Melinda Kolk, Editor, Creative Educator
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Working to support educators bringing creativity, educational technology, and project-based learning to their classrooms. www.thecreativeeducator.com
50 classroom activities for 4th grade
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December 21, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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50 classroom activities for 1st grade
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December 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
50 classroom activities for 1st grade
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Engage your emerging readers with a favorite story and then adapt it to meet your writing and content goals.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Engage your emerging readers with a favorite story and then adapt it to meet your writing and content goals.
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Use this list of books to engage students in creative project work that connects reading and writing with a winter-theme.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Use this list of books to engage students in creative project work that connects reading and writing with a winter-theme.
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6 ways to foster, show and practice gratitude
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December 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
6 ways to foster, show and practice gratitude
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Inspire your 6th graders with these creative lesson plans #standards #digitalwriting
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December 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Inspire your 6th graders with these creative lesson plans #standards #digitalwriting
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December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
People working on democratic and ethical teaching and learning need more opportunities to network and collaborate across borders. That’s why we are co-creating the global Saturday Salons! Join us: www.globalconversations.net
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In today's world, creativity is an essential skill. Here are some ideas to help you nurture and grow creative capacity in yourself and your students.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In today's world, creativity is an essential skill. Here are some ideas to help you nurture and grow creative capacity in yourself and your students.
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Holiday lesson idea: create infographics to explain different holiday traditions.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Holiday lesson idea: create infographics to explain different holiday traditions.
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Data storytelling is a powerful way to build literacy and numeracy along with necessary skills for future data science work.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Data storytelling is a powerful way to build literacy and numeracy along with necessary skills for future data science work.
15+ ideas to get you started!
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Creative lesson plans to inspire your first-grade learners
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December 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Creative lesson plans to inspire your first-grade learners
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Make it matter!!! Move from projects to PBL by focusing on ideas, work, and effort, #PBL
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December 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Make it matter!!! Move from projects to PBL by focusing on ideas, work, and effort, #PBL
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Work to ensure that student learning uncovers big ideas and doesn’t simply cover content. Know the WHY of your content.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Work to ensure that student learning uncovers big ideas and doesn’t simply cover content. Know the WHY of your content.
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Inspire your 2nd graders with these creative lesson plans #standards #digitalwriting
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December 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Inspire your 2nd graders with these creative lesson plans #standards #digitalwriting
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National reading enjoyment among young people is at its lowest in a generation – but one trust has turned the tide. Find out how Redhill Academy Trust doubled student reading engagement, including seven principles for #schools to adopt: buff.ly/5Dful1l #ReadingCulture #Literacy #edusky
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Practical strategies to build a reading culture in schools. How Redhill Academy Trust doubled student reading engagement
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Adapting Socratic seminars for the elementary level engages young students in the powerful inquiry process that elicits deep thinking, critical questioning, complex social interaction, and a rooted sense of community. Via Edutopia: www.edutopia.org/video/adapti.... #criticalthinking #EduSky
December 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Adapting Socratic seminars for the elementary level engages young students in the powerful inquiry process that elicits deep thinking, critical questioning, complex social interaction, and a rooted sense of community. Via Edutopia: www.edutopia.org/video/adapti.... #criticalthinking #EduSky
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Every week, more than 40 bereaved #military children enter UK classrooms. How can #schools help them feel safe, supported & able to thrive? Guidance from Scotty’s Little Soldiers for #teachers: buff.ly/DgylVHP #Education #Bereavement #Inclusion #edusky
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How teachers and schools can support bereaved military children. Practical strategies from Scotty’s Little Soldiers
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Every week, more than 40 bereaved #military children enter UK classrooms. How can #schools help them feel safe, supported & able to thrive? Guidance from Scotty’s Little Soldiers for #teachers: buff.ly/DgylVHP #Education #Bereavement #Inclusion #edusky
Need a printable organizer to support project work? The Graphic Organizer Maker even lets you customize - simply choose from a range of types, add instructions, and print!
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December 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Need a printable organizer to support project work? The Graphic Organizer Maker even lets you customize - simply choose from a range of types, add instructions, and print!
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In the same way we ask ‘who cares?” ask “who does this?” to get a sense of how student learning connects to the world beyond the classroom.
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December 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
In the same way we ask ‘who cares?” ask “who does this?” to get a sense of how student learning connects to the world beyond the classroom.
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50 classroom activities for 5th grade
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December 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
50 classroom activities for 5th grade
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Free guide: support students during the STEM design process. Includes:
👉 step-by-step process,
👉routines and printable organizers,
👉ideas for formative assessment.
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👉 step-by-step process,
👉routines and printable organizers,
👉ideas for formative assessment.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Free guide: support students during the STEM design process. Includes:
👉 step-by-step process,
👉routines and printable organizers,
👉ideas for formative assessment.
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👉 step-by-step process,
👉routines and printable organizers,
👉ideas for formative assessment.
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Holiday lesson idea: create a holiday-themed version of Dayle Ann Dodd's The Shape of Things. #STEAM
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December 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Holiday lesson idea: create a holiday-themed version of Dayle Ann Dodd's The Shape of Things. #STEAM
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Holiday lesson idea: expand the definition of kigo (season word) and write holiday-themed haiku.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Holiday lesson idea: expand the definition of kigo (season word) and write holiday-themed haiku.
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Inspire your 3rd graders with these creative lesson plans
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December 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Inspire your 3rd graders with these creative lesson plans
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