Depending on when your school year begins, the infamous 3 words of “Here we go” resonant with any teacher kicking off another school year or maybe it’s your first crack at teaching! Promise, you’ll be ok. The inspiration for this post comes from my daughter who is studying to be […]
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Good-bye!
“Goodbye” can be a hard word to say—especially when we don’t want something to end. For young children, it can feel even harder. They may not have the words to express it, but saying goodbye to something or someone they love deeply can be an emotional experience. Whether it’s the […]
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Posters, Posters, Posters!
At Time Matters Most, we love to create. Posters are near and dear to our heart because there are so many benefits to having posters in your classroom. Combined, we have over 35 years of teaching experience, we have both seen the tremendous impact posters can have on students’ learning. […]
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ALL ABOUT ME!
I love the phrase ‘classroom family’! I use it in my teaching vocabulary daily. How can we be a strong classroom family? Is this how our classroom family takes care of our materials? If we are a classroom family, does that mean we exclude anyone? If the noise is this […]
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The Pencil
At a teacher’s conference this image was displayed for all educators to ponder over and reflect on. The image was a pencil, a broken pencil, and two new pencils. When you look at it, what do you see? What does it mean to you as an educator? Teaching is such […]
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