Hootie Who's Ready for the Weekend?

The flock is ready for the long Labor Day weekend, and we have the perfect kid friendly activity to usher in fall.  We can only hope and pray that fall is around the bend, because honestly there is enough heat and moisture in the air to cut it with a butter knife!  Nonetheless, we are super excited for the traditions that the season fall brings.  Back to school (you already know we love that!), college football, yummy food, family...

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Lil Sprouts Book Club: The Little White Owl

 Living all alone in the snow under a starry sky, a little white owl imagines himself as a knight or as a rocket, blasting off to the moon. These fantasies inspire him to take off, he journeys to the tropics where he meets some very colorful owls. To the white owl, they seem just like him, but the other birds don’t feel the same, and order him to go away. After he tells the colorful birds his magical stories of castles, knights, and dragons,...

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Hunkering Down for Hurricane Isaac

As native Floridians, we grew up realizing that hurricanes and inclement summertime weather is inevitable.  Marcy and I grew up in different parts of the state, Central/Southern Florida and North Florida respectively, and have lived through our fair share of rain, wind, and power outages.  Although the mighty power of a  hurricane is nothing to take lightly, there is some sense of excitement when battening down the hatches.  However,...

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Join in the expo today! Get your free ticket!

Teacher's notebook is covering the cost for 848 teachers to attend the event. Teachers can start claiming those tickets starting on Today at 12pm CST. It will be first come first serve - think of it as a "while supplies last" sort of deal! We encourage you to share the event and tell others about your fantastic experience at the Expo! Click the picture below to claim your ticket starting at 12pm CST! Don't forget the incredible...

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The Way I Feel: Helping your little one with their emotions

 Little kids have a hard time expressing emotions. They often get frustrated, have an outburst or act out in a physical nature. Going to school, whether it is preschool or elementary, is sometimes hard. There are lots of new faces, expectations and skills each day. So helping them put a voice to their feelings is the best way we can prepare them to handle uncomfortable situations.We developed the perfect kit for other teachers and moms looking...

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Join us at the Virtual Teaching Expo!

 Join in Teacher's Notebook's Virtual Teaching ExpoVirtual Teaching Expos (or conferences) are an amazing way to attend and participate from anywhere in the world! With each unique Expo, you get access to our phenomenal speakers. That means direct access to their presentation, ideas and you have a link to ask questions on their websites. Right away you can apply or dig deeper about what you learn. You attend when it's convenient for...

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Lil Sprouts Book Club: The Way I Feel

This week we have seen a range of emotions around our house. With the start of school always comes a variety of emotions from our little ones. Children often use play to calm their fears and understand their emotions. Which is why play is so important in primary learning and should be encouraged both in and out of the classroom. Today's Lil Sprouts Book Club is a perfect story to introduce emotions and feelings and give words to what your child might...

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Mommy & Me Mondays: Starting at the Beginning

I made a difficult, but exciting decision late last school year.  I decided to teach part time this coming up school year, and leave the role of a fifth grade teacher which I've adored for almost a decade.  My attachment to my position is understandable I think.  I teach at the same school, and in the same classrooms that I was taught in as a child.  I teach alongside some the hands down best teachers in America, and I really...

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Celebrate Back to School with 20% off!

 Teachers we are celebrating back to school with 20% savings in our online Simply Sprout store! Please stop by to see our educational materials. Be sure to become a follower of our store and blog, and be the first to receive updates when we add new items!   &nb...

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