 

Engagement Charts

A graph helps inspire engagement building during the launching phases of Independent Learning. Growth becomes very clear, helping students develop a sense of purpose and urgency as they work to develop strong behaviors of independence and engagement.

Finding a Good-Fit S.P.A.C.E.

Instead of always assigning students to a work space, we teach students how to choose a successful spot to work, all on their own! This is borrowed from the online course, Independent Reading.      
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Writing Paper

Five pieces of writing paper, for the five times of year: Back to School, Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. Choose between four variations, solid lines, dotted lines, no lines, and storybox.

14 Brain Break Ideas

Brain breaks provide a physical, emotional, or cognitive shift for learners. This allows them to reset and refocus so they can continue with focused instruction.

Parent Contact Log

Keep track of phone calls and emails between you and parents. You can print it or fill it in digitally.

50 Back to School Books

Looking for some good back-to-school book selections? We’ve compiled a list to help build community, develop listening comprehension and stamina, and get your year off to a great start.

 

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Sometimes, it helps to see it in action. Our videos give you a front-row seat to real strategies, clear modeling, and teacher-tested routines—ready for your own classroom.

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Literacy Strategies

Looking for literacy practices that actually fit your classroom? You’ll find real examples, practical tools, and printable resources that make implementation smoother for you and more meaningful for your students.

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