March 2020 Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

St. Patrick's Day and so many more tried and true teaching ideas are here for you to check out this March.  Best yet,soon it will be spring and the end of the year will be here before you know it. 

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It's March...Let's Go Fly a Kite
By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

A great activity for home and at school.
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Learning During Our New Reality: Social Distancing
By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Just a few tips on some activities to add to your distance learning.
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Teaching Data, Graphing and Scientific Process with Paper Airplanes
By Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs

Read how a paper airplane project sparked students to collect data, try out different graphs, and explore the scientific process! Remote learning freebies included with this post.
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Simple Ways to Make Classroom Lessons More Engaging
By Marcy Howe of It's a Teacher Thing

Learn simple tricks to liven up even the most unexciting topic. It's easier than you think!
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The Best Principal I Ever Had
By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight

What principles make a great principal? Read about them here.
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Easy-to-Implement Home Instruction Ideas
By Renee Heiss of All-American Teacher tools

Prepare now for the possibility of home-instruction for all of your students. Find easy ways to send them home with a packet of work until you come back together again!
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St. Patrick's Day Myths and Fun Facts
By Vicky Rauch of Scipi

March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day. Read my latest blog post to explore some of the myths surrounding this Irish holiday as well as to discover a few fun facts.
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How to Choose Between Affect and Effect
By Charlene Tess of CharleneTess

Here's Help with Choosing Between Affect and Effect.
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School closed: Now what?
By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR's Classroom

Our schools have closed. Now what? Here are some links that could be useful during this time to keep your kids learning.
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March Teacher Talk 2018

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

St. Patricks Day and so many more tried and true teaching ideas are here for you to check out this March.  Best yet,soon it will be spring and the end of the year will be here before you know it. 

If you're interested in joining this unique group of teacher entrepreneurs, blogging buddies and/or our blog linky, sign up here....The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative. If you decide to join, be sure to mention one of our names.
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Digging Deeper for Role Models
By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Suggestions for behavior management, using the examples set by famous women in history.

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It's March....Let's Go Fly a Kite

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

When I taught special needs kids, each month we would do something special for those who earned enough points. One of their favorite activities was to make and fly kites in March. Years later, I was mainstreamed to 6th grade and the children also loved  this activity.  After they flew their kites, they wrote two papers, one explaining how to make a kite and the other about their experience. Wanna do this with your class, here’s how…

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Get the Biggest Bang for Your Buck Using a Classroom Economy System

By Sally Hansen of Purposeful Plans

A classroom economy system will help students take ownership in the classroom. It can also help with learning real-world financial literacy in a fun way. Setting up your classroom economy strategically will pay you dividends down the road.

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March Madness

By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight

Read about a Role Model Project as well as an easy way to provide extra practice in decoding skills.

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Texas Teachers- Do you know that the Science TEKS have changed?

By Anne Rozell of Believe to Achieve

Texas Teachers- Science changes are here!

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No Curriculum? No Problem. How I Cover My Daily 2nd Grade Lesson

By Michelle Webb of Teaching Ideas for Those Who Love Teaching

Tips for teaching your daily literacy instruction when you don't have a reading curriculum.

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Integrating STEAM into Literacy Night

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR's Classroom

How I integrated some STEAM into Literacy Night.

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The Fine Motor Advantage: Nuts and Bolts
By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Last time we talked about how children with good fine motor skills are most likely to succeed with academic challenges in K to 3rd grade. This time we will look at specific skills. 

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Finally Understanding Fractions
By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

A glimpse into CGI math and how it gives students a deeper understanding of fractions. As students grasp relationships and strategies for solving fraction problems, they are able to apply this knowledge into traditional fraction problem solving.
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Five Ways to Support Struggling Readers During Book Clubs
By Marcy Howe of It's a Teacher Thing

Running classroom Book Clubs can be rewarding and challenging.  One of the biggest hurdles to creating a successful Book Club meeting is the struggle some students face when just simply reading. Learn five ways to support your struggling readers during book clubs.
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