Fresh Ideas for Creative Teaching
Have you seen CTP’s new magnet books yet? We took some of these to IRA with us and they received a ton of attention from teachers! I thought it would be a good idea to give you a little magnet book lesson, so you can see how cool these little books are! I created several [...]
THE SCENARIO: You’ve just walked into your classroom after indoor recess ready to start your afternoon. You’ve planned an awesome writing lesson that you know your students will LOVE! You explain to your students that it is time for their writing lesson and you start to hook them in by explaining what they are about [...]
As a 4th grade teacher, the writing process is an important part of Abby Merrill’s daily curriculum. Abby created this super cute way to track student’s writing progress by using CTP’s library pockets. Abby created a visual display to track where her students are at in the writing process by using color coded 1 inch [...]
It’s so important to discuss Martin Luther King Jr. Day with your students. Teaching the meaning of the holiday and Dr. King’s vision and beliefs is an integral part of the lesson. As teachers, we often focus on that famous “I Have A Dream” speech and teach our students that Dr. King not only wanted [...]
If you follow my blog, you know that I created the cutest caterpillar activity using the 1 inch and 6 inch Poppin’ Pattern Dots. There are so many amazing learning opportunities with one simple product. Here are some of the ideas I came up with… As I was looking through Pinterest recently, I found a [...]
I had the best time in Atlanta at the NAEYC conference! It’s always so much fun to travel with the Creative Teaching Press crew! What a great group of people to spend time with! I presented with the legendary Tommie Netzer, who is retiring as CTP’s Creative Consultant. This was Tommie’s last workshop and it [...]
Election day is right around the corner. I’ve created a few quick and easy freebies to use in your own classroom to celebrate this important day! My two favorite books to read are Grace for President and Duck for President. These are great to start discussions about the responsibilities of holding an office and voting. [...]
Do you want a super easy center activity for your students? I’ve created a really cute patterning activity using CTP’s pumpkin stickers and border! When I create patterning activities, I like to use sentence strips. A really cute alternative is this cute pumpkin border! Turn the border over and just start creating patterns with your [...]
Kids love it when you tie seasonal activities into the curriculum! Learning becomes so much fun when it is associated with a particular holiday or season! I can remember my students cheering if I introduced a lesson that had anything to do with Halloween! I do know that Halloween can be off-limits in certain school [...]
The Creative Teaching Press calendar cut-outs have so many uses besides the calendar! As a teacher, these were always a staple in my classroom. In addition to having multiple uses, I love how they have different colors on each side of the cut-out. This makes them perfect for games and patterning activities! I used the [...]
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