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Practical Teaching Strategies and Classroom Insights

Welcome to the Simple Solutions blog. Here you'll find practical teaching strategies, implementation tips, and insights on retention-focused instruction. Whether you're new to Simple Solutions or have been using our programs for years, our blog offers guidance on helping students remember what they learn.

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What’s Next in Education: Our Reading List
What’s Next in Education: Our Reading List Staying informed and involved with current research and conversations in education helps us better understand the shifts happening in classrooms, schools, and policy spaces. Below are five education articles that stood out in …
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An Analog Summer Might Be Exactly What Kids Need
As screen time rises during summer break, many families are looking for ways to create balance. An analog summer offers a simple, research‑backed approach encouraging reading, hands‑on play, and meaningful connection. With small, intentional changes, kids can stay engaged, curious, and learning all summer long.
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Review That Runs Itself: 15‑Minute Classroom Routines
Spring is one of the busiest and most important times of the school year. With testing on the horizon and student energy running high, teachers need review routines that actually fit into real classrooms. This post shares simple, no‑prep 15‑minute strategies that help students retain learning, surface misconceptions, and stay confident without adding more to teachers’ plates.
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Is it A, B, C, or D?  
Assessments and Learning The “competitive incorrect answers” are related material, just not the correct answer. Thinking about them, though, strengthens what students know about those items. In later assessment situations, when a new question is asked and a previous competitive …
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Spring Break Math
Jump into Spring Break! Spring break is a time to relax, and enjoy the warmer weather. It is a time when you and your students can recharge, so when you return you are ready to tackle the last few months …
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Thanksgiving Math
  We are so thankful for the third, fourth, and fifth-grade students (and teachers) who use our books, we created a Thanksgiving-themed makeover to our Simple Solutions Standards-Based Math sample pages. Each lesson in the Simple Solutions Standards-Based Mathematics workbook aligns …
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They did the Monster Math!
October is here. To celebrate, we took three of our Simple Solutions Standards-Based Math sample pages and gave them a Monster Math makeover. Each lesson in the Simple Solutions Standards-Based Mathematics workbooks aligns with standards for Mathematics. These standards identify key ideas, understandings, …
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Combatting Learning Loss with Simple Solutions
So, Simple Solutions is finally underway in your classroom. You’ve completed your Simple Solutions training webinar, read all the support blogs, and followed the program letter for letter. But your students are still having difficulty completing their Simple Solutions lessons …
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