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The arrangement of furniture and the style of decorations can make a big difference in the atmosphere of your classroom. Find great ideas, clip art and printable images in this section on classroom materials and decorating. Also check out Tips for Teachers, with inspiring strategies for returning teachers or to learn what to expect during your first year of teaching.

            

Classroom Materials and Decorating Ideas

They're baaaaaaack! Tips for teachers: Back to School
http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/backtoschool/tips.html
Success in dealing with those first days of school depends on planning and organizing now, and a number of Teachnet readers have shared ideas for doing so. We'll visit this topic regularly; here are some of their thoughts...

ProTeacher! Teaching Materials for elementary school teachers in grades K-6
http://www.proteacher.com/020020.shtml
Teaching Materials for elementary school teachers in grades K-6, including school supplies, publishers of educational booksand products resources.

Back to School Clip Art
http://www.cyberbee.com/bts.html
Use this site if you need to find fun (and free) clip art for your school newsletters, research projects or web page. In addition, you will find curriculum ideas, articles, and links to other k-12 curriculum sources.

Tips for Teachers

NEW TEACHERS

What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/index.html
Experienced teachers share tips, strategies and teaching memoirs with new teachers at this website created by the U.S. Department of Education.
 

ALL TEACHERS

Teaching Tips: Ideas to Inspire and Support Teachers
http://www.teachingtips.com/index.html
This site was created and is maintained by an experienced k-12 teacher. You will find lots of teaching tips, informative articles, a discussion board, and links to other relevant educational websites.

A to Z Teaching Tips
http://atozteacherstuff.com/tips
This site contains many valuable back to school tips and techniques for teachers, including lesson plans, unit and theme ideas, bulletin boards and classroom décor, organization, student motivation, classroom management and grading.

Making School Fun
http://www.inspiringteachers.com/articles/page6.html
This article by a 25-year teacher offers a peek into what kids consider "fun" and how to charge your classroom activities with lots of it.

 
Home Teachers Students Parents
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