We’ve got you covered with ready-to-use four-week morning meeting plans—one for grades K–3 and another for grades 4–5. 

Use these seasonal bookmarks as a fun tool for students to mark their place in between reading sessions.

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Celebrate authors born in August by introducing or revisiting their contributions!

Download writing paper that has a fun nod to the month of August.

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Smart and simple tips for closing your classroom for summer. Get our checklist! 

Read this before planning your getting to know you activities. 

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One of the most powerful things we can do to impact learning! 

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One of the most powerful influences on learning is something we often feel before we even say a word.

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In The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, we get to hear the familiar tale from the wolf's perspective. The wolf claims that he was trying to get a cup of sugar for a birthday cake for his sweet old granny when the three little pigs were rude to him. He sneezed and accidentally blew the first two pigs' houses down.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy is about a young boy named Buzz goes to visit his grandma and takes his pet fly, Fly Guy, with him. Buzz's grandma accidentally swallows Fly Guy! What will they do? What will she swallow next? Is it the end of Fly Guy? Possible Strategy Instruction:

Use this tool to stay organized and on track with everything you need to teach.

We've found word walls to be tremendously valuable to students of all ages. 

From the deepest ocean to a planet in our solar system, we are sure there is a true story here that will ignite the hearts and minds of your students.

Five environmental things can be tweaked to ensure students thrive in our classrooms.

20 titles you may want for the burgeoning bookworms in your room.

Take a peek at what we are reading this summer. Perhaps we can inspire your reading list!