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Picture books and fictional stories can be so much fun to read with primary students, but it’s also important to expose kids to plenty of nonfiction passages. Becoming familiar with informational texts is an important “real world” reading skill, and...

Classroom management—it’s one of our biggest issues as teachers. Without a solid classroom management plan, kids can quickly get off-task and disruptive, which isn’t exactly conducive to a productive learning environment.
Since I know teachers can always use more tricks up our sleeves, today I’m sharing my top five teacher hacks for managing student behaviours....

Are you still resisting the idea of using hands-on centers in your classroom? I get it! I was pretty nervous to implement centers. I had so many questions: how would I manage my students’ behaviors? Won’t it take a ton of prep? I don’t have time!
As with many new things, it turns out that my worries were unfounded. Now I can’t imagine running my classroom without hands-on centers! My students love them, I love them, and they work seamlessly in our curriculum. What’s more to love?...

Let’s be real: we all need to get the wiggles out at certain times of the day. Think about the last time you were immersed in a big project or studying for an exam back at university. I’m willing to bet you took plenty of mini breaks to stretch, get...