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Digital learning is different

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Students need to have access to some high-quality digital resources starting in elementary school. At the same time, schools need to ensure that they provide access to digital resources that are age appropriate.

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28+ Exciting Experiments for Kids in Elementary School

Teachers Pay Teachers

Fuel young minds with elementary science fair project ideas Elementary students love the excitement of hands-on science! These hands-on science experiments for preschoolers are full of excitement! Place their creations on a tray of Jell-O (or a vibrating table) and shake it up.

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Can the Most Populous State Pull Off Universal Pre-K?

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When Wendy Lundeen began teaching transitional kindergarten over a dozen years ago, it was seen as an unconventional option to help prepare children to one day enter elementary school. The transitional kindergarten program is typically offered within existing elementary schools, and all districts will be required to offer it.

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What Will Kids Lose If PBS Gets Cut?

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Most are accompanied with handwritten letters from students extolling the influence children’s television shows had on their journeys to donning the cap and gown — one fresh grad writes that she plans to become an elementary school teacher thanks to PBS. Nine years later, the show premiered.

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4 SEL success tips for elementary schools

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Five years ago, we had about 900 students in our K-5 elementary school, with roughly 40 percent of them either eligible for free or reduced lunch. Being in a geographic area that’s challenged by generational poverty and other socioeconomic issues, we needed a way to overcome some fairly steep challenges on the SEL curriculum front.

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Boycotting book fairs no more

eSchool News

Key points: It’s critical for students to have access to reading opportunities 6 tips to help educators support young readers 3 keys to successful summer reading For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub When I was a kid, my dad never let me shop the Scholastic Book Fair.

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Follett Online Book Fairs a Convenient Option to Keep Kids Reading

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Whether the 2020-21 school year is starting in the classroom or remotely, Follett is ensuring elementary and middle school students won’t be missing out on one of their favorite back-to-school traditions: the book fair. Plew Elementary School in Niceville, Fla. “It

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