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From Apples to Watermelon?
What’s 92% water, classified as both a fruit and a vegetable, and is available in roughly 1,200 different varieties? That would be watermelon! In case you’re wondering, the...
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Recess—Yay or Nay?
Here’s hoping your students will have recess this year. Maybe even recesses! I think brain breaks are a super idea, however should brain breaks replace outdoor recess? My vote is no, they should not....
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Buzzing Back to School
It’s that time, isn’t it? My guess is you’re either teaching students, preparing for the first days of school, thinking about the first days of school, or making the most of your last few days of...
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Does This Ruffle Your Feathers?
A new school year always brings change: new students, new curriculum, new goals, staff changes, new district-wide policies and the list goes on. We all know that change is difficult. Yet, there is one...
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Traditional or Flexible?
I definitely learn better when I’m comfortable. How about you? Which type of student seating is better—traditional or flexible? The way I see it, there’s nothing wrong with traditional seating. For...
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A “Dino-Mite” First Friday Giveaway!
This month’s First Friday Giveaway is definitely something to ROAR about! It started with a pack of 18 colorful Expo dry erase markers. Then I went looking for a couple of fun books for back to school....
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Who Wants Free Books?
Did I hear a “Me! Me! Me!” Well then, I’ll tell you how you can enter for a chance to win 20 free books for your classroom library. You may or may not know that The Mailbox is on Instagram. Just like...
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Three Ways to See 6 Feet
When we go back to school in the fall, there will no doubt be changes. I’m guessing that one of the changes we encounter will be an emphasis on social distancing. I can’t even wrap my brain around how...
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Hello, September!
Tomorrow is the first day of September. How did this happen!? Time is certainly a strange thing in the world we inhabit right now. I feel like spring lasted for two years, but summer has gone by in a...
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Hooray for Today!
Labor Day has a lot of associations. It celebrates fair working conditions, but to a lot of people it also means the end of summertime and the beginning of the back-to-school season. And let’s not...
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