Even if you and your district’s school board of directors and each school’s administrators have mapped out each district facility’s emergency and safety policies — including detailed procedures and equipment that might include reliable PA systems in emergency situations such as fires and tornadoes — you still need to address matters with teachers and […]
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Teaching Community and Citizenship to Elementary Students and Beyond
Community involvement and awareness is one of the primary goals of education at any level. In upper grades, community service requirements often address the needs of students to be an active and supporting member of a community. But what about younger students? With a little teacher support, getting your kids to be active community […]
Making St. Patrick’s Day Magical
March can be a long month, even if you’re lucky enough to have a long spring break at your school. It’s not quite winter and not quite spring, and it can feel like you’ve hit a wall of boredom right along with your students. Luckily, St. Patrick’s Day comes just in the nick of […]
Year End Budgeting: Products to Consider for Fall
It might not happen every year, but sometimes you close your ledgers and find that you have a budget surplus. You probably have a backlog of ideas in your mental queue that seem like the perfect acquisitions to help your educators streamline their teaching methods and reach students on a deeper level. However, you […]
Here Comes the Sun: Springtime Sun Catchers
March is National Craft Month, and there’s no better time to bring the joy of creativity into your classroom. To celebrate, try making these pretty sun catchers to brighten up the windows of your classroom. Pony Bead Sun Catchers This project uses the most classic crafting material ever: pony beads! All you need are some muffin tins, non-stick cooking […]
St. Patrick’s Day Activities in the Classroom
St. Patrick’s Day activities afford teachers many different options for a classroom celebration. Some are simple and can be completed quickly to give students a break from the day, while others can be more time consuming and can be used as part of a bigger lesson. Leprechaun Hats One of the first things that […]
Creating a Learning Environment in Your Classroom
There are many different teaching styles and ways of learning, and regardless of whether one is superior to another, the learning environment has a big effect on students. Here are some fun and easy ways to create a classroom environment that fosters learning and creativity. A Reading Corner A clean, quiet space that offers a variety […]
Music in Our Schools Month: Get Your Classroom Humming!
With all the focus on STEM and standardized testing, the arts can wind up taking a back seat in the curriculum. That’s why it’s more important than ever to celebrate Music in Our Schools Month every March. After all, research supports the idea that music helps young brains develop in important ways, so adding […]
Conducting a Critique 101
Constructive criticism – an oxymoron? Critiques are a crucial part of any artist’s process, providing invaluable insight from both a trained professional (you!) and the artist’s peers as well as helping to “toughen the hide” of the artist. Some art teachers shy away from the critique, in many cases due to unenthusiastic participation on […]
Spring Classroom Decoration Ideas
Spring is a fun time of year because it has so many changes in weather. All the changes in temperature make the world around us wake up, and bringing this dynamic into the classroom is easy. Pinterest boards show some inexpensive, creative ways to welcome Spring into the classroom. It’s also popular to get a […]
Environmental Science: Exploring Interconnectedness
Figuring out just how things are “hitched” together like this is an ongoing and important task, one that musters the efforts of all different kinds of scientists. The survival of our species—especially given our ever-booming population—depends on better understanding the workings of our planet and our impact on it. “When we try to pick […]
Flora Elementary School – Case Study
From Four Schools to One – Outfitting a 21st Century Elementary School in Flora, IL As far back as 1998, the Flora Community School District in Flora, Illinois, recognized that the four elementary schools serving the community needed an upgrade. Some had been built as long ago as the 1940s! These older facilities did […]
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