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We Are Officially Obsessed With This P.E. Teacher’s Bike “Bus”
11 mil likes. 28K followers. 2.7 million views. These aren’t stats from…
Help! I’m Sick of Parents Letting Their Kids Skip School
Dear We Are Teachers, It’s my 10th year teaching 9th grade World…
117 Moving Quotes About Art
Art has been created and enjoyed since the beginning of humankind. Art…
Help! I Got Marked Down for Not Being “Entertaining” Enough
Dear We Are Teachers, For my first two years of teaching 7th…
Help! I Got in Trouble for “Liking” a Snow Day Post
Dear We Are Teachers, Last week, I “liked” a tweet from our…
Help! Why Am I Doing Half My Coworker’s Job?
Dear We Are Teachers, My 3rd-grade partner teacher is out on maternity…
Help! My Students Insist On Shorts When It’s 10 Degrees Outside
Dear We Are Teachers, I teach 5th grade in the Milwaukee area.…
Make Your Own Custom “Connections” Puzzles
Connections fans, rejoice! You and your students can now make your own…
25 High School English Activities You'll Want To Try Right Now
Engaging middle and high schoolers can sometimes be tricky. How many times…
This One Small Change Can Boost Student Collaboration in Math Class
Excitement, engagement, collaboration. These are words a teacher might use to describe…
125 Positive Words of Encouragement for Kids
Every student needs to hear words of encouragement. Students believe what we…
15 Clever Yo-Yo Tricks for All Skill Levels
Regardless of your age, everyone probably remembers receiving a yo-yo as a…
This Teacher Was Funding Her School’s Treasured Coffee Cart Herself
Listen. We love a story about a fabulous teacher. Even better is…
Teachers and Parents: Stop Telling Kids You’re Bad at Math
In fourth grade, I struggled with subtraction. But instead of branding me…
50 Differentiated Instruction Strategies Every Teacher Can Use
As a teacher, you already know that every student in your classroom…