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The Day My Little Free Library Came Home

By Lisa Van Gemert 17 Comments

I hope you’ve seen Little Free Libraries. In fact, I hope you have a Little Free Library in your neighborhood or even in your yard. If you’re not familiar with them, Little Free Libraries were started by awesome Wisconsite Todd Bol, who wanted to honor his mom, a bibliophilic former schoolteacher. He put one in […]

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My 5 Favorite Office Supplies

By Lisa Van Gemert 6 Comments

I became a teacher because I like office supplies. I love kids, and I love learning, but let’s face it: I’m also in it for the colored pens. I think it began with these guys. If I ever meet Mr. Sketch in person, I’m going to plant a big smooch right on his lips. After […]

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Quick and easy brain breaks with dice!

By Lisa Van Gemert 2 Comments

Brain breaks are wonderful, and they’re best when they’re quick and easy. Using nothing more than a handful of dice and a free printable, I’ve got 30 quick and easy brain breaks you can do with absolutely no prep. Why Use Brain Breaks? If you read what I wrote about the reticular activating system, you […]

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Kinesthetics in the Classroom

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Everyone is a kinesthetic learner. Teachers need to get students moving in class to get students learning in class and out of it. Everyone knows that, right? Yet often it can be tricky to know just how to infuse that into a classroom. Here’s the slidedeck that accompanies my session on using kinesthetics in the […]

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Do You Know These Tech Tools?

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Tech tools make learning {and lesson preparation} more fun, and often more interesting. Do you know these favorite tech tools of mine? 1. Classtools for QR Code Scavenger Hunts QR codes can be spectacularly fun in class, and Classtools has a particularly cool trick for teachers. Just type in a series of questions, and it will […]

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8 Essential Tips & Resources for Educators of Gifted Kids

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Educators need specific resources and strategies for teaching gifted kids, and I could (and do) spend days and days on helping them find those resources an develop those strategies. (See my Speaking page for more on that). This post came about when I received an email from a reader who wrote in part: Dear Lisa, I […]

Filed Under: EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF THE GIFTED, RESOURCES, STRATEGIES, TEACHING, TECH Tagged With: resources, teaching

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