Category Archives: Teacher Resources

Common Core State Standards: Accessible Correlations and Free Checklists

This past year I have been involved in correlating some of our existing series to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). So far, we’ve correlated more than 100 titles, including all of our Daily Warm-Ups books. You can see which series have been correlated by going here: www.teachercreated.com/standards/. In addition, all of our new books … Continue reading Common Core State Standards: Accessible Correlations and Free Checklists »

Tips for Keeping Students Engaged at the End of the Year

It is hard to believe, but it’s already May!  Report cards will be due soon, promotion ceremonies must be planned and end of the year testing is upon us.  So what is a teacher supposed to do when the only thing greater than the looming to do list is the students’ desire to be on … Continue reading Tips for Keeping Students Engaged at the End of the Year »

Let’s Talk Centers

Hello!  I’m super excited and honored to be a guest blogger for Teacher Created Resources!  My name is Staci and I am the author of a  blog called “Let’s Teach Something”. I teach Kindergarten and I do lots of centers in my classroom.  I do reading centers in the morning that focus mostly on our … Continue reading Let’s Talk Centers »

How are You Incorporating Academic Vocabulary?

I recently read an article about a spelling bee in the Giles County Public Schools in Tennessee.  The words used were all from the Tennessee Academic Vocabulary List. The winning word for third grade was wrestle, fourth grade was analogy, and fifth grade was illegal. I had a friend who was observed in a classroom … Continue reading How are You Incorporating Academic Vocabulary? »