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The following is a guest post written by a teacher. Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you to all the teachers. I always loved teachers. I can remember learning my letter sounds with puppets from my caring kindergarten teacher, writing...

Text Version: Why Libraries are Important Libraries have played an instrumental role in human history and are still an integral part of our lives today. Here are just a few reasons why they're imporant. 1. Access to knowledge - 2.5...

How are children learning to read these days? Some reading programs focus on teaching from memorization through the use of sight words. Other programs also rely on memorization, but instead of memorizing entire words, students memorize phonemes, the units of...

While you won't find too many copies of superhero comics such as Superman or Batman in a teacher's classroom resources, you may discover the titles of other comics or graphic novels. Using these kinds of texts with a class can...

Ray Spahn is a fifth grade teacher at Sackets Harbor Elementary School in Upstate New York. He took a few moments to tell us about their school store and how they use it to raise funds. Tell us about your...

Creating a learning environment that is conducive to learning is a necessity for all schools. Today's youth needs assurance that their classrooms will be safe places. Rules and policies are put in place to create a code of conduct for...