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- 05/05/2018 - Let's Hug a Tree!
- 10/05/2017 - The Differentiated Classroom: Effective Instruction for All Students
- 10/03/2017 - Teacher Survival Kit: When a Student Says, “I’m Bored.”
- 09/28/2017 - September at If Then Creativity
- 09/26/2017 - Teacher Tips for Calling a Student's Parents
- 09/21/2017 - 4 Ways to Build Student Excitement for Reading Nonfiction
- 09/19/2017 - Advice on How to Handle Students’ Questions About Difficult Current Events
- 09/14/2017 - Back-to-School Night Tips From Real Teachers
- 09/12/2017 - How Creating and Practicing Classroom Procedures Early in the School Year Can Save Your Sanity
- 09/07/2017 - 5 Tips to Create a Positive Learning Environment the First Weeks of School
- 09/05/2017 - 3 Must Do's On the First Day of School
- 09/01/2017 - August at If Then Creativity
- 08/31/2017 - 5 Great Films About Teaching for the Start of the School Year
- 08/29/2017 - Teacher Survival Kit: Maximize Your Field Trip – A Guide for Museum Visits
- 08/24/2017 - Edtech: How to Leverage Instructional Technology in the Classroom and Beyond
- 08/22/2017 - 4 Ways to Communicate with Your New Students Before the First Day of School
- 08/17/2017 - Teaching Advice and Content Resources for the Upcoming School Year
- 08/15/2017 - 6 Great Ice Breaker Activities for the First Week of School
- 08/10/2017 - 6 Classroom Design Ideas for Improving Student Engagement
- 08/06/2017 - July at If Then Creativity
- 08/03/2017 - If Then Creativity: Our Mission, Helping Teachers and Students Thrive
- 08/01/2017 - 5 Things Teachers Can Do Right Now to Prepare for the New School Year
- 07/27/2017 - Teacher Survival Kit: 8 Ways to Avoid School Year Preparation Procrastination
- 07/25/2017 - Teacher House Cleaning: Determining What Lessons to Keep and Which to Toss
- 07/20/2017 - Lesson Plans Revisited: How Veteran Teachers Can Improve Existing Approaches
- 07/18/2017 - 6 Ways to Reignite Your Fire for Teaching
- 07/13/2017 - Signs You Might Be At Risk for Teacher Burnout
- 07/11/2017 - What Teachers Can Learn from In-class Supervisor Observations
- 07/06/2017 - Teacher Self-Assessment: A Checklist For Assessing Your Teaching Practices
- 07/04/2017 - 5 Books to Energize Your Teaching You Must Read This Summe
- 06/30/2017 - If Then Creativity: June Newsletter Educational Content Roundup
- 06/29/2017 - 5 Great Ways for Teachers to Earn Extra Money During the Summer
- 06/27/2017 - You Made It! 6 Great Ways for Teachers to Decompress After a Demanding Year
- 06/22/2017 - Student Voices: Why Students Need Their Summers Off
- 06/20/2017 - 5 Reasons Why Teachers Need Their Summers Off
- 06/15/2017 - End of the Year Teaching Inspiration
- 06/13/2017 - Last Day of School Stories
- 06/08/2017 - Teacher Tips for the End of the School Year: Trash It or Stash It?
- 06/07/2017 - 5 Tips for Surviving the End of the School Year
- 06/01/2017 - Activities for Keeping Students Engaged the Last Few Weeks of School
- 05/05/2017 - Quotes in the Classroom
- 04/12/2017 - Using Visual Data to Engage and Inspire
- 03/19/2017 - Finding Signs of Spring
- 03/06/2017 - March Into Healthy Eating During National Nutrition Month
- 02/28/2017 - Research in Brief: Rethinking Stress
- 02/21/2017 - Recent Reads
- 02/12/2017 - Notes on How to Encourage a Child's Music Abilities
- 01/26/2017 - Field Trips Make Memories
- 01/08/2017 - The Wonder of Snow on a Forever Stamp
- 12/23/2016 - Ornament Games
- 12/09/2016 - How Would You Market Your Favorite Toy?
- 11/23/2016 - The Sounds and Colors of the Pathless Woods
- 11/11/2016 - The Power of Picture Books
- 11/02/2016 - Animal Classification is the Conversation
- 10/16/2016 - The Cucurbit Family's Colorful Characters
- 10/10/2016 - The Captivating Power of Comics
- 09/27/2016 - A Young Giver of Kindness
- 09/11/2016 - Building an Independent Project
- 08/23/2016 - Create a Whimsical Fairy House
- 08/10/2016 - Thinking About My Favorite Things
- 07/24/2016 - Finding Books to Read with Your Children
- 07/13/2016 - Hats Off! Using Architecture as Creative Inspiration
- 06/26/2016 - Spring Cleaning is Done!
- 06/02/2016 - Spring Cleaning
- 05/25/2016 - A Book Character Who Makes a Big Impact on Others
- 05/13/2016 - Geometry and Art: Exploring Shapes with Second Graders
- 05/05/2016 - 5 Classroom Practices to Use at Home
- 04/21/2016 - Check Out These Books!
- 04/04/2016 - Jammin' with Five All-Star Jazz Selections
- 03/21/2016 - How Have You Moved the World?
- 03/14/2016 - The Benefits of Music Education
- 03/08/2016 - I'll Meet You At . . . The Museum
- 02/29/2016 - Embrace This Trait to Nurture Creativity
- 02/22/2016 - Developing Creative Fluency
- 02/15/2016 - A Conversation About Fashion
- 02/09/2016 - Recent Reads
- 02/02/2016 - Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
- 01/24/2016 - What Books Comprise Your Ideal Bookshelf?
- 01/14/2016 - Innovations From a Distant Time
- 01/11/2016 - How Many Have You Read?
- 01/04/2016 - Name That Animal
- 12/31/2015 - Wrapping up 2015
- 12/24/2015 - May Your Days Be Merry!
- 12/20/2015 - Who Invented Earmuffs?
- 12/12/2015 - How to be Kind to Books
- 12/02/2015 - The Power of Feedback to Turn Things Around
- 11/25/2015 - Grateful for Literacy
- 11/17/2015 - Entertain, Amuse and Educate
- 11/10/2015 - Why Humor Should be Part of Every Classroom
- 11/02/2015 - Practice Tips for Learning to Play an Instrument
- 10/20/2015 - Arcimboldo-Style Portraits
- 10/08/2015 - Children Talk About Their Art: All The Jazz
- 10/04/2015 - Toys in the Hall: Which One Gets Your Vote?
- 09/26/2015 - Celebrate the Freedom to Read
- 09/22/2015 - Make Your Own Portrait
- 09/11/2015 - Meet #MetKids
- 09/02/2015 - National Book Festival 2015
- 08/31/2015 - Back to the Books!
- 08/26/2015 - Begin Again with Wishes and Dreams
- 08/14/2015 - What Does Your Visionary Learning Environment Include?
- 08/06/2015 - Peer Selected Books Create Student Led Discussions
- 08/02/2015 - Children Talk About Their Art: My Formal Living Room in Perspective
- 07/26/2015 - Exploring Big Ideas Through Blogging
- 07/18/2015 - Why Evidence is Important
- 07/10/2015 - Children Talk About Their Art: The Courageous Lion
- 07/03/2015 - A Large and Most Authentically Built Tall Ship
- 07/02/2015 - Misty Copeland: Spinning Wishes
- 06/27/2015 - Nurture Gifts, Strengths, and Creativity Through Play
- 06/23/2015 - Name Your Rose
- 06/16/2015 - How to Use a Penny to Practice Basic Computation Skills
- 06/12/2015 - The Tale of Rose and Rain
- 06/06/2015 - Museums are Catalysts for Discovery
- 05/28/2015 - Why Starting a Collection Builds Cognitive Skills
- 05/22/2015 - "Top Five" Biography Prompts
- 05/15/2015 - Engage and Educate: International Museum Day, 2015
- 05/13/2015 - Object of the Month: Tickles the Monkey: Prototype for Tickle Me Elmo
- 05/08/2015 - The Artistry of Marcia Brown, 1918-2015
- 05/03/2015 - How to be a Creative Role Model
- 04/28/2015 - Curate a Virtual Museum with Padlet
- 04/21/2015 - An Earth Day Acrostic Poem
- 04/17/2015 - Creativity Brief: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects
- 04/13/2015 - Celebrate National Library Week
- 04/09/2015 - Iris, Tulips, Jonquils, and Crocuses
- 04/04/2015 - Enhance the Standards with Poetry & Improv
- 03/29/2015 - An A+ for Creativity and Humor
- 03/21/2015 - Over in the Reef in an Ancient Blue Zoo
- 03/13/2015 - Creativity in Motion with OSnap
- 03/06/2015 - What Does Music Mean to You?
- 03/01/2015 - March Into a Good Book
- 02/24/2015 - 7 Calendar Clues to Extend Math Concepts
- 02/18/2015 - The Language of Friendship
- 02/12/2015 - Hearts of the Tree
- 02/09/2015 - Lovable Prompts
- 02/04/2015 - Read Every Day (R.E.D.)
- 02/02/2015 - February: We Love to Read Month
- 01/28/2015 - One Man's Castle
- 01/21/2015 - Defining Intelligence
- 01/16/2015 - Nature's Benefits
- 01/12/2015 - Check Out Our PSAs
- 01/08/2015 - Bilingual Benefits
- 01/03/2015 - Reading Resolutions
- 12/31/2014 - Creativity Resolutions
- 12/24/2014 - Smile, It's Christmas!
- 12/21/2014 - King of the Comics
- 12/16/2014 - Origami Christmas Trees
- 12/10/2014 - Origami Octagon Pinwheels
- 12/06/2014 - Books as Gifts
- 11/30/2014 - Lincoln Magna Carta
- 11/25/2014 - Curves from Lines
- 11/19/2014 - Creativity Night
- 11/13/2014 - Outstanding Nonfiction
- 11/05/2014 - Toy Finalists
- 11/01/2014 - Libraries are Great!
- 10/24/2014 - Outstanding Books!
- 10/16/2014 - Classic Illusion
- 10/10/2014 - Object of the Month: Street, Dresden
- 10/02/2014 - Touring with Teens
- 09/26/2014 - Have You Friended Me?
- 09/21/2014 - Unwritten Rule
- 09/20/2014 - Banned Books Week
- 09/16/2014 - Object of the Month: Rainstick
- 09/11/2014 - Museum Day Live!
- 09/05/2014 - 50 Steps to Creativity
- 09/02/2014 - Pages and Pages of Fun
- 08/27/2014 - National Book Festival
- 08/22/2014 - Artful Lessons
- 08/16/2014 - Artlab Plus
- 08/12/2014 - Ungifted
- 08/07/2014 - Here, There and Everywhere: Art!
- 08/03/2014 - The Best Person to Sit Next To on a Plane
- 07/25/2014 - Rules of Summer
- 07/21/2014 - Creativity as Core Value
- 07/17/2014 - More Math Task Cards
- 07/14/2014 - Mind-Blowing Math
- 07/11/2014 - Songsperation
- 07/06/2014 - Math Cards
- 07/01/2014 - Object of the Month: The Syng Inkstand
- 06/28/2014 - Happy Birthday!
- 06/24/2014 - Assessing the Learning Environment
- 06/21/2014 - Wordplay of the Day
- 06/14/2014 - Get Sneaky!
- 06/05/2014 - Insight and Inspiration
- 06/02/2014 - Reading a Garden
- 05/27/2014 - Creative Minds at Work
- 05/22/2014 - Family Field Trip
- 05/19/2014 - Object of the Month: The Game of Knucklebones
- 05/14/2014 - "Once Upon a Summertime"
- 05/11/2014 - "Clap Along if You Feel Like That’s What You Wanna Do."
- 05/07/2014 - International Museum Day
- 05/04/2014 - On Kindness
- 05/01/2014 - Happy May Day!
- 04/26/2014 - A Whimsical Visit to the Museum
- 04/21/2014 - It's Up to Us!
- 04/19/2014 - 6 Seconds of Creativity
- 04/13/2014 - Experience America
- 04/08/2014 - Art Everywhere!
- 04/05/2014 - Poem Crazy
- 04/01/2014 - April 2: International Children's Book Day
- 03/30/2014 - Name That Color
- 03/25/2014 - Everybody Spread the Word. . .
- 03/17/2014 - Object of the Month: "Nickel" the Sea Turtle
- 03/12/2014 - The Art of Sharing Information
- 03/08/2014 - PediMath Warm-up
- 03/05/2014 - What Will You Create?
- 03/03/2014 - Challenge Your Gifted Reader
- 02/26/2014 - Numbers, Numbers, Everywhere!
- 02/20/2014 - Research in Brief: Creative Potential
- 02/16/2014 - The "Art" of Paying Attention
- 02/12/2014 - What is Your Recipe for Creativity?
- 02/09/2014 - Happy Birthday Wilson Bentley
- 02/07/2014 - Warm Up with This Mythological Magic Square
- 02/03/2014 - Object of the Month: Woolworth's Lunch Counter
- 01/30/2014 - "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama"
- 01/28/2014 - Beyond Words
- 01/27/2014 - Congratulations!
- 01/24/2014 - Truth or Myth?
- 01/21/2014 - Caldecott Contenders
- 01/18/2014 - It's Time to Warm-up!
- 01/13/2014 - It's Museum Monday!
- 01/10/2014 - Book Recommendations for "Smart Teenagers"
- 01/06/2014 - Gorilla gorilla gorilla
- 01/02/2014 - Play is Productive
- 01/01/2014 - 2014 Has Arrived!
- 12/28/2013 - Creativity Snowflake
- 12/22/2013 - Happy Birthday Jerry Pinkney
- 12/19/2013 - Winter Challenge Box
- 12/16/2013 - Teens, Art, and Social Media
- 12/13/2013 - Chronicles of Creativity: Altered Books
- 12/09/2013 - Engineering a Toy
- 12/06/2013 - Holiday Choice Bookmark
- 12/03/2013 - 4 Creativity "Boosters" for 21st Century Learners
- 12/02/2013 - Books are Great Gifts
- 11/29/2013 - Clever Games for Clever Kids
- 11/25/2013 - World Harmony
- 11/24/2013 - Discover Shakespeare
- 11/21/2013 - Doodling Sparks Creativity
- 11/20/2013 - For Inventors and Innovators
- 11/18/2013 - Visual Arts: Texture
- 11/14/2013 - Piggy Bank Math Challenge
- 11/11/2013 - Object of the Month: "Chabo-hiba" #877-37
- 11/07/2013 - Write a Letter
- 11/04/2013 - Animation Magic
- 11/03/2013 - Creative Books That Teach Colors to Toddlers
- 10/30/2013 - 2 Questions to Ask Students
- 10/28/2013 - Museum Hours
- 10/23/2013 - Research in Brief: 3 Creativity Traits of Street Artists
- 10/17/2013 - 10 Song Starters
- 10/14/2013 - Creativity Involves . . .
- 10/09/2013 - Perspective Matters
- 10/06/2013 - What Time Is It In . . . ?
- 10/03/2013 - Name That Artist!
- 09/30/2013 - Unlikely Pairs
- 09/27/2013 - Exemplary Teachers
- 09/25/2013 - Autumn Arithmetic
- 09/23/2013 - What is a Museum?
- 09/21/2013 - Celebrate Punctuation Day!
- 09/18/2013 - Banned Books Week
- 09/16/2013 - National Book Festival and Little Golden Books
- 09/14/2013 - 12 Creativity Crushers
- 09/11/2013 - What to Know about Your Child's Gifted Education Program
- 09/09/2013 - Museums as Online Resources
- 09/05/2013 - 12 Techniques for Advanced Learners
- 09/03/2013 - Creativity is . . .
- 09/01/2013 - Summer's End Logic
- 08/28/2013 - Name That Food
- 08/26/2013 - 13 Reasons to Visit a Museum
- 08/23/2013 - 10 Ways to Communicate Better with Your Child
- 08/21/2013 - Object of the Month: The Calydonian Boar Hunt
- 08/16/2013 - "I Wish Johnny Would Talk More in Class."
- 08/13/2013 - Expert Educational Advice
- 08/10/2013 - Name That Building!
- 08/07/2013 - Creativity in the Garden
- 08/05/2013 - Summer Vocabulary Challenge
- 07/31/2013 - Resources for Parents of Gifted Children
- 07/29/2013 - Virtual Fieldtrip
- 07/26/2013 - Art Museums: How to Engage Young Children
- 07/24/2013 - Creativity: Truth or Myth?
- 07/22/2013 - Adding Up Summertime
- 07/19/2013 - Not a Box
- 07/17/2013 - Cube Creator
- 07/15/2013 - Creative Questions Cube
- 07/12/2013 - How to Visit a Museum with Children
- 07/10/2013 - How to Visit a Museum
- 07/08/2013 - Math Fact Practice
- 07/05/2013 - Creative Role Models
- 07/03/2013 - Creativity Concern
- 07/01/2013 - The Art of Ballets Russes
- 06/29/2013 - Show Me A Story
- 06/25/2013 - Ah, You Found Us!