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Ten Thoughtful and Inexpensive Graduation Gifts for Your Students

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It's graduation season and for high school teachers this can be a drain on the budget. I love supporting my students and going to the...

Replace Student Journals with a Class Blog

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I teach at a 1:1 Mac school. This year marked our third year with laptops at the high school and I knew I wanted to do something differ...

Teacher Appreciation Week: You DO Make a Difference

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Today kicks off Teacher Appreciation Week and Tuesday is Teacher Appreciation Day. We celebrate it to honor those who devote their liv...

Help Your Students With Reading Comprehension With Simple Bookmarks

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We all have students who are hesitant to speak up in class; perhaps they do not want to ask questions in front of their classmates, or ...

Poetry Linky Party

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Do you need help with your poetry unit?  Check out the poetry linky party at The ESOL Odyssey .  There are lots of great link...

Celebrate Poetry: Why I Love Poetry

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Photo © T.Orman, 2010 April is National Poetry Month and a great time to celebrate creative writing. Many people are intimidated b...

It's a Hoot! Super Cute Owl Clip Art

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Do you love owls?  Here's a collection of over 50 owl graphics for you to use for commercial, educational, and personal us...

Spring is in the Air: Springtime Clip Art

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Do you have spring fever? I am more than ready for spring break (just 3 more days for us!) and my newest clip art packages make me even...

Green is the New Black

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To celebrate ALL things associated with the color GREEN this week, The Lesson Cloud , which consists of 100 teacher authors in all grade ...

Celebrate Reading Today & Every Day

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In my previous post I wrote about celebrating reading in secondary classrooms. I also uploaded a writing/discussion prompt on my Hun...

Never Too Old to Celebrate Dr. Seuss & Read Across America

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This wonderful mural was drawn on my white board today by one of my very talented sophomores. March 2nd marks Dr. Seuss' birthday a...