The Joy of Teaching

Sharing creative ideas and lessons to help children learn

May 13, 2019
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20 Sanity-saving Ideas for the End-of-the-School Year: Includes free printable activities!

The end-of-the-school year can be a challenge for students and teachers alike. Everyone is in countdown mode and classroom behavior becomes difficult to control. Keep your sanity and your classroom organization at the end of the year by switching up … Continue reading

New Teacher Teaching Tips

August 2, 2018
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10 Things Your Teacher Training Won’t Tell You: Tips for New Teachers

So, you finally landed your first classroom, and your head is swimming with new teacher advice and recommendations for your first year. You have probably gotten a lot of great new advice for your first year! Listed here are 10 … Continue reading

Back-to-school activities and lessons

July 30, 2018
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10 Anytime Activities for Back-To-School: Ice Breakers, Writing, Critical Thinking

The most important thing to do those first few weeks back to school is to teach your students the rules and expectations for your classroom. Laying a strong foundation of classroom teamwork, respect, and understanding will pave the way for … Continue reading

February 17, 2015
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Common Core Reading and Writing – Ways to Support Students and a Free Sampler of Common Core Lessons!

Research shows that reading and writing are interconnected and interdependent, and that a child’s literacy development is dependent upon the integration of both. The Common Core State Standards further emphasize vocabulary knowledge, close reading, and text-based writing as ways to … Continue reading

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