United StatesTop 10 Free (& Cheap) Rewards for Students
by Holly PoulosAre your students getting straight A's, demonstrating kind behavior, and turning in homework assignments on time every week? The rewards in this top 10 slideshow will show your students that you appreciate their diligence in the classroom and will encourage them to keep up the good work. Best of all, most of these ideas are free! New teachers will find this resource particularly valuable.
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Awards & Certificates
Awards and certificates for good behavior, perfect attendance, stellar performance, and a special achievement are just some of the ways in which you can thank your students for their hard work and notable actions. Find a variety of printable awards and certificates—many of them customizable!—you can use in the classroom.
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End-of-the-Year Resources
The end of the school year is quickly approaching! Celebrate with fun activities, then prepare yourself and your students with report card advice, summer reading guides, summer math, and more.
Common Core Lessons & Resources
Is your school district adopting the Common Core? Work these new standards into your curriculum with our reading, writing, speaking, social studies, and math lessons and activities. Each piece of content incorporates the Common Core State Standards into the activity or lesson.
Top 10 Galleries
Explore our most popular Top 10 galleries, from Top 10 Behavior Management Tips for the Classroom and Top 10 Classroom Organization Tips from Veteran Teachers to Top 10 Free (& Cheap) Rewards for Students and Top 10 Things Every Teacher Needs in the Classroom. We'll help you get organized and prepared for every classroom situation, holiday, and more! Check out all of our galleries today.
June Calendar of Events
June is full of holidays and events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum. Our Educators' Calendar outlines activities for each event, including: Summer Begins (6/21), Helen Keller's Birthday (6/27/1880), World War I Began (6/28/1914), and Meteor Day (6/30). Plus, celebrate Child Vision Awareness Month, National Rivers Month, and National Safety Month all June long!
Causes We Support: We Give Books
Visit We Give Books, an ever-growing, free online library of children's picture books! For every book read on the site, a brand-new book will be donated to a children's literacy campaign of your choosing. Read aloud to students or encourage them read independently, and you'll teach them to help others at the same time. Giving is as simple as reading!
