The Perfect First Day of School
The first day of school is important. Like, really important. I mean no pressure but the first day sets the tone for the rest of the...
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Shea LaFountaine
- Jan 31
- 6 min
How to Do a "Math Talk" and Why You Should Be Doing Them, Like... Now
Okay, what's a math talk? Sounds boring. It's not! Weirdly enough, students LOVE math talks! So what are they? Allow me to explain... A...
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Shea LaFountaine
- Sep 21, 2022
- 7 min
4 Survival Tips for Teacher Moms
Teaching is HARD! Parenting is HARD! Doing them at the same time is seemingly impossible. I'm here to tell you that you can do it! Just...
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Shea LaFountaine
- Jun 23, 2022
- 7 min
4 Tips to Survive Teaching as an Introvert
Advice to help introverted teachers avoid feeling like they need to curl up in a hole and hide at the end of each school day. I consider...
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Shea LaFountaine
- Jun 23, 2022
- 15 min
6 Lifesaving Tips for Managing Behavior in The Classroom
When I first started teaching, my behavior management was truly horrific. It actually physically pains me now to think about how chaotic...
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Shea LaFountaine
- May 29, 2022
- 9 min
5 Tips For teaching Math Word Problems
Teaching math word problems is, well, a problem. Why? The issue here is that you aren’t teaching students to do a certain thing, you’re...
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Shea LaFountaine
- May 29, 2022
- 6 min
10 Easy Science Experiments Using Materials Found In Most Kitchens
Teachers don't make a ton of money, that's no secret, so shelling out big bucks for science materials isn't really an option. I mean...
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Shea LaFountaine
- May 28, 2022
- 4 min
6 Ways To Learn With Sidewalk Chalk
I've spent countless hours this summer watching my son, Adrian, play with sidewalk chalk. He's obsessed! If there's one thing I've...
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Shea LaFountaine
- May 26, 2022
- 11 min
Get Organized! Tips For Setting Up a Functional Classroom
This past August my district was blessed with almost two straight weeks of teacher work days before the first day of school. My calling...
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Shea LaFountaine
- May 24, 2022
- 7 min
4 Easy Ways to Make Any Math a Game
It’s no secret that math is the most feared subject of most students. It can be confusing and incredibly boring. At least, I always...
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Shea LaFountaine
- May 23, 2022
- 11 min
Get Up! Incorporating Movement In Your Classroom
If you could walk into a classroom from 50 years ago, I imagine it would look something like this: Wooden desks are aligned in tidy rows....
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Shea LaFountaine
- May 12, 2022
- 10 min
4 Ways to Make Instruction Meaningful and Banish The "I Don't Care" Attitude In Your Classroom
Picture that guy you know with very little general knowledge. Everyone knows one. He keeps you absolutely baffled. How is it possible...
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Shea LaFountaine
- May 12, 2022
- 4 min
Let's Talk About the Coke Ad
I cannot ignore my deeply seeded concern for this latest of social phenomenons. When the teacher’s lounge conversation turned to the...
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Shea LaFountaine
- May 12, 2022
- 6 min
Why Common Core Math Is Not The Actual Devil
You don’t even have to be part of the education world to know what people think about common core math. It’s like suddenly everyone is an...
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Shea LaFountaine
- May 12, 2022
- 8 min
7 Secrets For surviving Your First Year Of Teaching
Here's the thing about teaching, it's not so much a job as it is a craft that you have to hone and perfect over many years. For most...
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