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<p>One of the hardest jobs in the school is one who has to be ready when the phone rings: the substitute teacher. While it can be difficult to plan for a substitute, it is even hard to walk into a classroom that is not yours and ensure students are still learning! So, these are ten &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/10-tips-for-substitute-teachers-to-make-your-job-easy/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about 10 Tips for Substitute Tea

<p>Classroom management can be a struggle for so many reasons. However, if you find a way to involve students in your classroom management plan, you’ll have better success. I have used this tried and true classroom management plan for the last 20 years and it works great! All you need to do is group your &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/easy-classroom-management-plan-that-works/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Easy Classroom

<p>This time of year there is so much going on! However, Easter is always a highlight for students because, much like Santa, the Easter Bunny usually leaves them a little bit of a surprise to find in the morning! With these 10 Easter crafts for elementary, your students can make decorations for home and help &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/10-simple-easter-crafts-for-elementary/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about 10 Simple East

<p>March is on its way out the door and April is ready to bloom! What does this mean? It is time to break out the new picture books and their corresponding April Picture Book Pals! Using Picture Book Pals with these four amazing books is a great way to help students boost their reading skills &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/4-amazing-april-picture-book-pals-books/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about 4 Amazing April Picture Book

<p>As April showers wash away the snow and slush, we start to see the world around us transform once again. When the trees start to bloom and the grass turns back to green, it gets harder to stay inside. However, you can bring the outdoors in with these April crafts for kids that feature colorful &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/10-simple-april-crafts-for-kids/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about 10 Simple April Crafts for Kids</

<p>If you’re anything like me and have been teaching for more than a minute, you have probably had a difficult child in your classroom. This is the one that takes up more of your time than any other not because of academics but behavior. I had a student who was exhausting, I became her ally. &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/reach-difficult-students/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about How to Reach Difficult Students with Kindness

<p>Will it be in like a lion and out like a lamb or the other way around? No matter how you slice it, March is here which means it is time for March read-alouds! I love reading with my students and I love it, even more, when they have meaningful reading activities to do that &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/march-meaningful-reading-activities/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Amp Up March with Easy Meaningful Reading Activitie

<p>We all know that two plus two equals four. However, there was a point in our lives where even solving that simple equation would have been incredibly difficult for us. In primary school hands-on math is one of the best ways to learn math facts and increase skills. However, math manipulatives don’t come cheap, but &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/collect-math-manipulatives/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Why and How to Col

<p>We are almost through February and that means we are getting closer to March which can bring spring rain! In addition to the changing seasons, we also have the luck of the Irish heading our way! With all of this fun happening, it’s a great time to do simple spring crafts with kids. 1: What’s &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/spring-craft-activities/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about 10 Simple Spring Craft Activities for Stude

<p>The classroom can be like a maze if you don’t have it set up in a way that is organized. Between student desks, tables, and various other areas of your classroom, it can be easy for a traffic jam to happen. Top all that off with elementary students loving to huddle together, and it can &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/easy-movement-in-the-classroom/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Creating Lanes for Easy Movement in the Cl

<p>Every month presents a new opportunity for us to dive into a different theme. Last month, we had great January reads with Picture Pals that focused on winter fun! In February, we have the Lunar New Year, Black History Month, and Valentine’s Day to think of. When you’re choosing February reading activities, you want to &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/picture-book-pal-reading-activities-this-february/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-tex

<p>Welcome to my blog series on STEAM STORIES CLICK HERE to get your own copy of this week So this week started off with the children already knowing the book. They read it to their big buddies on the Friday prior. I decided to spread out the study of this book over 2 weeks. The &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/week-2-of-steam-stories-little-red-apple/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Week 2 of STEAM STORIES &#8211; Little

<p>Welcome to my blog series on STEAM STORIES. CLICK HERE to get your own copy of this week This week we started off the whole lesson series. This curriculum is designed to be used all year. It&#8217;s ideal for a Grade 2 curriculum in Canada which is more aligned with a 1st Grade curriculum in &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/welcome-to-my-blog-series-on-steam/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Week One of STEAM STORIES &#82