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  • 9 Ideas for Ending the School Year Well

    From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Years ago when I...
  • Racism Is Always There, Whether You Can See it or Not

    I was fortunate to be raised by my parents and many other authority figures in my early life to not be racist and hateful. I look at positive exper...
  • 10 of the Best Videos to Burn Off Your Kid’s Energy

    I first saw this valuable life hack on TikTok: Search “Mario Run” on YouTube when you need to keep your kid busy for a while. I did, but I wasn’t s...
  • 405+ Fun Teacher Team Names for All Grade Levels (Ultimate List)

    In a report published by Statista, in 2018 there are about 482,000 teachers working in private elementary and secondary schools, and more than 3 mi...
  • just wait!

     Just wait 'til they're teenagers.  See, way back when, a long many years ago, I had a tie-breaker baby.  Yes, we had four boys and four girls. (Em...
  • 76 Times Someone Tried To Enforce A Stupid Rule And It Backfired

    Every aspect of our participation in society is governed by rules, and good for every one of us. Unless you call yourself an anarchist, you most pr...
  • The Little Butterfly Who Could

    If you love the book The Very Impatient Caterpillar book by Ross Burach, then I know you will want to check out the sequel called The Little B...
  • Play and Its Surprises Teach Brains by Fuelling Reflective Thinking

      By Savhannah Schulz In China’s Zhejiang province, preschool children are constructing their own playground. With wood blocks, ladders, and planks...
  • The Very Impatient Caterpillar

    As a veteran teacher, I used the same books about insect over and over again for years and thought everything was going well. Then I saw the b...
  • Best 25 Toy Storage Organizers

      1. mDesign mDesign Steel Frame/Wood Top Horizontal Toy Storage Dresser with Large Baby and Kids Furniture Room Decor Organizer Cabinet Bins for B...
  • Affirming Inclusive Learning Environments Webinar [Video]

    This is an opportunity for School Board Candidates and other interested parties to learn how to support LGBTQ+ youth in our school systems. We will...
  • Uncommon Mother’s Day Gifts

    What do you give for Mother’s Day? Let me rephrase that: what can you give for Mother’s Day? What can you give to the person who made you? What com...