Creative Teaching Press

☀️ Stop the Summer Slide Before It Starts! 📚

Keep kids learning, growing, and feeling confident all summer long with engaging workbooks and readers from Creative Teaching Press.

Just a few minutes of practice each day can help students:
• Reinforce important reading, writing, and math skills
• Build confidence for the next grade level
• Keep learning routines going over summer break
• Avoid losing progress made during the school year

Pair hands-on workbooks with fun readers to make summer learning simple, flexible, and stress-free at home, on vacation, or anywhere summer takes you.

Give students the extra practice they need now so they’re ready to shine when school starts again! 🌟

Read more on our blog!

Build confidence and reinforce essential skills in just 15 minutes a day with Smarter in Minutes workbooks for Grades K–5. ⏰✨

Designed to support learning at school, at home, or anywhere in between, these easy-to-use workbooks combine reading, writing, and math practice all in one place. They’re also a great way to help prevent summer slide and keep students feeling confident and ready for the next grade level all summer long. ☀️📖

Perfect for:
✔ Morning work & warm-ups
✔ Homework & take-home practice
✔ Review, reinforcement, & skill building
✔ Summer learning to help avoid learning loss
✔ Extra practice to help students stay prepared for the next school year

Each book includes:
📘 10 weeks of structured practice
✏ Reading, writing, and math in one place
🧠 Simple, easy-to-follow activities designed for independent learning

Whether students need extra reinforcement, year-round learning support, or a simple summer practice routine, Smarter in Minutes makes daily learning consistent, manageable, and effective for both teachers and parents.

📖 Practice made easy. Confidence made daily.



https://www.creativeteaching.com/collections/books/smarter-in-minutes

✨ Classroom Reveal ✨

10 years of friendship, imagination, and classroom magic! 🌲🦊🍄

We’re celebrating 10 Years of Woodland Friends with a cozy classroom reveal filled with the charming woodland details teachers have loved for a decade. From welcoming bulletin boards to calming nature-inspired décor, this collection continues to create spaces where students feel right at home.

💛 Warm colors
🦉 Friendly woodland characters
🌿 Timeless classroom style
📚 A learning environment students love

Here’s to 10 years of being friends — and the adventure continuing in classrooms everywhere!

Which animal are YOU? 🦊🐻🦝

Are you shy like a hedgehog, curious like a bear, or smart like a fox?
Have your students pick their animal and share why—it’s a fun way to spark conversation, build connections, and learn more about each other 💬

Drop your animal in the comments 👇

Every friend in the forest has something to teach us 💛🌿

From big-hearted bears to curious raccoons, each Woodland Friend brings a special reminder to the classroom—helping students grow not just academically, but socially and emotionally too.

✨ Which message speaks most to your classroom right now?

Save this post for a quick SEL boost or use each one as a daily discussion starter with your students!

🍃 Throwback Thursday: The beginning of Woodland Friends 🦊

Back in 2016, the Woodland Friends collection first made its way into classrooms—bringing friendly forest characters, cozy nature themes, and playful décor that teachers and students instantly loved.

From bulletin boards and borders to reading corners and classroom displays, Woodland Friends helped create welcoming spaces where learning and imagination could grow together. 🌲📚

Now, nearly 10 years later, Woodland Friends is still growing—with new friends (hello, Skunk! 🦨) and fresh décor to celebrate a decade of classrooms filled with these beloved forest friends.

➡️ Swipe through to see where the Woodland Friends journey began.

🌿 Our Teamwork Club is open! 🦊🐻

With the NEW Treehouse Bulletin Board Set, Woodland Friends help create a classroom where students feel welcomed, valued, and part of something special.

Use the mushroom name pieces to spotlight your students and build a classroom community rooted in teamwork.

Adventure (and learning) awaits! 🌳

As we celebrate 10 Years of Woodland Friends, we're excited to introduce the NEW Treehouse Bulletin Board Set — the perfect place for your favorite forest friends to gather.

Create a cozy classroom scene where imagination grows and adventure awaits every day. 🐻🦊🦉

🦨 Skunk is already making himself at home in Woodland Friends! 🌼

You’ll spot him helping celebrate birthdays, brightening bulletin boards, and adding friendly details throughout your classroom décor. With his cute, curious personality, Skunk brings even more heart to the Woodland Friends collection.

From special celebrations to everyday displays, Skunk is ready to be part of your classroom all year long.

➡️ Look for Skunk across our NEW Woodland Friends décor and bring even more friendly faces into your space!