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Welcome to the Fresh Ideas for Teaching blog & podcast. Within these pages, you’ll find helpful tips, lesson freebies, and more from teachers, authors, and other educators just like you. We hope that our posts not only inspire you but also serve to keep you informed on new PreK-12 curriculum solutions and tools that will help you hone your teaching craft.

Student Engagement Blogs

Student Engagement

Using a MathPlay Approach for 3rd Grade Multiplication

Feb 24

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Make it a Goal to Leverage Current Events in Your Math Class

Jan 23

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Do Students Really Understand the Math Concept?

Aug 23

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4 Fun Back-to-School Getting-to-Know-You Activities for Students

Aug 23

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Glory and Hope: Nelson Mandela Day

Jul 23

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Summer Reading Challenge

Jul 23

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Engaging Math Activities for the Little Ones at Home

Jul 23

Engaging Students with High-interest Summer Learning Math Activities

Jun 23

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Exploring Functions with my Second Grader

Feb 23

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Digital Choice Boards

Feb 23

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Revisiting Classroom Routines: The First Week After Winter Break

Jan 23

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How to Foster Wonder, Beauty, and Joy in the Math Classroom

Dec 22

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Using “The Book List” as a Mentor Text

Dec 21

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Motivating Students with Science Stories

Nov 22

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Do Students Really Understand the Math Concept?

Nov 22

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Rich Math Tasks for the Classroom

Oct 22

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Keepin’ Science Real Part 2: Time for Phenomena

Oct 22

4 Ways to Guide Students to Success

Oct 22

3 Quick and Effective Lesson Starters

Sep 22

“Where I’m From” Writing Activity

Aug 22

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Practical Tips for Using Authentic Resources in the World Language Classroom

Aug 23

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Assessing Knowledge and Cleverness in the Math Classroom

Aug 22

4 Ways To Maximize Student Engagement

Jun 22

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Keeping the Joy In Summer Reading

Jun 22

Summer Send-Off Postcard Project

Jun 22

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Two Strategies to Rebuild Learners’ Confidence in Risk-taking

May 22

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Listening To Students’ Mathematical Ideas

May 22

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Career & Technical Education: 7 Steps to Success in High School EMT Programs

Apr 22

10 Book Report Alternatives

Apr 22

Engaging Students with Phenomena: Why Can’t We Walk Through Walls?

Apr 22

Biology: A Science That Keeps Changing

Mar 22

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Supporting Our Upper Level Readers

Mar 22

4 Ways To Celebrate National Reading Month

Mar 22

The 4 Principles of Word Study

Feb 22

3 Math Games to Engage Early Elementary Students

Aug 22

Words Their Way Wednesdays

Feb 22

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How to Organize a Celebration of Black History Month in Your School

Jan 22

Using “The Book List” as a Mentor Text

Dec 21

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5 Critical Components For Mathematical Proficiency

Dec 21

4 Inspiring STEM Fair Talks To Use In Your Classroom

Dec 21

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3 Ways To Use Authentic Resources for Teaching Spanish

Dec 21

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An Engaging Activation Routine for Secondary Math Students

Nov 21

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Give Them Something to Talk About!

Oct 21

How to Guide Your Students As Digital Citizens

Oct 21

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3 Ways to Celebrate National Book Month

Oct 21

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Prioritizing Student Check-ins, MathPlay, and Feedback

Sep 21

What Makes the Oceans Move?

Aug 21

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Incorporating Student Voice in the Classroom

Jul 21

4 Practices Math Teachers Should Keep From Hybrid Learning

Jul 21

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Who's Driving this Learning?

Jul 21

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Social-Emotional Learning for Lower Elementary Students

Jun 21

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Engaging Math Activities for the Little Ones at Home

Jun 21

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Engaging Math Activities for the Little Ones at Home

Jun 21

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Unpacking the New Mathematical Practices of AP® Precalculus

May 22

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Finding the Positives in a Challenging School Year

May 21

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Using Multiple Approaches to a Math Question

May 21

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Rethinking Middle School Math

May 21

In a Reading Slump?

Apr 21

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Strategies to Engage Students in Math Class via Hybrid Learning

Apr 21

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Representing Student Identities in the Classroom

Apr 21

Environmental Literacy: A Lot More than the 3 Rs

Apr 21

Ensuring Equity & Access for All Students in Your Science Classroom

Mar 21

Phenomena-Based Learning in The Science Classroom

Mar 21

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7 Ways to Celebrate The Black Community in Your Classroom All Year

Feb 21

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Black History Month Recommended Reading: Books to Add to Your Classroom Library

Feb 21

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How to Differentiate for Success in the Science Classroom

Feb 21

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Tell Me Something Good

Feb 21

Black History Month: Recommended Reading for Educators

Feb 21

Activities to Foster Social-Emotional Learning With Elementary Students

Jan 21

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Involving Parents in The Classroom, Virtually

Jan 21

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10 Tips For Remote Teaching: Takeaways From 2020

Dec 20

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7 Tips for Talking About Diversity

Dec 20

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Pre-K Freebies for the Holidays

Dec 20

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How To Nurture Scientific Literacy

Dec 20

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Addressing Unfinished Learning in the Mathematics Classroom

Nov 20

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Cultivating An Inclusive Classroom Library Year-Round

Nov 20

Learning To Read: What Really Matters with Dr. Judy Wallis

Nov 20

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Keeping Students Engaged During Distance Learning

Nov 20

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Learning to Read: What Really Matters With Dr. P. David Pearson

Nov 20

7 Last-Minute Halloween Activities for Distance Learning

Oct 20

Taking Your Word Study Lessons Up a Notch

Oct 20

3 Ways to Facilitate Culturally Responsive Learning in the Science Classroom

Oct 20

10 Books to Inspire You to Lead In Times of Change

Oct 20

Orthography: An Anchor Concept for Word Study

Oct 20

How Word Sorts Mimic the Development of Tacit Knowledge

Oct 20

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4 Ways To Bring The Fun Back Into Your Virtual Classroom

Oct 20

Anyone Out There? Distance Learning Tips When Teaching Into the Void

Oct 20

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3 Steps To Start a Margin Project In Your School

Sep 20

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Learning To Read: What Really Matters with Frank Serafini

Sep 20

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Launching Book Clubs in a Remote Learning Environment

Sep 20

Constitution Day: Connecting The Founding Document To Current Events

Sep 20

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Strengthening Writing and Media Literacy Instruction During Distance Learning

Sep 20

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Quick Tips for Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning

Sep 20

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Free Science Webinars for High School Students

Sep 20

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Using Multiple Approaches to a Math Question

May 21

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Keepin’ Science Real: STEM it Up!

Sep 22

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Tips for Engaging Readers and Writers in K-12 Classrooms

Sep 22

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