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All Posts Tips for Substitutes Information for Schools Lesson Plans & Activities Fun Facts & Trivia

7 Fun Minute to Win It Games for Kids: Substitute Teacher Activities

What Is Bernoulli’s Principle? A Simple Guide for Teaching Kids of All Ages

3rd Grade Vocabulary Words: 150+ Words Every Third Grader Should Know

Argumentative Essay Topics for Students: Prompt Ideas and Writing Tips

120+ Synonyms with Example Sentences

Affect vs. Effect: Simple Tricks & Examples in Sentences

26 Alliteration Examples + Alliteration Definition

28+ Dinosaur Facts for Kids (Plus Mastodon Facts!)

Amazing Animal Facts for Kids

30 Interesting Facts About Earth for Kids

Surprising Facts for Kids About the Human Body and Brain

41 Amazing Science Facts for Elementary Kids

4th Grade Spelling Words: 100+ Vocabulary Words for Fourth Graders

100 Spelling Words & Vocabulary Words for 5th Grade

38 5th Grade Writing Prompts for Essays

20 Hilarious Tongue Twisters for Kids

30 Easy Metaphor Examples (Quick Lesson Idea for Substitute Teachers)

Compare Numbers Worksheet for Elementary (Free Download)

80+ Transition Words for Essays and Paragraphs (With Examples)

24 Jokes for Kindergarten Students

27 Weird & Amazing Fun Facts for Kids

33 Jokes & Riddles for 3rd Graders (with Answers!)

Creative & Unique Back-to-School Bulletin Board Theme Ideas

20 Perfect Brain Teasers for 5th Grade Kids

Guess the Sound Game: Fun Indoor Activity for Elementary Kids

29+ Hilarious Jokes for 5th Grade

Back-to-School Journal Prompts for the First Day of School

Expectations for the first day of school or when meeting students for the first time

35 Jokes, Puns, and Riddles for 2nd Grade (with Answers!)

Welcome Back to School Letter to Parents from Teacher: Email Template

150+ Words to Describe a Person: Positive & Negative Adjectives

42 Funny Debate Topics for Elementary Students (+ 10 Controversial Topics for Kids)

7 Essential Brain Breaks for Kindergarten Classrooms

33 Funny Jokes for First Graders

Kid-Friendly Jokes of the Day for Elementary Students

15 Fun Knock-Knock Jokes for 4 Year Olds

Fun Morning Meeting Activities for Elementary Classrooms

Quick Attention-Grabbers for Elementary Classroom Teachers

Call-and-Response Attention-Grabbers for Preschool Teachers

End-of-the-Day Classroom Games for Elementary Substitute Teachers

Creating Memorable Endings for 4th Grade Personal Narratives

8 Brain Breaks for Kids: Fun Activity Ideas for Substitute Teachers

Fun Icebreaker Games For Substitute Teachers (Ice Breaker Questions with Worksheets)

Lesson Plan: Phonics Fun with Short Vowels

8 Fun Time Filler Activities For Substitute Teachers