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Category Archives: Teaching
8 Ways to Encourage Positive Food and Body Conversations Through the New Year’s Resolution Diet-Talk Onslaught
By Liz Bergren As the clock winds down toward 2019, many of us start to finalize our New Year’s resolutions. These resolutions can be anything we want them to be—spend more time with family, spend more time in nature, volunteer, … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Teaching
Tagged food, healthy diet, kids and food, talk with kids
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Clean, Comfy, and Qualified: How (and Why) to Assemble a Teaching “Uniform”
By Otis Kriegel, author of Everything a New Elementary School Teacher REALLY Needs to Know (But Didn’t Learn in College) Not sure what to wear to work? Think back to one or two of your own teachers who looked like … Continue reading
Walking the Talk: How Allies Can Support LGBTQ Students on National Coming Out Day
By Kelly Huegel Madrone, author of LGBTQ: The Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens We’re fast approaching National Coming Out Day (October 11)—when LGBTQ folks everywhere celebrate who they are by affirming their identities, some for … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Teaching
Tagged Free Spirit author, gay youth, gender, gender expression, inclusiveness, LGBTQ, trans students
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Tips for Building Successful Partnerships Between Special Education and Mainstream Teachers
By Benjamin Farrey-Latz, author of I Can Learn Social Skills! Poems About Getting Along, Being a Good Friend, and Growing Up, and Amara Danielson Teachers work with many individuals to support their students. Special education teachers and general education or … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Disabilities, Teaching
Tagged co-teaching, differentiation, Free Spirit author, IEP, IEPs, parents, special education, special needs, students, teachers
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Building a Vibrant Classroom Library
By Amadee Ricketts, author of Gentle Hands and Other Sing-Along Songs for Social-Emotional Learning The start of a new school year is a great time to think about building or enhancing your classroom library. Even in schools with well-staffed, well-stocked … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching
Tagged books, children’s books, Free Spirit author, graphic novels, libraries, library
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