This post is sponsored by Staples When I taught first grade, academic subjects were part of my core curriculum, but it was also important to teach my 6-year-old students character education. Lessons on compassion, kindness, empathy, positivity and what it meant to be a good friend were essential to their learning as reading, writing, math, social…
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Support Public School Teachers Through #StaplesforStudents and Win a $50K Scholarship & Chance to See Lady Gaga in Concert!
This post is sponsored by Staples Each July and August I find myself scouring ads for school supplies because once a teacher, always a teacher. I used to comb through the ads in the newspaper looking for the best prices on pencils, scissors, crayons, composition books, folders, and markers for my first grade classroom but…
#StaplesforStudents Funds ALL DonorsChoose.org College & Career Prep, Literacy Projects in Washington, D.C.
This post is sponsored by Staples As part of Staples continuing their long-standing commitment to supporting education through the Staples for Students program, today they announced they’re are funding all literacy projects and all career & college prep projects that were listed on DonorsChoose.org in Washington, D.C. as of this morning. This huge announcement is part of…
Support Public School Teachers through #StaplesforStudents and Win a $50K Scholarship & Chance to Meet Katy Perry!
This post is sponsored by Staples When I first began teaching first grade in 1998 in a low income public school, I was surprised that my public school budget for an entire year of classroom supplies totaled $120. $120 was supposed to purchase pencils, crayons, construction paper, glue, glue sticks, erasers, lined writing paper, writing…