Win a $50 Lakeshore Learning Gift Card For You and Your Teacher BFF

This giveaway has concluded. Visit our Teacher Funding Opportunities page to learn more about current and upcoming educator funding opportunities from AdoptAClassroom.org. After one of the most difficult years in education, this Teacher Appreciation Week (5/3 – 5/7) is the perfect time to recognize teachers as the heroes they are. Lakeshore Learning is teaming up with AdoptAClassroom.org […]

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Six STEM activities for National STEM day
National STEM Day: Six STEM Activities for Teachers

November 8th is National STEM Day. National STEM Day highlights the importance of integrating science, technology, engineering, and math in the classroom. STEM learning comes with many benefits for your students, from preparing them for future careers to enhancing their critical thinking skills. During our #TeachingSTEM2021 Twitter Chat, AdoptAClassroom.org asked our community of expert educators […]

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September Marketplace Update: Back-to-School Shopping

The back-to-school shopping season is here, so now is a great time to use AdoptAClassroom.org donations to purchase the supplies you need to start the school year off right. Whether you’re teaching from home, in the classroom, or a hybrid of both, we have the back-to-school materials you’re looking for. Are you a K-12 teacher […]

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Ordering School Supplies on AdoptAClassroom.org

AdoptAClassroom.org works with more than 20 education and supply vendors to support your needs. But how do those supplies get to you? Here is your step-by-step guide to ordering school supplies with your AdoptAClassroom.org funds! 1. Log in to your AdoptAClassroom.org account. 2. Click “Go To Shop” from the teacher/school admin dashboard.Note: if you see […]

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Distance Learning Lesson Plans on a Budget

We’re continuing to update our blog with Distance Learning lesson plans and tips to help teachers during this difficult transition period. Months into the COVID-19 outbreak, many schools nationwide remain closed for the remainder of the school year. Teachers had to leave their teaching strategies behind and develop Distance Learning lesson plans overnight. Every child […]

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Distance Learning Tips: Student Communication

We’re continuing to update our blog with distance learning tips to help teachers during this difficult transition period. Weeks into the COVID-19 outbreak, schools nationwide remain closed, many for the remainder of the school year. Teachers are  adapting their teaching strategies for distance learning, but such abrupt changes haven’t come without difficulty. Every child has […]

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Distant Learning Resource for K-12 Educators

During this challenging time for educators and their students, staff here at AdoptAClassroom.org will share tips and resources that we hear about that may be helpful for you. This is not advertising. We are not making money off of this, and we are not endorsing products, services, or companies. Just sharing things that might be […]

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Classroom Crowdfunding Tips for Teachers

Teachers in need of supplies are always on the lookout for classroom crowdfunding tips. As a nonprofit crowdfunding platform for teachers and schools, we receive a lot of questions from teachers about how they can add to their fundraising toolkit. To help teachers looking for classroom crowdfunding tips, we hosted a #ClassroomCrowdfunding Twitter Party where […]

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Classroom consumables teachers have to purchase
4 Classroom Consumables Teachers Purchase

Teachers make a lot of surprising out-of-pocket purchases for their classrooms. As a result, they spend an average of $740 each year on school supplies. This sounds shocking to some. It’s not surprising when 60 percent of the top five teacher purchases are classroom consumables that need to be replaced throughout the year. Unfortunately, 92% […]

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