TpT is dedicated to helping teachers unlock funds. On Tuesday, August 11th, starting at 7am ET, all live, approved projects on DonorsChoose will qualify for a 50% boost from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, while funds last. And now, through our partnership with DonorsChoose, you can add TpT gift cards to your DonorChoose project.

Blended and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic bring new challenges for the social-emotional health of you and your students. When you and your students could use a pick-me-up, try these positive self-talk and affirmation solutions.

Many parents and caregivers are at a disadvantage during distance learning due to language barriers, work schedules, and other hurdles. To make sure you’ve got all the tools you need to ensure equity in caregiver communications, we gathered the most important tips from our Teacher-Authors and the TpT community. Here’s how they’re staying in touch with every family.

Communicating with parents will be vital this year. So we asked our Teacher-Author experts around the country to help us make a checklist of the best communication tools and tactics for partnering with parents and caregivers for distance learning.

This year, students are going to need to rely on executive function skills in order to focus their attention, regulate their emotions, and more. But stress and trauma can take a toll on these skills, making now a critical time for educators to focus on them. Read on to learn more about executive function skills, and how you can support them.