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Since it was passed by the 86th legislature and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2019, Texas House Bill 3 (HB3) has already resulted in...

Tip #1: How to Set Up a Gradebook For the first several years after beginning my teaching career, I thought setting up a gradebook was as...

House Bill (HB) 3906, signed by the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019, is bringing several changes to the STAAR test, and there are a few we...

In 2017, the K-8 English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) TEKS were adopted by the Texas State Board of Education. We’ve had a year to...

Starting a new school year is always a little overwhelming. As teachers, we’re charged with preparing an inviting classroom environment...

Picture it. You walk into your color-coded, perfectly organized, amazing classroom on the first day of school. You can just imagine it...

How can I help my child over the summer? This is a question most parents ask themselves at some point during the summer. Is my child...

School has just ended… Both teachers and students are exhausted, yet some students need additional support in order to move on and be...

There are so many things elementary teachers do to increase student knowledge about the writing process. And lucky for us, they all...

We all recognize the signs by now. Our chest begins to tighten, our back pain reappears, that piercing headache returns. It’s testing...

We hope your new year is off to a great start! As we transition into the new year and our focus switches from the holidays to testing...

If ever there was a month filled with activities and crafts galore, it is December! If we’re not making ornaments for the classroom...

We've all felt like Steve Carell's character in The Office .gif below. We HATE being left out!  Well teachers, if you've never tried task...

One issue most teachers face, no matter what subject they teach, is how to keep students motivated in the classroom. This problem seems...

It's that time of the year again - back to school. If you have only been teaching for a short time or even if you have many years of...

The apps and online tools below help review and reinforce spelling and phonics skills in 3rd grade. TEKS: 3.1A, 3.1B, 3.1C, 3.1E, 3.17D,...