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With everything going on in the world right now, we are more grateful than ever for all our blessings. How lucky we are to have our family and homes, safety and happiness.
Connecting with other teachers through blogging and social media has been a tremendous blessing in our lives. We want to extend by doing a few things for YOU this Thanksgiving! Read on to see how we’re joining with some of our favorite teacher friends...

As a teacher, I really do love October. There are so many fun ways to add a little Halloween zing to your regular classroom routines.
Today we’ve got a fun freebie for you that puts a spooky twist on collective nouns!
Collective nouns are names for groups of people, animals, or things. Some of these are familiar to most English-speakers: a group of people, a class of students, a flock of birds, etc. Some–like a shower of rain, a troupe of actors, or a clowder of cats...

Over the last year and a half we’ve talked to countless teachers about fluency instruction in the classroom. When we help students recognize words effortlessly and teach them to read with appropriate expression and phrasing, we’re allowing them to access...

Back-to-school is the worst of times. It’s so stressful and exhausting (seriously it’s so, so tiring!).
It’s also the best of times! The feeling of a new beginning is absolutely exhilarating. I love that fresh start, where everything is possible and I haven’t screwed up…yet!...