If Then Creativity Blog

The Differentiated Classroom: Effective Instruction for All Students

Teacher Survival Kit: When a Student Says, “I’m Bored.”

September at If Then Creativity

Teacher Tips for Calling a Student's Parents

4 Ways to Build Student Excitement for Reading Nonfiction

Advice on How to Handle Students’ Questions About Difficult Current Events

Back-to-School Night Tips From Real Teachers

How Creating and Practicing Classroom Procedures Early in the School Year Can Save Your Sanity

5 Tips to Create a Positive Learning Environment the First Weeks of School

3 Must Do's On the First Day of School

August at If Then Creativity

5 Great Films About Teaching for the Start of the School Year

Teacher Survival Kit: Maximize Your Field Trip – A Guide for Museum Visits

Edtech: How to Leverage Instructional Technology in the Classroom and Beyond

4 Ways to Communicate with Your New Students Before the First Day of School

Teaching Advice and Content Resources for the Upcoming School Year

6 Great Ice Breaker Activities for the First Week of School

6 Classroom Design Ideas for Improving Student Engagement

July at If Then Creativity

If Then Creativity: Our Mission, Helping Teachers and Students Thrive

5 Things Teachers Can Do Right Now to Prepare for the New School Year

Teacher Survival Kit: 8 Ways to Avoid School Year Preparation Procrastination

Teacher House Cleaning: Determining What Lessons to Keep and Which to Toss

Lesson Plans Revisited: How Veteran Teachers Can Improve Existing Approaches

6 Ways to Reignite Your Fire for Teaching

Signs You Might Be At Risk for Teacher Burnout

What Teachers Can Learn from In-class Supervisor Observations

Teacher Self-Assessment: A Checklist For Assessing Your Teaching Practices

5 Books to Energize Your Teaching You Must Read This Summer

If Then Creativity: June Newsletter Educational Content Roundup

5 Great Ways for Teachers to Earn Extra Money During the Summer

You Made It! 6 Great Ways for Teachers to Decompress After a Demanding Year

Student Voices: Why Students Need Their Summers Off

5 Reasons Why Teachers Need Their Summers Off

End of the School Year Teaching Inspiration from a 30-Year Education Veteran

Last Day of School Stories from Real Teachers

Teacher Tips for the End of the School Year: Trash It or Stash It?

5 Tips for Surviving the End of the School Year

Activities for Keeping Students Engaged the Last Few Weeks of School

Quotes in the Classroom

Using Visual Data to Engage and Inspire

Finding Signs of Spring

March Into Healthy Eating During National Nutrition Month

Research in Brief: Rethinking Stress

Recent Reads

Notes on How to Encourage a Child's Music Abilities

Field Trips Make Memories

The Wonder of Snow on a Forever Stamp

Ornament Games

How Would You Market Your Favorite Toy?

The Sounds and Colors of the Pathless Woods

The Power of Picture Books

Animal Classification is the Conversation

The Cucurbit Family's Colorful Characters

The Captivating Power of Comics

A Young Giver of Kindness

Building an Independent Project

Create a Whimsical Fairy House

Thinking About My Favorite Things

Finding Books to Read with Your Children

Hats Off! Using Architecture as Creative Inspiration

Spring Cleaning is Done!

A Book Character Who Makes a Big Impact on Others

Geometry and Art: Exploring Shapes with Second Graders

5 Classroom Practices to Use at Home

Check Out These Books!

Jammin' with Five All-Star Jazz Selections

How Have You Moved the World?

The Benefits of Music Education

I'll Meet You At . . . The Museum

Embrace This Trait to Nurture Creativity

Developing Creative Fluency

A Conversation About Fashion

Recent Reads

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

What Books Comprise Your Ideal Bookshelf?

Innovations From a Distant Time

How Many Have You Read?

Name That Animal

Wrapping up 2015

May Your Days Be Merry!

Who Invented Earmuffs?

How to be Kind to Books

The Power of Feedback to Turn Things Around

Grateful for Literacy

Entertain, Amuse and Educate

Why Humor Should be Part of Every Classroom

Practice Tips for Learning to Play an Instrument

Arcimboldo-Style Portraits

Children Talk About Their Art: All The Jazz

Toys in the Hall: Which One Gets Your Vote?

Celebrate the Freedom to Read

Make Your Own Portrait

Meet #MetKids

National Book Festival 2015

Back to the Books!

Begin Again with Wishes and Dreams

What Does Your Visionary Learning Environment Include?

Peer Selected Books Create Student Led Discussions

Children Talk About Their Art: My Formal Living Room in Perspective

Exploring Big Ideas Through Blogging

Why Evidence is Important

Children Talk About Their Art: The Courageous Lion

A Large and Most Authentically Built Tall Ship

Misty Copeland: Spinning Wishes

Nurture Gifts, Strengths, and Creativity Through Play

Name Your Rose

How to Use a Penny to Practice Basic Computation Skills

The Tale of Rose and Rain

Museums are Catalysts for Discovery

Why Starting a Collection Builds Cognitive Skills

"Top Five" Biography Prompts

Engage and Educate: International Museum Day, 2015

Object of the Month: Tickles the Monkey: Prototype for Tickle Me Elmo

The Artistry of Marcia Brown, 1918-2015

How to be a Creative Role Model

Curate a Virtual Museum with Padlet

An Earth Day Acrostic Poem

Creativity Brief: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects

Celebrate National Library Week

Iris, Tulips, Jonquils, and Crocuses

Enhance the Standards with Poetry & Improv

An A+ for Creativity and Humor

Over in the Reef in an Ancient Blue Zoo

Creativity in Motion with OSnap

What Does Music Mean to You?

March Into a Good Book

7 Calendar Clues to Extend Math Concepts

The Language of Friendship

Hearts of the Tree

Lovable Prompts

Read Every Day (R.E.D.)

February: We Love to Read Month

One Man's Castle

Defining Intelligence

Nature's Benefits

Check Out Our PSAs

Bilingual Benefits

Reading Resolutions