Classroom quotes can inspire, be funny, motivate, teach, and make children think about the meaning of words; it can change kids’ lives. We created a list of inspiring classroom quotes for all grades. Many are from famous people and many ideas you’ve seen on classroom wall posters before. We grouped the classroom quotes into categories…
Generally, teachers don’t expect gifts. Teachers care about children and want to educate them in preparation for the world beyond school. That’s enough of a reward for most educators. That said, your student’s teacher is awesome! This past school year has been trying for everyone – students, parents and teachers alike. So you want to…
Every teacher knows how effective a bulletin board is as an educational tool. Interactive bulletin boards are decorative and help students engage in activities, games, and tasks to improve their knowledge and skills. Here is a list of the best bulletin board ideas and classroom door displays for teachers to create unique bulletin boards. Our…
Creative writing prompts stimulate innovative minds and imagination. Anyone who writes, not just authors, experiences times when they can’t write a thing. Writing prompts help children and adults to overcome writers’ block. Teachers use writing prompts to stimulate students in various ways; it inspires imagination and critical thinking, problem-solving, innovative ideas, and is fun. We…
What are the best-flipped learning apps for K-12 grades in flipped classrooms? The best-flipped classroom tools can transform and remodel classroom teaching, allowing in-depth learning and personalized attention that can help learners improve their grades. The right learning platform apps and tools can produce engaging content ranging from science videos to English lessons. These tools…
It’s back to school time, again! It still feels like summer, but vacations are ending and kids are heading back to class. With school comes school supplies, and maybe a new book bag. Students are transporting a variety of tech with them each day, and this can include laptops. Rather than just shoving a laptop…
You’d be lost without it. Whether you call it a tote, bag, backpack, or rolling bag – these unsung heroes get all of the necessary pieces of your workday to and from school. Finding the best teacher bag for your style means you’ll now easily be able to find everything you need to keep your…
With all of the press surrounding the Mars Rover Curiosity’s most recent findings, it’s a perfect time for children to learn more about space exploration and the solar system. Educational space toys are a fantastic way to encourage children to learn about space and the planets and help them develop an appreciation for a much…
Math games for kids encourage children to learn and improve their essential addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills while having fun with their family or playing with other students in the classroom. The best math games are unique, simple, addictive, and have multiple variations, allowing kids to play the games over and over without getting…
It’s back to school, time to start using anchor charts as reading strategies to help students with their reading skills, and reading comprehension. Anchor charts are essential tools to support and re-iterate the lessons taught in the classroom. Although the acronym PIE (persuade, inform, entertain) are associated with an author’s purpose activity or anchor chart,…
An essential concept in mastering reading is understanding the why behind the words. What is the author trying to say? What is the motivation, the message, the intent of the literary work? The reason why the author writes a particular piece of fiction or non-fiction is called the author’s purpose. Authors choose the genre, writing…
Whether teachers teach English online, make use of teaching companies, or record lessons for their students in a classroom, a decent webcam produces a professional video outcome a teacher needs. Audio and image quality are vital features a camera should deliver. In this time of virtual classrooms it’s even more essential you get a good…
Teachers – and parents of younger children – LOVE to laminate. Why? It’s simple – kids tend to destroy unprotected paper items. While some schools have a communal laminator, many teachers want to have one for their own classroom – for a variety of reasons. We’ve spent over twenty hours researching the best laminators for…
Trivia questions for kids is a fun activity for the entire family. It keeps kids occupied on road trips, holidays, and on cold, winter days, especially if it is fun quiz questions that are entertaining too. Quizzes for kids are interactive ways to test kids’ knowledge in the classroom in an engaging manner. Even the…
New teachers are eager to start teaching their first-class, and experienced teachers may want to apply for another teaching job. The challenge of writing a cover letter to accompany the resume could almost convince potential candidates not to apply for the teaching job. Is a cover letter necessary, especially when a school doesn’t explicitly request one? Can a teacher send the resume without a…
Keeping a classroom tidy and organized is an almost impossible task for teachers with lively students and cramped space. Often the classroom is too small, and the storage space not sufficient to keep everything neat and tidy. Students may be taught to become organized and put the books back where they found it, but how…
What the world needs now? See, I can’t even bring myself to finish the quote. With all the schmaltz and candy coating that comes with a Burt Bacharach refrain, it’s hard to get it out. Sort of sticks in the throat and causes my hands to pause over the keyboard. But, despite the preamble of…
Hearing about STEM programs being incorporated into schools is nothing new, though I still frequently encounter districts that don’t have any STEM initiative in place. That doesn’t alarm me at first glance. See, I have also worked with schools who have a set-aside STEM time one day each week, and with schools who have a…
Our Eureka Crate Review- Soap Dispenser – KiwiCo’s Teen Science Kit This post may contain referral/affiliate links. If you buy something, Fractus Learning may earn a commission at no cost to you. Teenagers are difficult to please. As the father of three of them- trust me – I know what I’m talking about. Don’t get…
Over 1.2 trillion Google searches are done per year; that’s more than 40,000 searches per second. It’s so easy to type in a few keywords or a question when searching the web. Despite the magnificence of Google and other search engines, they cover only 4% (about 8 billion pages) of the world wide web; the additional…
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