Our favorite way to start our day was with a morning meeting with our classes. So in today’s episode, we’re diving into why having a morning meeting is an essential part of your routine and classroom community.

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While our first thought is to review, review, review, we’d like to switch that thought to something different - retrieval practice. In today’s episode, we’re sharing how to incorporate retrieval practice into your test prep.

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We recognize that any transition after break can be difficult, for both you and your students. In this episode, we discuss eight strategies that help with bouncing back after a break! 

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We’ve all heard the saying your brain is like a muscle. But what does that truly mean? Basically, the more we use it, the stronger it gets. We can apply this same theory to retrieval practice, which is when we give students an opportunity to access information they previously learned from their long-term memory. Every time students access this information it becomes easier to retrieve in the future.

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What read alouds do you remember from when you were a student?

Some of the books that are really memorable for us from elementary school are Where the Red Fern Grows, Charlotte’s Web, The Trumpet of the Swan, and The Little Princess. 

Read aloud time was always one of our most favorite times of the day as teachers. It's such a meaningful way to connect with your students, especially at the end of a long, hard day. We bet you know all about that!

Today we’re sharing our approach to classroom read alouds and why you may want to reconsider your read aloud choices.

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https://www.secondstorywindow.net/podcast/rethinking-read-alouds

This week, we're getting to know you as we invite you into our brand new co-hosted podcast, Teacher Approved! We are so excited to share this show with you and bring you a new episode every single week.

Today we're sharing about our journey in education and how we created our TpT store, Second Story Window.

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https://www.secondstorywindow.net/podcast/getting-to-know-you

Welcome to Teacher Approved, hosted by Heidi and Emily! With over two decades of teaching experience under our belt, we know how rewarding yet challenging teaching can be. In this podcast, we'll be sharing research-based and teacher-approved strategies that will help to reduce the overwhelm of teaching. 

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