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12 Must-Teach Classroom Procedures and Routines
If classroom management is top of mind for you as we begin another school year, you’re not alone. So many educators in our WeAreTeachers community tell us they struggle with classroom management and are looking for support. These 12 classroom procedures, recommended in our WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook, are a great place to start.
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1. Use hand signals.
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50 of Our All-Time Favorite Classroom Quotes
We love using inspirational quotes to motivate and inspire students. Sometimes the right words in the right moment can make all the difference. Here are some of our all-time favorite classroom quotes, as spotted on Instagram.
If you’d like even more classroom quotes, we publish new ones weekly on our kid-friendly site: the Daily Classroom Hub. Make sure to bookmark the link!
1. Be the leader in a school of fish.
2. Be a pineapple. Stand tall, wear a crown, and be sweet on the inside.
3. We ha...
Classrooms Everywhere Are Taking the #NationalBookChallenge, and We Can’t Get Enough
As a classroom teacher, is there anything better than when students hold a finished project in their hands, filled with pride? We can’t think of anything better, either! That’s why we can’t stop looking at the entries to the #NationalBookChallenge, a national writing contest sponsored by Studentreasures Publishing.
Just look at those faces!
To participate in the challenge, simply order a free publishing kit, which has everything you need to publish a classbook. Then, invite your students’ ima...
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Hannah Hudson is the editorial director of WeAreTeachers. You can follow her on Twitter at @hannahthudson or on Facebook here. Email her at hannah@weareteachers.com.
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Librarian Tip of the Week: It's Okay to Be Bored Now and Then - WeAreTeachers
 This week’s tip is submitted by Jamie A. Swenson. Do you have a reading tip to share? Leave it below and we may feature it as our tip of the week!...