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9 Fun Activities for the End of the School Year
By Andrew Hawk The fourth grading quarter is well underway, and soon many schools will bring another year to an end. This year marks the conclusion of my twenty-first year working in public education. While this is my first year … Continue reading
The Golden Hour: Dear Class of 2020
By Barbara Gruener I’d never even heard the phrase the golden hour until I entered that second-grade classroom in early March for a mindfulness visit and my student jumped up, blurting out, “Yay, it’s time for my golden hour!” Before … Continue reading
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Making the Most of the End of the School Year
By Shannon Anderson, author of Mindset Power: A Kid’s Guide to Growing Better Every Day For most teachers, the school year is a whole lot of teaching lessons with some fun sprinkled in. But at the very end of the … Continue reading
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Ideas for End-of-the-School-Year Celebrations
By Andrew Hawk It’s hard to believe, but another school year is nearing its conclusion. The weather is finally turning warm again after what was a brutal winter in many states. Practices for warm weather sports have resumed. This time … Continue reading
Finishing Touches: Meaningful Activities to End the School Year
By Shannon Anderson, author of Coasting Casey Each May, I wonder how another school year could be over already—just when I’ve bonded with all of the kids and watched them grow so much, and just when we’ve become a big, … Continue reading