Math Night is a great opportunity to get your students – and their parents – excited about math! To help you create a Math Night your students will never forget, and in honor of Math Education Month, we’re sharing four of our favorite activities sure to help your students shine, including: 1. Exploring the Number […]
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March is National Reading Month, and according to the latest report from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), American public schools have some homework to do when it comes to reading instruction. Also known as The Nation’s Report Card, NAEP is the largest nationally representative test of student learning. The test, designed to provide […]
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Imagine trying to learn to read when every word blurs together. Watching TV feels like looking through a fogged-up window. Even everyday tasks — distinguishing food on a plate, finding a dropped object, or moving through a familiar space — come with extra challenges. This is life for more than 50 million Americans with low […]
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Mess can cause stress, but help is on the way! Whether you’re working from a desk, office, or classroom, the beginning of the year is the perfect time to clear the clutter, sort out your space, and set yourself up for a year of focused, stress-free success. Below are just a few magnetic products that […]
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Halloween will be here before we know it, and we’ve got four super spooky STEAM center ideas sure to give your students shivers! Okay, they’re not that scary, but they are fun – and festive! Check out the ideas below to create quick and easy Halloween-themed centers using affordable, reusable magnets: Tangram Pumpkins! Perfect for […]
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The first day of school gives us all the feels! ❤️ Teachers and students alike may be feeling excited, nervous, shy, and even a bit silly. Fun and engaging activities that help your students learn about each other – and about you and your expectations – go a long way toward making everyone comfortable […]
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A neat, tidy, and comfortable classroom is a key contributor to a successful school year (and saving a teacher’s sanity). Below are a few fun, easy, out-of-the-box classroom organization and classroom management ideas: 1. Hanging Curtains You may not think of curtains as management tools, but making the environment more comfortable by blocking bright […]
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A makerspace is the perfect place for kids and adults to MAKE things! Makers can explore various materials, configure and construct solutions to various problems, use various tools and techniques, put the engineering design process to the test, and best of all … learn by doing. National Week of Making (coming soon this month!) is the perfect […]
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Teachers are our first cheerleaders, inspiring us to get creative, try new things, and realize that failing is part of learning—all critical aspects of innovation and the invention process. So, to our former teachers, our kids’ current teachers, and the teachers of the future, we say thank you for inspiring students across the country to […]
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Part of our job as teachers is to empower our students to become conscientious global citizens. Lessons, activities, and projects highlighting environmental issues are solid ways to build the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills and empathy kids will need to tackle these problems as adults. Modeling sustainability in the classroom is another way to teach your […]
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