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Advice for a New Teacher

Advice for a New Teacher

Dear New Teacher, Welcome to the best profession there is.  It’s by far one of the most rewarding, but also most challenging.  There are so many things to think about when you land that first job that your head  starts spinning from classroom set-up and decor, getting to know the new lay of the land, getting to know your teaching… Read More

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Read Picture Books to Your Fourth Graders the First Week of School

Read Picture Books to Your Fourth Graders the First Week of School

I’m going out on a limb with a message I feel is super important. Don’t read a novel to your upper elementary students the first week of school.  Yes, really!  Don’t do it! Instead, read picture books!  Read lots of them!  Picture books are fun!  They aren’t just for little kids.  Picture books are for big kids and adults, too. … Read More

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Challenge all learners to be independent critical thinkers in upper elementary using projects and activities.

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Get to Know Mrs. Renz Class

Get to Know Mrs. Renz Class

Teach Financial Literacy

Teach Financial Literacy

4 Steps to Analyzing Poetry With Students

4 Steps to Analyzing Poetry With Students

Teachers! Give Each Student a Unique Printable Valentine Card

Teachers! Give Each Student a Unique Printable Valentine Card

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About Mrs. Renz

Hi there, I’m Heather, a retired teacher from Oregon, now living in Vermont, with 34+ years of experience mostly with 4th and 5th grades and middle school math. I love helping other teachers!

I’ve always said, “Teachers work way too hard not to share what works with others.” Since around the year 2000, I’ve been helping make teachers’ jobs easier by sharing what worked for me in my classroom.

I also have an Etsy shop called, Mrs. Renz Designs, with Bunco party sets. www.etsy.com/shop/MrsRenzDesigns

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