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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>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>It’s January! Raise your hand if you’re feeling overwhelmed, angry, anxious, and stressed… ME! My hand is raised! I fully enjoyed my Winter Break.&nbsp; I spent a lot of time indoors with my family and met virtually with the rest of the clan.&nbsp; We started a new tradition this year.&nbsp; I bought a 1000 piece &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/how-to-cope-with-the-stress-of-pandemic-teaching-after-winter-break/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="scre

<p>We just finished a life science unit about Salmon.  I like to try to combine Language Arts with Science whenever I can.  That&#8217;s why I came up with my Non-Fiction Animal research units for Primary classrooms. Where I live, we have a program where we can hatch live Salmon eggs in the classroom, watch them &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/how-to-teach-non-fiction-animal/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about How to Teach Non-