Pursuing Summer Passion Projects
An incredible amount of information can be learned from books, including books that can be read on smartphones. Books, however, are often viewed as competing with smartphones. The good news about smartphones (which is not to imply that all news about smartphones is…
10 Tips for Teacher Self-Care
As educators, we pour so much of our heart and soul into the profession. Often we go above and beyond to meet the needs of our students in the face of unprecedented circumstances. For many of us, the demands of the job can…
Teacher Appreciation Week 2023: Self-Care Summer Giveaways
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Savvas Learning Company appreciates all the time and care you devote to your students, and we want to make sure you also devote some time and care to yourself. This Teacher Appreciation Week, we want to help you recharge…
Eight Habits for Reading and Writing Success
Those of us who have been in the classroom for a long time have noticed a marked fall-off in the reading and writing habits of our students. There is a lot of fake reading occurring, and the number of non-readers is on the…
How To Plan a Curriculum Pilot
Planning and implementing a curriculum pilot for your school or district can be a daunting task. In our How To Plan a Curriculum Pilot series, we meet with school district curriculum coordinators to help unpack all the elements that make a successful pilot. Episode 3…
Welcome to the Fresh Ideas for Teaching PreK-12 blog. Within these pages, you’ll find helpful tips, lesson freebies, and more from teachers, authors, and other educators just like you. We hope that our posts not only inspire you, but also serve to keep you informed on new products and tools that will prove useful in your classroom(s).


3 Ways To Keep Students Engaged As School Winds Down
- Chrissy Talbot|
- 6/6/23|
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- Literacy ·
Building a Culture of Readers
- Liz Janusz|
- 5/31/23|
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- Literacy ·
13 Must-Read Books for ELA Teachers
- Kelly Gallagher|
- 5/23/23|
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- Literacy ·
Pursuing Summer Passion Projects
- Elfrieda Hiebert|
- 5/18/23|
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10 Tips for Teacher Self-Care
- Laura Boyd|
- 5/6/23|
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Teacher Appreciation Week 2023: Self-Care Summer Giveaways
- Walter Rodriguez|
- 5/3/23|
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- Featured ·
Top 5 Qualities of Effective Teachers, According to Teachers
- Ashley Peterson-DeLuca|
- 10/5/16|
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