easy tips Archives - Easy Teaching Tools https://easyteachingtools.com/tag/easy-tips Empowering Teachers to Work Smarter, Stay Organized, and Leave School on Time Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:02:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 https://easyteachingtools.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Favicon-100x100.png easy tips Archives - Easy Teaching Tools https://easyteachingtools.com/tag/easy-tips 32 32 Keep Your Students Engaged After Spring Break https://easyteachingtools.com/keep-your-students-engaged-after-spring-break.html https://easyteachingtools.com/keep-your-students-engaged-after-spring-break.html#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://easyteachingtools.com/?p=6326 Are your students getting Spring Fever yet? Your school may be on Spring Break right now or you may be on Spring Break soon. Either way, students are excited to have some time off and so are teachers! However, motivating students to participate in class after a long break can be challenging. Today I want […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/keep-your-students-engaged-after-spring-break.html/feed 0 4 Self-Care Tips for Teachers https://easyteachingtools.com/4-self-care-tips-for-teachers.html https://easyteachingtools.com/4-self-care-tips-for-teachers.html#respond Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://easyteachingtools.com/?p=6206 With COVID-19, teachers are feeling added pressure on top of their demanding workload. We have so much responsibility on a day-to-day basis that it's no wonder we can become burnt out. Remember the saying you have to put on your own oxygen mask first before you can help others? The same is true for teachers. […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/parent-teacher-conferences-made-easy.html/feed 0 The Great Pencil Challenge https://easyteachingtools.com/thegreatpencilchallenge.html https://easyteachingtools.com/thegreatpencilchallenge.html#comments Sun, 07 May 2017 18:22:36 +0000 http://easyteachingtools.com/?p=2510 Is your class going through pencils like it's going out of style?  Is your supply of Ticonderogas running low? I've got a challenge for you and your class that will teach your students to value their materials while saving you money on pencils.  The Great Pencil Challenge has been a life saver in our classroom […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/thegreatpencilchallenge.html/feed 5 Phonics Activities and Games for K-2 https://easyteachingtools.com/supplement-phonics-instruction.html https://easyteachingtools.com/supplement-phonics-instruction.html#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2016 02:12:43 +0000 http://easyteachingtools.com/?p=2192 For the last 3 years, we've had to supplement phonics instruction with phonics activities and games because we didn't have a reading program.  Every week, we were scouring different blogs and TpT looking for meaningful activities that would support student learning.  I've got a few phonics activities and games that you can use in your […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/supplement-phonics-instruction.html/feed 6 Best Classroom Hacks You Can Use Tomorrow https://easyteachingtools.com/classroom-hacks.html https://easyteachingtools.com/classroom-hacks.html#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2016 06:20:00 +0000 http://easyteachingtools.com/2016/03/best-classroom-hacks-you-can-use/ Classroom Hacks make me so dang happy because they're efficient and make sense.  I love when I figure out a clever way to implement an idea, probably way more than I should, but I can't help it.  If you follow me on Instagram, you already know that efficiency makes me giddy and I'm pretty sure I'm not […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/classroom-hacks.html/feed 30 My Favorite Teaching Supplies I Can’t Live Without to Get Organized https://easyteachingtools.com/teaching-supplies.html https://easyteachingtools.com/teaching-supplies.html#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:00:00 +0000 http://easyteachingtools.com/2016/02/my-favorite-teaching-supplies-i-can/ I've got a few teaching supplies that I use in my class to help with organization.  These resources have helped me organize my to-do list, all of my materials for the week, papers, and more! Bell Stop passing out papers and wasting time, seriously!  You've got so many other things to do, right!  So, get […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/teaching-supplies.html/feed 5 Display Student Work that Turns into a Memory Book https://easyteachingtools.com/memory-book.html https://easyteachingtools.com/memory-book.html#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2016 12:38:00 +0000 http://easyteachingtools.com/2016/01/display-student-work-that-turns-into/ Oh my word?  Have you ever spent hours at the end of the school year sorting through student work to put into a memory book?  Have you ever lost your mind trying to figure out who stole the binding machine to put together books while you so desperately need to begin yours?  Were you that teacher […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/memory-book.html/feed 53 I’m Pretty Much the Interview Queen {is that good or bad?} https://easyteachingtools.com/im-pretty-much-interview-queen-is-tha.html https://easyteachingtools.com/im-pretty-much-interview-queen-is-tha.html#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2014 00:52:00 +0000 http://easyteachingtools.com/2014/06/im-pretty-much-interview-queen-is-tha/ I'm not sure about your area, but California has been hit pretty hard with major budget cuts over the last few years.  The first time I was pink-slipped freaked me out.  I was young and naive and didn't  understand the politics involved in teaching.  Luckily, I was hired back at a different school, which ended […]

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