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make poetry rock for kids | teachmama.com

how to make poetry ROCK for kids (start now — it’s national poetry month!)

Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? It is. What does that even mean? It means that this month is all about celebrating poetry! You know …
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hear poems read by poets: 4 free, fab resources

hear poems read by poets: 4 free, fab resources

I’ve been chatting up poetry all month long, since April is National Poetry Month. I’ve hit you with a few ways to make poetry rock for …
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7 ways to get kids writing (and cool writing prompts for kids!)

Friends. It’s summer, and if your kids are anything like mine, they want to be outside and they want to be at the pool. Or, okay.  They want to …
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celebrate creativity: PBS Kids writers contest for K-3

celebrate creativity: PBS Kids writers contest for K-3

One of the greatest ways to get kids invested and interested in writing is to give them authentic reasons to write. When I was teaching high school, I …
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kid-happy poetry writing haiku and cinquain

kid-happy, pet-inspired poetry writing: haiku and cinquain

      We’ve been dumped on. Big time. Tons of snow has kept us indoors for the last few days, save from the few hours we’ve …
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pal pet poetry contest

pet poetry contest: calling all creative kids!

      As a longtime friend of PAL, Pets Add Life, I’m happy to share news about a cool opportunity for our students, teachers, …
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how to get kids to stop, observe and write

getting kids to stop, observe and write

Our Everyday Journal cards have proven to be a really incredible—and sneaky—way of getting the kids focused and thinking in a way that I’m not sure …
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chalk paint graffiti

chalk paint graffiti: a happy welcome home

Last summer, Maddy came home from an overnight at her Aunt Mary’s house dancing and singing about how Aunt Mary taught her to use chalk. Knowing …
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creative writing for kids

creative writing for kids: photo conversations

Getting kids to write–especially in the summertime–is not an easy task. Granted, for some kiddos, writing is their thing. They journal, …
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everyday journals: creative, thoughtful daily activities for kids

This week, we officially began our Smart Summer 2012, a summer filled with fun learning, focused and free days, and a whole lot of …
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learning with pet poetry (& fun giveaway!)

We love our pooch, we really do. Sure, sometimes I say things to him that I wish I didn’t.   No, Maddy, I  promise we’ll never give Brady …
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magazines for fun and learning | teachmama.com

magazine activities: creative, crafty, sneaky-learning fun

We are huge magazine fans over here. We love finding them in the mailbox, reading them, playing detective with them, crafting with them, and learning …
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UMD Women’s Basketball ROCKS!! ❤️💛🖤🏀

We absolutely love watching you play, @terpswbb !

We love watching you perform, @marylandcheer !

And @mightysoundofmd we love your music and your hilarious signs! 😬😳

See you in Greenville! 

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Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day!

Are you ready? 

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This is how we use the St. Patrick’s Day Brain Teaser Scavenger Hunt! 🍀

Super easy—and makes kids work a little for their golden chocolates! 😉

Grab them here: https://shop.teachmama.com/product/st-patricks-day-scavenger-hunt-4-pack/

<< Tag a pal who needs to know about this and would LOVE to use it with kids or students! >>

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and then there were six
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thank you @thewoobles for giving my mind, heart, and hands something fun to do during a really challenging few months. 

#crochet #thewoobles #brainbreak #teachersanitysaver #shescrafty
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With great sadness, I'm writing to share that my brother-in-law, Jeff Mascott passed away from pancreatic cancer earlier this week--at home, surrounded by family and friends. 

The family is very grateful for the community's immeasurable help, encouragement, and prayers over the past several months since Jeff's diagnosis. 

Jeff's obituary will run this weekend in the Post: 
https://www.collinsfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Jeff-Mascott?obId=27420280&fbclid=IwAR2YTRooCyaLTikfjLeqF4gM-GaB1amZI2OmVl1VtKLUOjWj3Wo4URD8lC8#/obituaryInfo
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Flowers and a basket of @traderjoes faves are salve for a tired and weepy soul. 🌷

Thankful for great, longtime friends 💚💛💚💛

#itshardtobeahuman #thankfulheart #wlhs4evah #teacherbffs
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Almost 30 years of friendship!! I love these smart, beautiful, strong and creative women who walked with me through my early days of teaching. 

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Thank you, Wilde Lake High School, for bringing us together way back when. 

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Missed you, jigofjoy 💛💚

#weareteachers #andoneprincipal #wildelake #wlhs4evah #teacherbffs #wildelakehs #teachersofinstagram #celebratewewill
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Today marks the 4th time in 3 weeks that I have had to hang new Kindness Reminders Tear-off Sheets! 

Makes my heart 🥰!! 

Some kids come by every day and give one to a new person. Others take a bunch for the week. One 2nd grade girl comes by evey morning to tell me who she gave hers to the day before. 

Every little bit helps, friend. And every interaction matters!

#kindnessrocks #adoormadeforme #teachersofinstagram #makeadifference
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Best crew for one of the best @terpswbb games we’ve seen all season! 

And of course super job by @marylandcheer and @mightysoundofmd too! 

#terpswbb #terpsbasketball #familyfun #marylandcheer

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