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Each Kindness Activities to Create Classroom Community
Each Kindness by award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson is one of the best picture books to utilize when developing a classroom community. If you haven’t read Each Kindness yet, here’s a quick summary for you: the narrator of the story is embarrassed when a new student arrives and is placed at the desk next to her.Continue reading “Each Kindness Activities to Create Classroom Community”
Supporting English Language Learners in the Classroom
Your English language-learning students should feel like valued members of your classroom community. This requires you, as the teacher, to take specific actions to create an inclusive, representative, and welcoming classroom vibe! Continue reading for a few effective strategies that will help you accomplish this! Incorporate Students’ First Languages If you haven’t explicitly made yourContinue reading “Supporting English Language Learners in the Classroom”
Tips for Teachers and Students with Anxiety
If you’re a teacher struggling with anxiety, you’re not alone. If you’re looking for ways to manage anxiety – or perhaps the anxiety of your students – this is the blog post for you. Anxiety-Reducing Tip #1 Tell your students how you’re feeling, even – and especially – if you’re feeling anxious. Try something likeContinue reading “Tips for Teachers and Students with Anxiety”
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