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Stephen Hiles

Building Blocks To Becoming A Reader

Reading is vital to a child’s ability to learn and be successful in school. But a child’s ability to read doesn’t happen automatically. Children develop important language skills from birth—and

Teacher Tips
Stephen Hiles

Understanding Your Students

Here is one explanation for students’ grades that can be useful to get you thinking about student attitudes and behaviors. Attitude = Grade F – The Failing Student Often sits

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Stephen Hiles

Classroom Rules

There are many different schools of thought regarding classroom rules. There are teachers who let the children decide on the rules and how they will be implemented. Other teachers have

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Stephen Hiles

Community-Building Experiences

I firmly believe that nothing is as powerful or serves better to foster strong bonds within a classroom as building a sense of community. This takes precedence for me over

Brain Games
Stephen Hiles

Brain-Based Teaching

“Brain-based Teaching” is not just a fad in the education world; it is a scientifically based understanding of how people learn. Scientists and educators are now collaborating on studies of

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Stephen Hiles

Procedures and Routines

Students bring their own unique personalities and talents to the classroom, which creates a dynamic and social environment. This is great for collaborative learning and enhancing social skills, however, good

Teacher Tips
Stephen Hiles

Classroom Management in Primary Education

By Joshua B. Gardiner Classroom Management in Primary Education: A Report Based on Observations Focussing on the Classroom Rules and Routines Teachers’ Adopt to Represent Their Expectations, Manage Social Behaviour

Teacher Tips
Stephen Hiles

More on Music in the Classroom

This is one of the best strategies that I have ever used in my classroom. I love music and the impact that it seemed to have on my kiddos! This

Steve Hiles

I am a retired military and elementary school teacher living in Tennessee. I am an avid reader and love to write. I am very passionate about helping teachers. I hope you find my educational tips and strategies useful and enjoy hearing about my personal journey. Thanks for visiting!

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