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5th grade classroom tour with lots of great decor, organization ideas, and colorful classroom pictures!

Learning parts of speech is necessary, but it does not have to be boring. Grammar games reinforce a particular language feature, such as prepositional phrases, without putting students to sleep. Middle school students actually look forward to grammar lessons when learning involves playing games that require thinking ...

99% effective ways to get children's attention when they're in a group.

These are the top 10 most popular posts from Teach for the Heart. Teachers, you've got to check these out!

Pine Crest Elementary Media Center brings a 21st century learning environment to all of the students and educators.

A look at how to use mentoring to motivate elementary and middle school students to fully engage in learning.

Every teacher remembers his or her first 'tough kid' experience. Maybe the student ignored your directions or laughed at your attempts to utilize the classroom discipline steps. I've had the privilege of teaching some tough kids. I say 'privilege' for a reason. Teaching these students pushed me to be a better educator and a more compassionate person. I've detailed below five methods that have reduced misbehavior in my classroom and, better still, helped transform these students into leaders…

Love this List!! 20 Things You Can Do In (About) 10 Minutes For A Smoother Running Classroom. Really simple and fast but with long lasting effects.