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Try this Paper Plate Groundhog Craft in your elementary classroom as your next winter craft idea! It's a fun fine motor activity.

Paper Plate Groundhog Craft

Are you looking for an easy craft to add to your groundhog unit or just a fun activity to do on Groundhog’s Day? This Paper Plate Groundhog Craft is a simple and creative project that your students are sure to love. It is also an adorable decoration hung in the hallway or in your classroom during those winter months. Watch Groundhog Animal…
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One simple way we can make children feel included is to ensure there is a wide variety of books with Black characters in our classrooms. 

12 Books that Feature Black Characters for Little Learners

It is essential that our students feel loved and welcomed in our classrooms. It’s one of our most important jobs as an educator. If a child doesn’t feel included and welcomed and part of our classroom and school community, they won’t be able to learn.  One simple way we can do that is to ensure there is a wide variety…
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Our 12 favorite Martin Luther King Jr. books are perfect for your MLK lesson plans. These are great for preschool, kindergarten, or first grade students.

12 Martin Luther King Jr. Books for Little Learners

Martin Luther King Jr. was such an incredibly important person in the history of the United States of America. When I was a teacher, we always spent a week learning about him and his leadership in the civil rights movement. I loved reading Martin Luther King Jr.’s books with my students to help illustrate what exactly he did and what…
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Kids love Christmas and what better way to explore the world we live in than with this Christmas Around the World Crafts and Activities Unit.

Christmas Around the World Crafts and Activities Unit

Christmas is a magical time of the year. And while we know and understand our customs and culture there is a wide variety of ways to celebrate Christmas Around the World. Our students are overjoyed as we countdown to Christmas Day. We make adorable Popsicle Stick Rudolph Crafts and decorate our classroom with them. The kids always agree that Rudolph is…
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New Years Time Capsule is a great way for students to reflect and remember where they are at academically and personally.  It is a great keepsake to look back on year after year. This free printable is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students. 

New Year’s Time Capsule Ideas

I love using the New Year as a reason to reflect on the past year, while also focusing on goals for the new year. These New Years Time Capsule Ideas have students reflecting on where they are now and where they want to be in the future. It’s important to teach our own students the importance of doing this. It…
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Connect reindeer with science and the study of animals, with this Reindeer Facts: An Animal Study. Students love learning and researching about animals.

Reindeer Facts : An Animal Study

Christmas is a fun time of year, especially when we get talking about our favorite animal of the season, Reindeers! Our students can’t get enough of these adorable winter friends. We make cute Reindeer Stick Crafts and hang them up all over our classroom.  Students love naming all the reindeers, each year everyone seems to agree that Rudolph is our…
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