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5th Grade Teacher Wins Her Classroom Wishlist From Teach Starter
An elementary teacher won her entire classroom wishlist from Teach Starter!
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Fire Safety for Kids: 12 Ideas to Add to Your Lesson Plan
Need ideas to teach fire safety for kids? Providing a variety of fun lessons will ensure their knowledge and fire safety confidence!
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14 International Day of Peace Activities and Books for Your Classroom
Try these peaceful activities to do with your students on the International Day of Peace or anytime throughout the year.
Teaching Ideas
View more →Unlock your teaching potential with easy-to-implement inspiration for your classroom. Here you'll find tried and tested classroom activities, teaching strategies, and classroom management tips to discover just how effectively you can teach. Help your students have more 'I did it' moments and fewer 'I don't get it' moments.
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14 International Day of Peace Activities and Books for Your Classroom
Try these peaceful activities to do with your students on the International Day of Peace or anytime throughout the year.
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Teachers' Favorite Fall Poems for Kids to Add to Your Classroom Poetry List
Bring autumn into the classroom with fall poems for kids from classic authors plus teacher-loved activities to teach personification, onomatopoeia, and more elements of poetry.
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Math Vocabulary Words Are Important: Here's How to Teach Them
Find out why math vocabulary words are so important and how to teach them in your classroom.
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Teachers' Favorite Ideas for Grandparents Day Crafts and Fun in the Classroom
Use these ideas for Grandparents' Day and National Grandparents' Day crafts in your classroom this holiday!
In the Classroom
View more →Managing your learning spaces and keeping your classroom organized makes a big difference to student behavior and how smoothly your daily routines run. Take a look at our best classroom organization tips, along with classroom display and decor ideas. We'll help you figure out flexible seating and set up a rich visible learning environment.
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5th Grade Teacher Wins Her Classroom Wishlist From Teach Starter
An elementary teacher won her entire classroom wishlist from Teach Starter!
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Fire Safety for Kids: 12 Ideas to Add to Your Lesson Plan
Need ideas to teach fire safety for kids? Providing a variety of fun lessons will ensure their knowledge and fire safety confidence!
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5 Red Ribbon Week Ideas to Bring Drug-Free Discussions to Life in Your Classroom
Use these Red Ribbon Week ideas to decorate your classroom and get students talking about what it means to be drug-free.
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10 Creative Interactive Bulletin Board Ideas to Make Students Think
Have you ever put together an interactive bulletin board display? Read all about how to create these engaging and fun wall displays!
Life and Wellbeing
View more →For all of the rewarding experiences teaching provides, there are always difficult ones too. Here is where you can come to shake those off … to recharge, to giggle, to learn, and to remember what it is that brought you to this career. Whether you are a beginning teacher looking for support and inspiration, or a seasoned teacher in need of a dose of funny, these posts will help you to round out your day just the way you need.
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How to Get a Teaching Job: Expert Tips From Teachers Who Got the Gig
Looking for your first teacher job or teaching position? Veteran teachers shared their guaranteed tips for how to get a teaching job.
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The Best and Worst Plants for the Classroom (And How to Care for Them)
Do you want to know the five best plants to keep in the classroom? Check out this list of allergy-free, easy-care indoor plants for teachers!
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The Best Teacher Shoes: How to Find Them + Discounts
What the experts say about the most comfortable teacher shoes PLUS the best teacher discounts on shoes!
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How to Prepare for a Teaching Interview + Printable Teaching Portfolio Templates
Get expert tips on how to prepare for a teaching interview and the answer to the question: Do I need a teaching portfolio?
About Teach Starter
View more →Have you ever wondered who is bringing you all of the resources and inspiration you find on the Teach Starter website and social media pages? Read our stories, hear about our growing community and find out what's new at Teach Starter HQ.
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Meet the Teacher — Brittany Collins
Meet one of the teachers creating engaging teaching resources for elementary classrooms right here at Teach Starter!
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Meet the Teacher - Randi Smith
Meet Teach Starter resource producer Randi Smith, a 16-year veteran of the elementary education system.
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Meet Our Teacher - Natalie Brown
Get to know the team behind the resources in our series of team biographies. Meet Teach Starter US Content and Resource Manager, Natalie Brown!
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Meet the Author - Jeanne Sager
Get to know the team behind the resources in our series of team biographies. Meet Teach Starter US Brand and Community Engagement Specialist, Jeanne Sager.
For Parents
View more →Bookmark this page for no-nonsense, actionable tips and tricks to help support your child through their schooling journey (plus awesome ideas and teacher-designed downloadable school holiday activities too!). We'll look at everything from homework tips for parents, to what you can do to help when your kids are learning to read.
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COVID-19: Teach Starter's Support for Schools, Teachers, Parents, and Students Affected
As the global impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve, both our Teach Starter members' success in and out of the classroom, and our team’s well-being, is paramount. Our hearts go out to the people who have been affected and we appreciate those around the world who are on the front line working to contain the virus.
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Should My Child Repeat Kindergarten? | A Teacher-Mother Perspective
Read all about a teacher mother's journey in the decision of repeating her son in Kindergarten.
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"Quiet Please!" A Parent's Guide to Peacefully Creating Calm
Find out how to beat the busyness of life with these simple ways of creating calm for yourself and your children.
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Art Ideas for Kids: Outdoor Line Drawing
Check out how I took this simple kids art activity and turned into something special! With tips for parents and curriculum links for teachers, this post might just spark your children's creative imagination.