Monthly Archives: April 2015

Science Lesson – Earth Day Webquest

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs SCIENCE LESSONS on April 5, 2015 by brittanywashburn

Intermediate Science Lesson

By Brittany Washburn

Send your students to the computer and let them work independently through 8 interactive websites. A reading passage with vocabulary is included to help them answer the 4 essential questions. In my classroom I have my students answer the questions in their notebooks so that I can check for understanding when I review their notebooks. This can be done all at once (45 minutes for most students) or over several days in the classroom.

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Featured Seller- TheBeezyTeacher

This entry was posted in FEATURED SELLERS on April 5, 2015 by thebeezyteacher

Hallo from Germany!

My name is Lcie aka TheBeezyTeacher. I wanted to introduce myself since I’m new to The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative. I have been teaching for over 30 years and started my teaching career in Austin Texas. In the 1980’s I decided to accept a teaching position working for the Department of Defense Dependent Schools Overseas. My first and only assignment was working here in Germany as an elementary teacher at a school for the dependent children of U.S. soldiers stationed in Germany. I currently teach kindergarten and continue to have fun working with kids! I love hearing and meeting from educators from all over the world so come by and visit me at the Beezy Teacher’s blog. It’s only a hop, skip, and a jump across the pond!

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Easter Clipart

This entry was posted in CLIP ART Easter on April 5, 2015 by nastaran (updated on April 3, 2015)

Easter Clipart contains 34 high quality 300dpi png files. This set contains both color and black & white images, and you can also find all images in the thumbnail image.Grab this product from:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Easter-Clipart-1728137#

Thank you ,

Nastaran .

CVC: A Licence to All CVC Resources

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS PreKindergarten Uncategorized and tagged CVC Word Work Literacy Center Ideas No-Prep Printables on April 4, 2015 by littleachievers (updated on April 9, 2015)

By Little Achievers

CVC: A Licence to All My CVC Resources

The fun, engaging, and interactive CVC Word activities included in this MEGABUNDLE are perfect for literacy center, word work, and independent practice!

As I create more CVC word work, I will add it to this packet. Once purchased, you will always be able to download the updated file at no additional cost.

Pages >1150

Click here to buy!

This packet includes

Posters
Play-dough mats
Write the room cards
CVC puzzles (3 versions)
CVC Word Books
No-prep printables for CVC word families
Review (5 review sets for all 5 vowels and 1 set of mixed review).

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Each short vowel (CVC) packet has the following Word Work activities:
(Here I am including all of the activities of the –at family!)
~“-at” word family house
~Two full-size posters
~CVC cards (find and match)
~I can Write the -at words
~I can find the -at words
~I can stamp the -at words
~I can build the -at words
~I can dab the -at words
~I can color the -at words
~I can sort the -at words
~I can spin and trace the -at words
~I can complete a sentence using –at words
~I can draw –at pictures
~I can fill in the –at words
~I can find and highlight the -at words (in a sentence)
~I can write a story using –at words
~My –at word book
All of the activities will be the same for each of the packets.

-Say it, build it, write it: Generic practice mat
-Play dough mats
-I can write the room (cards and response sheet)

Happy Teaching!

Little Achievers

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Favorite Structured Language Practice Activities!

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on April 4, 2015 by funtoteach (updated on April 4, 2015)

Hi everyone,

This is Lori from Fun To Teach!

Recently I was asked for a list of my favorite structured language practice activities. There are so many that it was hard to choose just a few. I began to compile a list of these tried and true old favorites and I thought I would share them here with you. Here are a couple of fun activities to promote language practices. I would love to hear what some of your favorites are!

Happy Teaching!

Lori

A/B Partners

Each student has a card with either an A or B written on it.
Signal so that students with the As find a B, and Bs find an A.
As prompt their partner with the language prompt or questions
Bs respond with the language reply.
Students switch cards with the same partner find a new partner.

“Switch It”

Use this activity after teaching a grammatical form.

Students write a response to a language prompt or question.
Students find a partner and take turns reading their written reply.
After reading, students switch papers and find a new partner. (Remember perfect practice, not a race.
Language practice continues until teacher calls stop!

If you are looking for a great resource for teaching REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS check out our great pronoun package by Clicking Here!

Freebie – Multiplication Crossword Puzzles

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade COMMON CORE FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs MATH LESSONS and tagged common core free multiplication on April 4, 2015 by saraoberheide

This is a great way for your kids to get extra practice with double digit multiplication. The best part is that it’s free! Included are 3 crossword puzzles to practice 2×1 digit, 3×1 digit, and 2×2 digit multiplication.

These crossword puzzles are great for extra practice, extension, homework, math centers, and much more. You can find them at the link below!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Multiplication-Crossword-Puzzles-Freebie-1629516

Thank You,

Sara Oberheide

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Reading Response Sheets”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade FREE LESSONS Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on April 4, 2015 by Victoria Leon (updated on April 3, 2015)

by Learning with Mrs Langley

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Reading Response Sheets to use in centers, after independent reading, or with a listening station. Includes:

Characters

Setting

Problem/Solution

Beginning, Middle, End

Main Idea/Details

Hey Diddle Diddle Fluency Pyramids

This entry was posted in Kindergarten Uncategorized and tagged Emergent Reader ESL Fluency Nursery Rhymes on April 3, 2015 by teacherseeteacherdo (updated on April 3, 2015)

Reluctant or Emergent Readers

will enjoy these activity cards!

POETIC DEVICES QR CODES {RESEARCH}

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade COMMON CORE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS TEST PREPARATION Uncategorized and tagged poetry qr codes on April 3, 2015 by teachtotell (updated on April 3, 2015)

POETIC DEVICES QR CODES

This is one of my favorite months – for one thing it is a festive season marked by the advent of Easter – and then, it’s National Poetry Month where an appreciation for all things poetic is fostered.

Now, we all know that in order for our students to write creative poems, they must have a sound knowledge of the poetic devices that play an instrumental role in impressing the reader, so with this in mind, I designed 120 QR Codes (40 color, 40 blackline, 40 answer codes) to make conceptual knowledge more concrete. Instead of me lecturing about the elements of poetry, students can find out for themselves by scanning the QR code on each card, writing their responses, and then checking the answers. Now isn’t that learning by Inquiry in itself?

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/POETRY-POETIC-DEVICES-QR-CODES-RESEARCH-1795014

Wish you a Happy Easter and creative National Poetry Month 🙂

Laurane Rae@TeachToTell

{QR CODE: Fractions with Bunny Belly Task Card

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade Easter MATH LESSONS and tagged QR code on April 3, 2015 by nastaran

QR CODE Fractions With Bunny Belly contains 36 task cards.Each task card has a figure and students can write the fraction for the shaded part of each figure on the answer sheet and then scanning the QR code to check their answer.

This product is appropriate for reviewing and reinforcing the fractions.

Grab this product from

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Thank you,

Nastaran.

There Has Never Been a Happy Bully

This entry was posted in 6th Grade CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT and tagged homeschool social skills special education on April 3, 2015 by socrateslantern (updated on May 12, 2015)

Time For Review!!

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade End of the Year MATH LESSONS Uncategorized on April 3, 2015 by joyfulprojections

Lots of Bingo Games, Task Cards w/ QR Codes, and many other ways to review your year’s worth of lessons – just in time for end of year testing!!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Joyful-Projections

$Great Review Games!$

Great Review Games!

$Fun for the whole class!$

Fun for the whole class!

Kids love Bingo – and in each of these games they will actively review the processes you’ve taught for counting money, telling time, finding perimeter, area, and volume, fractional parts, and identifying, adding, and subtracting decimals. Tons of fun for students, and easy review activities for teachers!

FREE MATH LESSON – “Free Counting Song 1-20 (MP3)”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT College FREE LESSONS Kindergarten MATH LESSONS MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on April 3, 2015 by Victoria Leon (updated on April 3, 2015)

by Renee Dawn

PreKindergarten – 12th Grade

How do you get kids to behave, calm down, clean up, transition, do homework, time out, stand and stretch? It’s all made easier with a soothing voice counting the numbers 1 – 20 over relaxing music with a soft beat.

This “magic timer” counts numbers like a heartbeat. It is one beat per second, plus intro and fade-out; one minute of music in all. It’s a great behavior management tool to help kids calm their minds and focus on the task at hand. You can replay it for an extended countdown.

It’s also perfect for teaching kids to count numbers 1-20, as the pronunciation is slow, clear and correct.

It’s not just for kids! If you would like a minute of relaxation, then cup your palms over your eyes as you listen to this…

It’s FREE, so enjoy it…and if you would kindly leave your rating and feedback it would be greatly appreciated!

I hope you find this MP3 useful and helpful, and if you’d like to try the longer version it’s here:

• Counting 1-100 Song MP3

• Skip Counting Song MP3

MP3 length 1:07

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April Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Easter FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOLIDAYS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged April Earth Day holiday poetry spring on April 3, 2015 by christinal (updated on April 5, 2015)

Here are some April non-fiction reading passages filled with lots of fun facts. Use them as a quick warm up activity, for early finishers or in a reading center.

Includes
• 8 April themed reading passage, each with 3 comprehension questions
• Worksheet for recalling 4 April facts that students have learned

The 8 passages include the following titles:
• April Fool’s Day
• Jackie Robinson Day
• Happy Earth Day!
• The Titanic Sinks
• National Poetry Month
• National Arbor Day
• Easter Egg Roll
• Drop Everything and Read

Check it out here: April Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

Thank you,

Christina

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FREE – Money Bingo with Online Bingo Caller – Math Centers Pack

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade FREE LESSONS MATH LESSONS and tagged common core free games math money on April 3, 2015 by teachersclassmate (updated on April 3, 2015)

Get a Math Centers Pack

Designed for third and fourth grade math centers, Money Bingo features an online bingo caller that will work on most personal computers with internet access. It can also be played on an an interactive whiteboard. Use the online bingo caller to draw random question cards and to display called answers while students play along with their own printed bingo cards.

This download features 4 player cards that can be printed either in black and white or in color. I prefer to print in black and white, as the students need to make calculations and write on their bingo cards.

The game is common core aligned for Third and Fourth Grades as follows:

Third Grade:
CCSS Math Content 3.NBT.A.2
Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
-Making change for purchases made with five and ten dollar bills
-Adding / subtracting to determine difference between the amount of money available and the listed price (i.e. The listed price is $3.50. You have 90 cents. How much more money do you need?

Fourth Grade:
CCSS Math.Content.4.MD.A.2
Use the four operations to solve word problems involving distances, intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money, including problems involving simple fractions or decimals, and problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit.
-Making change for purchases made with five and ten dollar bills
-Adding / subtracting to determine difference between the amount of money available and the listed price (i.e. The listed price is $3.50. You have 90 cents. How much more money do you need?
-Simple multiplication / division to determine money equivalents ( i.e. How many dimes are in a five dollar bill?)

Be sure to visit my website and try the bingo caller.
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Click on the photo in this post to download a set of 4 player cards.
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Earth Day Ideas and Activities for K/1

This entry was posted in 1st Grade GRADE LEVELS Kindergarten Uncategorized and tagged Earth Day Earth Day Activities Earth Day Lessons Earth Day PowerPoint on April 2, 2015 by lindaposttheteacherspost (updated on April 2, 2015)

Earth Day

Besides the Recycle Crafts above, you might enjoy these Earth Day Learning Centers…

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Earth-Day-Activities-7-Posters-Pledge-Graphing-Certificate-Parent-Letter-231767

Earth Day Activities:

★ 7 Posters, Earth Day Pledge, Earth Day Graphing Activity (for in school or at

home), Earth Day Certificate and Parent Letter

★ 22 Pages – NEWLY REVISED to include Full Color Earth Day Versions as well

as Black and White Earth Day versions for students to color.

★ Earth Day Certificate

★ 7 Earth Day Posters

★ Earth Day Graph

★ Earth Day Pledge

★ Parent Letter

★ Use by itself or with my PowerPoint Presentation and/or mini-book at 2

different reading levels.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Earth-Day-PowerPoint-Things-To-Do-To-Help-the-Earth-10-Songs-25-Slides-231776

Earth Day PowerPoint “Things to do to Help the Earth”

I also added 10 Songs at a variety of levels so you can have an Earth Day Sing Along!

★ 25 slides – Use by itself or in conjunction with my Earth Day PDF file OR mini-book (2 Reading levels) that can be found in my other product listings. The PDF file (sold separately) has a parent letter, take home graph, Earth Day Pledge, Earth Day Certificate, and 7 posters about how students can help the Earth. There are black and white versions as well as full color versions of the Earth Day Posters, Earth Day Certificate and Earth Day Graph.

Browse my other Earth Day Resources for Literacy and Math by visiting my store and opening the Custom Folder labeled “EARTH DAY/CINCO DE MAYO”, or just click below:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Linda-Post-The-Teachers-Post/Category/Earth-Day-Cinco-de-Mayo

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ALL students need to warm up!

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS TEST PREPARATION on April 2, 2015 by angiekratzer (updated on April 2, 2015)

We all know that stronger students tend to have more background knowledge. More reading in the home, a broader range of experiences, and less television often result in a student who simply knows more content. Put 25 of those advanced learners in a room, and we can skip some of those instructional hooks we use with weaker students . . . or can we?

We may not need to frontload as much with these students, but they still need to warm up. Even a car that has just had a tune up needs to run a bit before hitting the road in February. At the secondary level when students are changing classes, a lot happens in those five minutes between rooms. One social interaction, text, or bad grade in the previous class will cloud that student’s perception of what happens in your room. In order to access prior knowledge and even skills, get that brain warmed up with a rigorous exercise.

Here’s a bundle of twenty bell ringer exercises for advanced high school students. Take a look and decide if they are right for your students. Enjoy 25% off the list price.

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Order of Operations Freebie!

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on April 2, 2015 by creativeinclusion

Students not loving Order of Operations worksheets? Try this FREEBIE instead!!!

I created this game to help with motivation with this task. There are playing cards for 6 players. Each player gets 3 die. I use dice within dice with more advanced students and just add the inner dice to the outer dice for a bigger number to work with. Students are to experiment with putting the numbers in a different order to see which order produces the largest final answer. They will see that it matters very much which operation to complete first, as it can drastically change your answer. Add up the answers and the player with the largest final answer is the winner of the game. This can be modified for different levels of students very easily. They can work in partners and either do the problems together, or they can check each other’s work.

Have Fun!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Order-of-Operations-Game-1543667

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Gift of the Magi – Close Reading Analysis”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on April 2, 2015 by Victoria Leon (updated on April 3, 2015)

by Homegrown Teacher

8th – 10th Grade

This free holiday product is a close reading analysis of O. Henry’s short story, “Gift of the Magi.” There is a teacher’s instruction page, which details how I have used this document in my own classroom, specifically targeting the importance of the gradual release process. A full sample annotation packet is also included.

This text lends itself to teaching students the importance of annotation targeting vocabulary, textual evidence for setting and characterization as well as allusions.

Enjoy this timeless story as your students get practice using the close reading strategy!

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