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title: ExtendED Notes Articles | Teaching Strategies (3)
description: Teaching Strategies | Articles and insights with an emphasis on after school programs. (3)
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# Posts about Teaching Strategies (3)

![6 Ways to Make Reading Fun For Your Students](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Extended%20Notes/ExtendED%20Notes%20Blog/6%20ways%20to%20make%20reading%20fun%20image.jpg)

#### 6 Ways to Make Reading Fun For Your Students

Discover 6 creative ways to make reading enjoyable for students, helping them build knowledge, analytical skills, and a lifelong love for books.

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![5 Soft Skills That Every Future Entrepreneur Needs](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_490234888-2__800x400.jpg)

#### 5 Soft Skills That Every Future Entrepreneur Needs

Learn how today’s students aren’t always interested in landing the best jobs, but are instead creating them.

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![Why Critical Thinking is a Skill of the Future](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_293006000-2__800x400.jpg)

#### Why Critical Thinking is a Skill of the Future

Critical thinking remains an important skill for students to understand and learn.

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![Germ Science: How to Get Rid of Germs in Cold and Flu Season](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_763152805-2__800x400.jpg)

#### Germ Science: How to Get Rid of Germs in Cold and Flu Season

Germs can spread quickly in afterschool programs, so it's important to take steps to prevent the spread of illness.

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![Creating a Social Contract to Foster Afterschool Social Responsibility](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_689879734-2__800x400.jpg)

#### Creating a Social Contract to Foster Afterschool Social Responsibility

Need a way to manage your afterschool program that even your students will enjoy? Try creating a social contract.

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![4 Tips to Teach the Value of Giving Back](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_718523689__800x400.jpg)

#### 4 Tips to Teach the Value of Giving Back

It’s the perfect time to teach students the importance of community service and giving back.

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![Learning Beyond the Classroom - 4 Field Trip Ideas for Students](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_153645101__800x400.jpg)

#### Learning Beyond the Classroom - 4 Field Trip Ideas for Students

For students, an occasional field trip is a nice break in routine and an adventure that helps them discover new things.

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![5 Tips For Fostering Positive Behavior In Learning Spaces](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/5_pushpastit_tips-29__800x400.png)

#### 5 Tips For Fostering Positive Behavior In Learning Spaces

When working with children, you’re sure to encounter difficult behavior from time to time.

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![6 Inspiring Ted Talks To Transform The Way You Teach](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ted_talk-29__800x400.png)

#### 6 Inspiring Ted Talks To Transform The Way You Teach

TED Talks are short speeches that spread new, innovative and thought-provoking ideas across a variety of fields.

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![10 Qualities Great Afterschool Program Leaders Have in Common](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/program_leaders_article-2__800x400.jpg)

#### 10 Qualities Great Afterschool Program Leaders Have in Common

What makes a great leader? According to John Maxwell, it is someone “who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

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