We hope you’re embracing spring in your classrooms this month! The season is a time of growth, so we’re eager to continue helping you make the most of your experience with our programs. Have you been keeping up with our Seeds of Knowledge? Every week, we post tips and tricks for using the curriculum across various topics, including pacing, differentiation, instructional practices, and more! Check out the complete list of resources.

Teacher Appreciation Week is just around the corner, and we’re so thankful that you continue to show up every day to shape and inspire the minds of new generations. If you’d like to send a positive note to a colleague or plan a fun activity for your students, download these printable cards to get the creativity and gratitude flowing!

Exciting updates are coming!

Did you know there are several new and exciting features that will be released for the upcoming school year? Check out what’s new for Amplify CKLA customers.

Teacher Appreciation Week: A celebration for all that you do!

To commemorate Teacher Appreciation Week this year, we at Amplify want to show our gratitude for the work that you do. Every day from May 2–6, we’ll be giving away special prizes ranging from Amplify swag to Little Free Libraries to special treats for your school! You can check out the schedule of all the exciting new things to come on our Teacher Appreciation Week page, and enter for any and all of the giveaways that interest you. Winners will be posted on the website daily beginning May 2—and don’t forget to continue the celebration on our Facebook groups!

Exciting updates released for Interactive Classroom grades K–5!

Last month, teachers with an Interactive Classroom experience license received access to a new homepage that enables them to:

• Quickly review student work.
• Gather insights on how the class is feeling that day.
• Preview upcoming assignments.

For the first time, teachers can use MyAmplify for Google Slides to create and customize interactive lessons in the Amplify platform! K–5 reports are also available for administrators.

Learn more about the updates available for districts with Interactive Classroom licenses. Not an Interactive Classroom user but want to learn more? Please contact your Amplify representative for more information.

Did you miss our Science of Reading Is for Everyone webinar series?

Don’t worry—we have recordings available of all of our incredible presentations! Hear from experts like Natalie Wexler, Dr. Jan Hasbrouck, and Dr. Carolyn Strom, as well as educators like you about the science behind how we learn to read and how it can help all of your students, including middle schoolers, preschoolers, and bilingual learners.

Spring, a member of our Amplify CKLA Facebook group, recently shared a fun activity that she organized in her grade 4 classroom following Unit 5 about geology: “Students dig fossils out of the National Geographic kits. We also bust geodes. I have a bunch of rocks that they examine, too.”