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Stop Surviving the Last 10 Days of School behavior management behavior support classroom community classroom culture strategies classroom tips end of the school year first year teachers new teacher teacher strategies teaching tips for teachers Apr 28, 2026

Stop Surviving the Last 10 Days of School

A Step-by-Step Plan to Rebuild Culture, Strengthen Community, and Finish Strong

Need a plan for the last 10 days?

If your classroom feels like it’s slipping, this gives you exactly what to do—step by step.

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How One 15-Minute Weekly Habit Transforms Classroom Behavior and Classroom Culture behavior support classroom community classroom culture classroom management strategies classroom norms and routines classroom routines new teacher positive classroom culture student connection teachers Feb 01, 2026

How One 15-Minute Weekly Habit

Transforms Classroom Behavior and Classroom Culture

In this post, I’m going to show you how to intentionally recognize students who go above and beyond expectations by mailing postcards home — not randomly, not occasionally, but through a simple, repeatable s

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Classroom Organization That Builds Community (Not Just a Pretty Room) behavior support classroom community classroom management classroom organization classroom systems first year teachers k-8 teaching new teachers student independence teacher routines teacher systems Jan 14, 2026

Classroom Organization That Builds Community (Not Just a Pretty Room)

For almost 20 years, I started dreaming about my classroom the minute school let out.

The theme. The colors. The feeling I wanted students to have when they walked in on that very first day.

Sometimes I leaned a little too gi...

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