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Kindergarten Sight Word List
A list of kindergarten sight words. Also known as Dolch word lists and high frequency words.

Journal Prompts for Young Creative Writers
Journal Prompts offer focus and structure to your Journal Writing Program. These Journal Prompts are perfect for your elementary school students to use during writing time.

Complete List of 220 Dolch Sight Words
A complete list of 220 Dolch sight words for young readers.

St. Patrick's Day Word List
Use this St. Patrick's Day Vocabulary Word Bank for all types of activities and crafts in the elementary school classroom.

St. Patricks Day Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan
Need a quick St Patricks Day poetry lesson plan? Practice poetry-writing with your students through this St Patricks Day Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan.

Money Saving Tips for the Classroom
During boom or bust, it's always important for teachers to use money saving tips in the classroom.

New Years Resolution Lesson Plan
It's fun to use the beginning of January as an opportunity to write New Years resolutions with your students.

Sample Classroom Rules That Are Comprehensive, Positive, and Clear
Are you having trouble thinking of a comprehensive set of behavior rules for your elementary school classroom? Here's a set of sample classroom rules.

Christmas Journal Writing Prompts
Use these Christmas journal writing prompts to support your creative writing program in the month of December.

Valentines Day Word Bank
Use this list of Valentines Day Word Bank to play games and support creative writing with your students during the month of February.

Valentines Day Acrostic Poem Lesson
Need a quick Valentines Day poetry lesson plan? Practice poetry-writing with your students through this Valentines Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan.

Christmas Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan
Need a quick Christmas poetry lesson plan? Combine poetry and character-building with this Christmas Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan.

Christmas Tongue Twisters Lesson
Teach your students about alliteration and they'll have a blast creating their own Christmas Tongue Twisters.

Bloom's Taxonomy - The Incredible Teaching Tool
Use Bloom's Taxonomy To Move Your Students Through The Learning Process.

Ideas for Thanksgiving Math Word Problems
Use these ideas for Thanksgiving Math Word Problems to inspire your math worksheets in the month of November.

Christmas Math Word Problems
Use these sample Christmas math word problems as templates for customizing your own festive math worksheets.

Tips for Succesful Interactions in the Teacher's Lounge
Make sure your interactions in the teacher's lounge are geared toward achieving the same success you create behind your classroom walls.

Using Descriptive Writing Questions for Detailed Students Stories
It's not enough just to tell students, "Write down detail. Be creative and specific!" They're just learning how to write, so we need to show them what exactly to think about and write down. Here are some inspiring questions that get to the heart of descriptive, detailed writing.

A Writing Lesson on How to Answer Questions in Complete Sentences
Students sometimes need instruction and practice in how best to answer questions in complete sentences. This set of questions give you an opportunity to train them.

Halloween Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan
Need a quick Halloween activity? Combine poetry and the October spirit with this Halloween Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan.

Halloween Word List
Use this Halloween Vocabulary Word Bank for all types of activities and crafts in the elementary school classroom.

Sample Biography Poem
Biography Poems are a fun and novel way for your students to tell their life stories. Have them illustrate their poems, too, and you'll have an easy bulletin board for Back to School Night.

The Scientific Method Worksheet
Using this Scientific Method worksheet, students learn how to address a problem methodically. The Scientific Method worksheet is easy and effective for almost any science lesson plan.

Journal Writing Checklist for Assessing Student Writing
A Journal Writing Checklist is a list of qualities that you hope to see in your students' creative writing. Use a Journal Writing Checklist to Assess Writing Progress.

List of Classroom Jobs for the Elementary School Classroom
Use this list of classroom jobs to assign jobs to your students in the elementary school classroom.

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