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IEP Goal Writing for the Real World
Learn the “Double Check” strategy for IEP goal writing so you can “Double Down” on what’s most important.January Get Your Teach on series.
National Today: Global School Play Day History & Activities
Learn 5 interesting facts about playtime, FAQs, and find activity ideas for Global School Play Day.
Global School Play Day
Visit the Global School Play Day website. Global School Play Day is for public schools, private schools, and homeschool families! Let's...
National Institute of Play
Play is central to healthy lives. Today, a diverse body of play research has shown that play is central to leading healthy, productive human...
The Serious Business of Play
This resource, from the American Psychological Association, offers recommendations to soothe anxiety and foster healthy child development in all...
5 Proven Benefits of Play
This resource explores five proven benefits to support play in schools at home.
The Cognitive Benefits of Play: Effects on the Learning Brain
Learn how playful behavior appears to have positive effects on the brain and on a child’s ability to learn.
Why Play is Important
This resource explores why play is important, the difference between structured and unstructured play, and play at the different developmental levels.
Parents' Guide to Structured Vs. Unstructured Play
Through play, children can develop important life skills that help prepare them for experiences later in life. There are two types of play:...
Family Reading Reset
A blog post that provides six strategies for families to "reset" students' interest in and joy of reading.
How Telling Stories Helps Kids Learn
From PBS Kids Parents, discover how telling stories support student learning.
World Read Aloud Day Book Picks 2023
In celebration of World Read Aloud Day this year, Scholastic has highlighted 30 books that make us feel excited and inspired to celebrate reading...
Build A Story
This build-a-story challenge by LitWorld is a great reading and writing activity to celebrate World Read Aloud Day or another day in class. Have...
Storyline Online
If you are an elementary school teacher looking for straightforward ways to integrate story exploration into your classroom, Storyline Online is a...
Early Literacy Instruction Strategies
Evidence based early literacy instructional strategies from preschool through grade two.
The Reading Wars: Busting the Myths of Reading Instruction: Lower Elementary
The Reading Wars: A back and forth debate over which way is best to teach students to read. Well, we are here and ready to prepare you for battle. We...
The Reading Wars: Busting the Myths of Reading Instruction: Middle School
The Reading Wars: A back and forth debate over which way is best to teach students to read. Well, we are here and ready to prepare you for battle. We...
Filtering Resources
An overview of filtering resources inside the Indiana Learning Lab.
The Science of Reading and The Developing Brain : Birth to Age 5 What We Know and What We Do
From birth to age 5, a child’s brain develops more than at any other time in life. Early brain development has a lasting impact on a child’s...
Animated Google Classroom Header
Flipped Classroom Tutorials showcases how to use Canva to create a custom animated Google Classroom header in this resource.
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