April 2022 Teacher Talk

 Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern 

Welcome to our April Teacher Talk.  All of us from the Teacher Talk collaborative would like to wish you a happy and prosperous spring.  We have so many fab tips this month from fun activities, ELA and reading ideas, to high interest learning. You don't want to miss reading these blog posts from some awesome educators.

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April Activities Just for Your Students

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Some fun and engaging activities for you to do with your students during the month of April or whenever.

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Read Aloud Magic

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Add a little magic to your read-alouds by taking your students through a portal inside the book.

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5 Ways to Up the FUN Factor at the End of the School Year

By Renee Heiss of All American Teacher Tools

The end of the school year can be difficult at best and disastrous at worst. Your students are ready for summer, and you are anxious to close the year out without incident. Here are 5 ways to up the FUN factor at the end of the year

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Make an Old Story New Again

By Charlene Tess of Charlene Tess

Don't try to reinvent the wheel. Rework a plot from a story you've read or a movie you've seen and make it your own.

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Junk Art

By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight

One of the best things about teaching reading is that you can find anything to read about any holiday and make it teachable. When April rolls around, one of my favorite Earth Day activities is making art from junk and having students write stories about their creations.

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Let's Play Bingo!

By Crystal Brown of Dr. Crystal Brown

Learn 3 ways to use BINGO in your math class.

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The Best Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged During Tough Teaching Times

By Marcy Howe of It's a Teacher Thing

Learn some of the best strategies for keeping students engaged during the most challenging times of the year.

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