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Teaching with Math Exit Tickets

If you are looking for a flexible and quick way to incorporate assessment into your math classroom, math exit tickets may be your answer.

Zoe Del Mar
Shaped Executive Editor

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8 Free Elementary Math Activities

Get your elementary students hooked on math with these games and activities.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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100th Day of School Snack Ideas

Looking for ways to celebrate the 100th day of school with your students? Check out these themed snack ideas to start.

Ali Habashi
Former Shaped Editor

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100th Day of School Trail Mix Recipe Ideas

The 100th day of school can feel like a big milestone—both for students and teachers! Highlight this special day with a celebratory snack like trail mix. We have a few recipe ideas for you to create your own trail mix, including a nut-free version.

Zoe Del Mar
Shaped Executive Editor

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12 Summer and Winter Games Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students

These 12 Olympics activities for elementary and middle school students will let them sharpen their math, social studies, and writing skills.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

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7 Math Small-Group Instructional Strategies

These small group instructional strategies for the math classroom will help ensure your small groups in math class are effective for you and beneficial for students.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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Pearl Harbor Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students

Give a lesson on the significance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day with these Pearl Harbor activities for elementary and middle school students.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

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Election 2021: How Can You Teach the Election Process to Elementary Students?

Discover helpful tips for teaching the election process to elementary students and how important voting is in a democratic society.

LaNesha Tabb
Kindergarten Teacher, Indianapolis, IN

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Teaching Solid Figures: Vertices, Edges and More

In this lesson, students will explore the parts that make up solid figures, including edges, faces, and vertices.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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Structuring the Literacy Block

The most productive literacy block schedules include various reading and writing activities and instruction to help build foundational skills.

Francie Alexander
Senior Vice President, Efficacy & Consulting Research

Dr. Amy Endo
Education Research Director, Supplemental & Intervention Language & Literacy

Renee Behring
Education Research Director, Core ELA

Dr. Terry Salinger
Institute Fellow and Chief Scientist for Literacy Research, American Institutes for Research

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90-Second Science: Quick and Easy Science Experiments

Watch these 90-Second Science videos of quick and easy science experiments for kids that you can do at home or in the classroom.

Shaped Staff

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7 Strategies for Teaching Math to English Language Learners

These ELL strategies for math instruction will help you with teaching math to English language learners and supporting math learning for multilingual students.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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9/11 Activities for Elementary Students

How do you teach younger students about the September 11, 2001 attacks and their impact? We've got you covered with these 9/11 activities for elementary school.

Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Executive Editor

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Teaching about Classifying Polygons

Teach students about the different types of polygons in mathematics, which can be described as flat, closed figures with three or more sides.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor