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Teaching moments
worth keeping.

Practical ideas for the notes, memories and small moments you want to carry with you.

Teaching memories · Finding them again

How to find your saved teaching memories again

A simple way to name and find saved teaching memories, with one practical retrieval test and no need to reorganise your whole archive.

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A teacher smiles at a prism casting a rainbow onto a plain card in a sunlit science room.

Teaching memories · Keepsakes

What belongs in a teacher memory box beyond thank-you cards?

Practical examples and three questions to help you choose meaningful objects for a teacher memory box, beyond thank-you cards.

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A teacher smiles at her handmade paper windmill in a sunlit classroom.

Teaching memories · Thank-you emails

What to do with a thank-you email in your school inbox

Find an appreciative message, decide what to keep and ask the right questions before losing access to a school inbox.

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A teacher smiles while reading a message on her laptop in a classroom.

Teaching memories · An ordinary week

Small teaching moments worth keeping: five ideas for an ordinary week

Find a detail you would like to recognise later, from a familiar object or subject interest to a routine or shared moment.

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A teacher holds a green leaf towards the classroom window, looking closely at its veins.

Teaching memories · End-of-term reflection

End-of-term teacher reflection: five questions for one useful next step

Choose what to keep, simplify, try or ask about—with five optional questions and a short worked example.

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A smiling teacher photographs a wooden cube model with her phone in a classroom.

Teaching memories · A new chapter

Moving classrooms or schools: what to keep, hand over and leave behind

Keep the moments that matter while sorting belongings, shared resources and the handover for your next chapter.

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A teacher rediscovers a small box of cherished envelopes and paper keepsakes while packing a classroom.

Teaching memories · A few words

What to write in a teaching journal when you only have a few words

Three simple ways to keep a particular teaching moment, without writing a whole diary or lesson evaluation.

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An open small notebook and pencil beside a taped cardboard model on a classroom desk.

Thank-you notes · 6 minute read

Five realistic options, their drawbacks, and what to do with oversized drawings and double-sided cards.

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Handmade cards beside an open keepsake box and clear-pocket folder on a classroom desk.

A little space for your teaching story.

Chalkmarks is a private memory app for teachers. Here, we share ideas you can use with a notebook, a keepsake box or your phone. Take what is useful; there is nothing to keep up with.

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