The TPT Blog

Substitute teaching can feel like stepping into the unknown. Sometimes you walk in to find just a sticky note of instructions, other times the prepared lesson plan ends well before the day does. That’s when no-prep, ready-to-use activities and emergency...

Four years may look like a long amount of time on paper, but high school teachers know that it can go by in an instant. So how can you teach your students to manage that time in the most efficient way possible? Help them strengthen executive functioning skills like prioritization, scaffolding, and organization through time management activities for high school students.

By the time students reach middle school, they’re capable of self-reflection, critical thinking, and advanced problem-solving. The trick is getting them to use those skills before their pre-teen impulses take over, and equipping them with important social-emotional skills they’ll actually use during those stressful moments and adolescent mood changes.

Mindfulness is...

Study skills aren’t just something kids magically figure out along their education journey. They are built step by step, starting in elementary school. And, understanding how to teach kids healthy study habits is an important part of helping students become confident, independent learners.

Elementary classrooms are where students begin learning how to organize mate...

Teacher encouragement and appreciation are the lifeblood of any educational community. Educators pour their hearts and souls into their classes, and words of encouragement help ensure they can do it continuously. Simple words of encouragement can be all you need to feel invigorated to take on that next lesson. Plus, encouragement is contagious:  When it spreads among sta...