Monthly Archives: February 2016

Language Arts: Frankenstein complete unit (NO PREP)

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs and tagged analysis essay evaluations No Prep Novel unit poetry on February 17, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

A full month and a half of planned lessons.

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This unit has been created with the teacher in mind. The material is geared toward senior students with a focus on the construction of arguments. It also teaches the importance of historical context as well as literary allusions in the development of themes.

The thinking has all been done for you. The lesson plans are detailed and comprehensive. The student guide is visually appealing and facilitates the teacher’s job. In addition, the answer key is comprehensive and detailed. All the teacher needs to do is to purchase this unit and photocopy it.

Take a look at the preview for more information.

What the unit contains:

1) The Teacher Package (17 pages)

-contains 21 detailed lessons (60-90 minute lessons)
-leading discussion questions and skill building activities (with detailed instructions for the teacher)
-important chapter notes on analysis
-the teacher package helps the teacher stay on task and stay organized because the planning has been done for you.

2) The Student Package (11 pages)

-pre-reading activity
-study guide questions
-a fact sheet regarding the Prometheus myth
-an activity on the use of nature in romantic literature
-an activity based on the symbols in the novel
-several activities that teach argument development
-an activity on theme development

3) A comprehensive answer key (25 pages)

-detailed answers for ALL student activities and work
-an annotate copy of the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and activity answer key.

4) Also included:

-a PowerPoint introducing the novel’s historical context and the author
-class posters with key elements in the novel
-a copy of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

5) Various evaluations are also included: ALL EVALUATIONS ARE IN WORD DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO MODIFY FOR CLASSROOM NEEDS.
– Test on letters 1-4 and chapters 1-10 (choice between multiple choice OR development questions)
-Test on chapters 11-18 (choice between multiple choice OR development questions)
-Unit evaluation (Choice between and essay, a debate, a unit test – all work process is included)
ANSWER KEYS AND EVALUATION GRIDS ARE INCLUDED FOR ALL EVALUATIONS.

*As a bonus, I have included two automatic comment generators for Word documents (with drop down boxes.)

FREE MATH LESSON – “Snowy Strategies: Games for Addition Doubles”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade MATH LESSONS and tagged free on February 17, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 13, 2016)

by Primary Inspiration by Linda Nelson

1st – 2nd Grade

Boost your students to the next level of their mathematical understanding with these three four-in-a-row games: adding doubles, doubles plus one, and doubles minus one. Just copy on cardstock , laminate, and supply each pair of players with two dice and wipe-off markers. Directions for play are on each of the boards.

Have a Snowy Math Fun Day (fun even in places where the snow never falls!), or enjoy using these games with your RTI groups and in math centers.

{ 1.OA.6: Add and subtract within 20 }
{ 2.OA.2: Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies }.

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Linda Nelson
Primary Inspiration

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “5 Sight Word Games”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 16, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on March 29, 2016)

K-3

Amanda Trump

This packet includes 5 fun but simple games that your kiddos will love to play! The purpose of the games are to give students exposure and experience to reading the Dolch sight words. With each game board give each team a certain level of sight words such as, preprimer, primer, or first grade, ect. Students are to form a deck of cards out the sight words included. All the games boards are interchangeable with each level of sight words. Differentiate and place the games in reading centers. The games included are: SWEET SHOP HOP, PIG, BLOCKBUSTER, SHARK, CIRCLE IN & OUT.

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Language Arts: Poetry Unit for Senior Students (2 weeks – NO PREP)

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Complete NO PREP unit

Many teachers hate teaching poetry because they don’t know where to begin. This unit will make you and your students love poetry. This complete, no prep unit is a great way to start! This 2 and a half week unit includes a student guide, 12 detailed lesson plans, 2 multimedia presentations (no internet connection required), a detailed answer key with annotated poems, and an end of the unit evaluation with answer key.

Just print it and teach it.

This HUGE bundle includes:

This poetry unit has been devised to teach students the importance of :
• Figurative language (its uses and effects)
• How to read poetry
• How to understand and apply symbolism and imagery
• The importance of rhythm
• The importance of tone and attitude in a poem
• Types of poetry
• How to analyse poetry
• How to appreciate poetry (even when you don’t understand it)

This unit’s focus is the analysis of poetry and teaches students how to make inferences, which is a skill they must learn for their other subjects as well.

Poems include authors such as: Emily Dickenson, Dorothy Parker, Maya Angelou, Thomas Gray, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Alfred Noyes, T.S. Eliot, Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Frost, Pearl Jam, Langston Hughes, and Walt Whitman. The Unit includes 21 different poems.

The unit has been conceived to last 12 days – with 65 minute periods (although they are easy to modify).

The unit contains:

1 – The teacher guide (Contains 12 comprehensive lesson plans to teach the poems included in the unit. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH THIS UNIT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU. )

2 – The student package (Contains students’ notes , poems, and questions) (26 pages)

3 – The answer key includes annotated poems and answers to all student activities (saving you time).

4 – Included is a test with multiple choice questions as well as a development question. All answers are included. (Word format for easy changes)

5 – 2 PowerPoint presentations – one multimedia presentation to introduce the unit (17 slides) and the second to reinforce the use of imagery and symbolism (19 slides) – NO INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED

A total of 63 pages + 36 slides are included in this package.

This unit is complete, and does all of the thinking for you. All you need to do is to print out and photocopy the student package and you’re set.

FREE MATH LESSON – “Fit: A Multiplication Strategy Game Using Arrays (Grades 2-5)”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade MATH LESSONS Uncategorized and tagged free on February 16, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 13, 2016)

by Beyond Traditional Math

2nd – 5th Grade

As soon as I introduced this game, fit mania has ensued in my classroom! The students LOVE to play this array game because it makes learning multiplication super fun.

In this game the student multiplies the array of each piece they lay down. (Example: a 2 x 4 piece is written on the recording sheet as 2 x 4 = 8.) They can only lay down a piece by connecting corners, which makes it challenging to fit as many pieces as they can. In the end there is a good amount of addition of multiple numbers that is required to determine the winner.

There is a challenge mode included where the students multiply the two blocks together (and in some cases three blocks where the corners touch). This is more appropriate for the practice of facts, as well as for multiplying two or more numbers together.

This resource includes:

1. Introduction, and game set up tips
2. Recording sheet
3. Regulation mode instructions
4. Challenge mode instructions

(In order to have a fit tournament during recess, I had students bring in their own 16 x 16 base platforms to get multiple games going. It was great fun!)

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “10r-Controlled Activities & Games”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 15, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on March 29, 2016)

This unit is a package of 10 activities and games that are designed to make it easy for students to learn to read r-controlled syllable type words. There are 6 syllable types, and r-controlled is one of the six types. These syllables are called –r-controlled because the –r is in control and the vowel is out of control when sounding out the word. Instead, of the vowels making their normal sounds, the –r decides for them what sound the vowel is going to make. Reading and spelling r-controlled words require visual memory and experience. These games will teach students a few consistent tips to remember when reading these kinds of words. There are five -r-controlled vowels–ar, -er, -ir, -or, -ur. These five vowel spellings make 4 different sounds. The packet includes 75 -r-controlled words cards and the following 10 games:

1. Climb a Tree

2. Grow a Centipede

3. Football Frenzy

4. Dominoes

5. Uno

6. Clear the Board

7. Snail Shell

8. Wild Animal Race

9. Checkers

10. Circle Out

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “ABC Order Activity FREEBIE! (My Best Friend!) Literacy Station”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 15, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 8, 2016)

by Sheila Melton

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Your students will be YOUR best friend when you introduce this ABC order activity to them all about man’s best friend! Students will look at the words on the cards and write them in ABC order using either of the recording sheets. 2 versions are included. Color and black / white copies included.

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Task Cards for Stories and Poems

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Sheila Melton

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “75 Games & Activities for Teaching the Six Syllable Types of Reading”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 14, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on March 29, 2016)

Grades K-3

Amanda Trump

The bundle packet includes 75 games and activities that all target teaching the 6 types of syllables in reading: Closed Syllables, V-C-e Syllables, r-Controlled Syllables, Open Syllables, Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Syllables, and Final Stable Consonant Syllables.
The basic overall purpose of learning syllable type reading is to give students 6 reading strategies to aid them in chunking longer words into short, readable parts. Learning to read by identifying the type of syllable is the most consistent method to teach reading to your students, and the easiest way for your students to learn to read.These 75 activities/games can be placed in language stations, or they can be played during small groups. So enjoy as your students learn another way to break the code to reading!At the present, I am creating my last packet of game and activities to go with the final stable syllable type, and once I complete it, I will make it available. Also, if you would like to preview what is in the packet, just click on the preview tab and you can see a sample of some (not all of them) of the games in the packet.

The Closed Syllable Packet includes the following games:
1. Bubble Bath Mats
2. Bubble Yum Mats
3. Scrambled Eggs
4. Bag the Odd Word
5. Morph the Word
6. Flower Power
7. My Closed Syllable Word Book
8. Closed Syllable Sorting Mats
9. Roll a Word
10. Spin a Word
11. Puzzle Words
12. Hangin’ Out the Laundry
13. Map Out the Treasure
14. Connect 4
15. Beat the ClockThe

V-C-e Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Move the Spider to His Web
2. Syllable Type Organizers
3. Connect 4
4. Color the Snail’s Shell
5. Graph Your Total
6. Dominoes
7. It’s Raining V-C-e Words
8. Burst a Balloon
9. Flower Power
10. V-C-e Booklets
11. Flip-Flop Match-Up
12. A Walk Around the Block
13. Skunk
14. Building Words
15. Snake & Ladders

The r-Controlled Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Climb a Tree
2. Grow a Centipede
3. Football Frenzy
4. Uno
5. Clear the Board
6, Snail Shell
7. Wild Animal Race
8. Checkers
9. Circle Out
10. Dominoes

The Open Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Bubble Yum Relay
2. Flower Power
3. Open Syllable Word Count, Sort & Write
4. Open Syllable Cut, Sort & Glue
5. Open Syllable Count & Divide
6. First or Last Syllable Open?
7. Fill Up the Jar
8. I Spy
9. ‘y’ says ‘i’ or ‘e’
10. First or Last Syllable Open Picture Sort
11. Hear, Write & Draw
12. Open Syllable Booklets
13. Dominoes
14. Try Spelling/Draw & Spell
15. Move the Cow to the Barn

The Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Color the Rainbow
2. Ghost OUT
3. Move the Mouse to the Cheese
4. Guess the Word
5. Shark
6. Go Fish
7. PIG
8. Old Maid, Old Man
9. Skunk
10. Thirteen Digraph/Diphthong Booklets

The Final Stable (-le) Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Syllable Match-Up
2. Which Final Stable Syllable Sound?
3. Final Stable Syllable Booklets
4. Syllable Divide
5. Riddle Riddles
6. Syllable Picture Sorts
7. Daub the Final Stable Syllable
8. WAR
9. Got It!
10. Sweet Shop Hop

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Vocabulary Guide for George Washington’s Farewell Address”

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 8, 2016)

by UnCommon Core

9th – 12th Grade

This vocabulary guide is a student-friendly dictionary designed to help ELA and history classes tackle the challenging vocabulary in George Washington’s Farewell Address. It includes definitions for almost 250 words and two lessons aligned with the Common Core Language Standards for Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.

It is one component of a 61-page Farewell Address Unit Plan designed to cover a variety of ELA Common Core Standards.

The Presidential Dictionary by Janet Mason is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at www.uncommoned.com.

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “Reading Syllable Types Bundle Packet”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade COMMON CORE Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 13, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on June 13, 2016)

by Amanda Trump
Grades K-3

This bundle contains six units that give specific word examples of each syllable word type. The six syllable types of reading are Closed, V-C-e, Open, r-Controlled, Vowel Digraph & Diphthong, and Final Stable. Each unit provides a plethora of word lists that target each syllable type. Teaching reading by syllable types provides students with a clear-cut understanding of the English language. The basic overall purpose of learning syllable type reading is to give students 6 reading strategies to aid them in chunking longer words into short, readable parts.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Free Eagle Eye Activity Preview”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 13, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 8, 2016)

by Jessica Hamilton

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Check out this free preview of my Eagle Eye activity! This activity is used to help students learn to use the pictures as clues when reading unfamiliar words! This is a great decoding strategy for students learning to read. For more picture and word sets, as well as a matching poster, check out my Eagle Eye Decoding Activity and Poster set in my TPT store!

Created by: Jessica Hamilton
Graphics by: www.mycutegraphics.com

Find more decoding strategies here:

Chunky Monkey Flip Flaps – Short A Word Families
Chunky Monkey Flip Flaps – Short E Word Families
Chunky Monkey Flip Flaps – Short I Word Families
Chunky Monkey Flip Flaps – Short O Word Families
Chunky Monkey Flip Flaps – Short U Word Families

Chunky Monkey Decoding Strategy
Eagle Eye Decoding Strategy
Flip the Dolphin Sound Poster
Flip the Dolphin Decoding Strategy
Skippy the Frog Decoding Strategy

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Valentine’s Day Activity Packet! Wordsearch, Crossword, Fill-in-the-Blank “Wacky Words!”

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade HOLIDAYS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Valentine's Day on February 12, 2016 by Caitlin

Students with the Valentine’s Day hyper buzzes and puppy love giggles? Give them some word activities!

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This packet is great for planned or last minute activities for Valentine’s Day. 15-word activities that feature Valentine’s Day vocabulary. Answer keys included!

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Spring Numbers 0-30 Game”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten MATH LESSONS PreKindergarten Uncategorized and tagged free on February 12, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 8, 2016)

by Diving Into Learning

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

This game focuses on number recognition for numbers 0-30.

Object of the game is to identify the number that is on the card.

Great activity to use as a math center game and can be differentiated (by adding/removing cards) based on students needs.

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Valentine’s Day “Wacky Words!”

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade HOLIDAYS Uncategorized Valentine's Day on February 11, 2016 by Caitlin (updated on February 11, 2016)

It’s Fill-in-the-Blank Mania!!

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Students LOVE filling these in with silly words and creating ridiculous stories. This is the tale of a Valentine’s Day cupid who struck the wrong target! Great to use as a planned or last minute activity!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Vocab-O-Meter”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on February 11, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 8, 2016)

by Beverly Gonzalez

2nd – 6th Grade

Freebie

A useful tool for students to rate their understanding of words and its meanings. The students write target vocabulary and rate on a scale from 0-4, their understanding of each word and its meanings.

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Valentine’s Day Activity: Word Search!

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade HOLIDAYS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Uncategorized Valentine's Day on February 10, 2016 by Caitlin (updated on February 10, 2016)

A fun and simple 15-word Valentine’s Day Word Search!

Great for a last-minute or planned activity during that week when they get the puppy love giggles and hyper candy buzzes!

Easy-to-read Answer Key included!

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Early Math with Mozart Preview”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade MATH LESSONS and tagged free on February 10, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 8, 2016)

by Leslie Diederich

1st – 2nd Grade

$early math w mozart$

4 math worksheets for 1st and 2nd graders teaching counting and adding 2’s. The premise is to use musical symbols and sounds to help students visualize and concretely experience math equations.
Full version includes fun activities such as hide and seek, mazes, connect the dots, color code and fun facts about Mozart . Full packet addresses counting and adding of 2’s and 3’s plus beginning subtraction and multiplication.

by Leslie Diederich

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

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A “LOVE” for Words! Valentine’s Day Crossword Puzzle

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade HOLIDAYS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Uncategorized Valentine's Day on February 9, 2016 by Caitlin

It’s that time of year when they all get the puppy love giggles (and hyper candy buzz)! That’s why it’s always a good idea to have a few fun Valentine’s Day games and activities on hand! This is a simple 15-word Valentine’s Day Crossword for grades 4th-8th: See more of the Crossword by downloading a free preview! Click on the image to link directly to my store or click the link below:

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Greek & Latin Word Wall for Reading Math Science SS Gifted CCSS”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 9, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 8, 2016)

by Simone Ryals

3rd – 12th Grade

This has helped tremendously in helping my students understand the etymology of words, which is emphasized in the CCSS for ELA.

This is a compilation of over 80 Greek and Latin word parts, complete with definitions, that I use in my classroom. Greek origins are shown in green and Latin in purple in a large and clear font for easy viewing.

To make it interactive, students are presented with the full set of words and word parts, and as they are encountered in reading, math, science, or social studies, the students add them to the wall.

The effects are tremendous. “Iron” being abbreviated as Fe makes sense. If “tele” means far and “phone” means sound, then telephones transmit sounds from far away. Suddenly, they start making connections to television, microphone, microscope… They “get” it!

This can be adapted to most intermediate and higher grade levels; and of course, laminating is optional but will keep them in good condition for years. Another suggestion is to use them in small groups or individually as a game wherein they make lists of words containing these parts, with points awarded to the most unique (not listed by others) words. Fits in perfectly with word study.

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Read and Write and DIFFERENTIATE by printing – for Valentine’s Day!

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS Valentine's Day and tagged #DifferentiateByPrinting first grade Grade 1 grade two kindergarten LowPrep primary special education read Read and Write and More Reading rhyme rhyming scrambled sentences second grade special education Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day cards Valentine’s Day printables word endings write Writing on February 8, 2016 by That Fun Reading Teacher (updated on February 8, 2016)

A significant part of my support role to kindergarten and primary teachers in recent years has been to provide instruction and / or resources to differentiate instruction for little people in literacy.

Within one class, the range of abilities can span four grades. A little one’s tolerance to frustration towards a task that is too difficult, or another’s need for something to challenge his or her learning for just the right amount of time, can be a tough order to fill – especially at the same time – after gym and snack time and before recess, library and reading buddies.

I have designed my Read and Write and More packages to allow teachers to #DifferentiateByPrinting. There are always activities in each of these products to address a variety of needs.

Valentine Scrambled Sentences:

(Note: The colored sentence strips shown in the first example are provided in the Valentine’s Day Read and Write and More set. There are two different sentence options to choose from to photocopy onto each color paper, with six identical scrambled sentences on each strip).

Having the option to place and paste sentence strips, place and copy sentence strips, work without the strips on easier or more challenging sentences, means that many pre-writers, early writers and / or are independent writers have an accessible starting point.

Valentine Rhyme and Ending Sounds:

See it, hear it, read it? Assessment or fun practice activities?
I use the following pages for fun small group review, then send them home for the fridge, where my wish is for the back-of-the-cereal box effect.

When I am doing the following rhyme activity with students, I am mindful of my data. Those who need more practice listening for rhyme and ending sounds and who automatically compare letter patterns at the ends of words will get the sheet without print. Proficient rhymers who need more practice with looking closely at print will get the copy with the words. And, of course, other days there will be other activities for those who do not fit neatly into those categories.

Check out these fantastic ideas and resources on our Rhyme Time board below:
Follow That Fun Reading Teacher’s board Rhyme Time! on Pinterest.

Valentine’s Day Read and Write and More contains a number of other fun literacy activities, including:

Graphic Organizers, Writing Paper,

B & W Cards to color with insert ->

And for another day…

…activities for the 100th day of school!

The Read and Write and More sets always contain three-part graphic organizers, thematic writing paper, and fun, literacy activities with an explanation page, ideas and options to help make activities accessible to a wide range of kindergarten to grade 2 students.

We all remember our little students on Valentine’s Day. Check out the freebies below to be sure no one is missed!

Happy Valentine’s Week, my friends!

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February Teacher Talk

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Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Welcome to our February Teacher Talk. All of us from the Teacher Talk collaborative would like wish you a Happy Valentines Day. We have so many fab things this month from proof-reading ideas, to ELA to math activities, to celebrating Black History Month and President’s Day, you don’t want to miss reading these blog posts from some awesome educators.

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The Proof is in the Pudding, Proof-Reading That Is!

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

As a veteran English and Social Studies teacher, I’d like to share some effective proof-reading tips that I’ve used to help students improve their writing skills, and to make my life a bit easier.

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Love is All We Need

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Just a little inspiration for building confidence and acceptance in your learning community.

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IMWAYR: Funny Bones

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

Have you read Funny Bones? Winner of multiple awards and a great informational addition to your Dia de Los Muertos collection!

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Valentine’s Day STEM Olympics

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Blog post outlines 5 infatuating Valentine’s Day-themed STEM challenges that can be modified for use with grades 2-8. Help Cupid get some target practice, build a tower of love, design the perfect candy container, find the “heaviest” heart, and have a flower frenzy!

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Cooperative Learning – Bring Core Subjects Together for Student Learning!

By M. Moore of Moore Resources

Cooperative Learning – Bring Core Subjects Together for Student Learning!

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What Word Does This Say: B-L-E-N-D?

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

This is part of a series of posts about phonological awareness and the different steps and skills to teach. This post is about blending sounds and syllables to hear the word.

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Teaching Self-Regulation Skills to Elementary Age Children

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Finally! A systematic method to teach self-regulation skills to children with sensory, emotional, and behavioral needs. Color coded task cards give students managed choices to learn specific skills that meet their sensory needs and also calm them down, so that they can perform their academic classroom tasks.

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My Funny Valentine: Love Letters by Arnold Adoff

By Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs

A review and glimpse into “Love Letters” poetry by Arnold Adoff. This post also includes a teaching idea for its use in the classroom.

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Robots + Math & Science = Total Engagement

By Megan Bodmann of Adventures Teaching 4th

Get your students engaged in learning by introducing robots into your classroom. They are not only a ton of fun, but you can easily utilize them in your math and science lessons. Find out how easy it is to do!

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Playground Problem = Real Life

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

The Playground Problem is a real-life math challenge! It keep students engaged and practicing their area and perimeter skills in a meaningful way.

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Understanding Fractions: A 6-Part Series

By Shametria Routt of The Routty Math Teacher

Fractions– a single word that deflates the confidence of our most competent students and adults alike. In this series, I share some of the essential fraction understandings that I have developed over the years, including the many math tools you can use to reinforce these essential skills. With that in mind, each of the six posts highlights a fraction tool and activity that can be used to address a specific Common Core Math Standard (with a few printable freebies too).

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Leveled Math Assessments

By Tammy Roose of Tarheel State Teacher

Do your math assessments encourage a growth mindset? Create an entry point for students who are not yet meeting the standards? Allow above average learners to show they know more than just what’s expected for their grade-level? Find out 7 reasons why I’m committed to leveled math assessments this year!

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Literacy Worksheets for Any Book”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 8, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 7, 2016)

by TchrBrowne

1st – 5th Grade

4 literacy worksheets that can be used with any picture book.

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The Proof is in the Pudding-Proof-reading That Is!

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Martin Luther King, Jr. MISC. LESSONS Presidents' Day SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS Valentine's Day and tagged #literacy bundle #proofreading #socrateslantern #valentinesday history valentines on February 7, 2016 by socrateslantern

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

This is simple but a tough one for the kids to remember. When writing a rough draft they should skip a line between sentences. This will leave room for proof-reading comments. We are programmed to finish writing one line and just going to the next, so students will really need to remember this. I’ve often told them to use a marker or pen and put a dot at the beginning of each line that they should write on. This helps a great deal. Eventually they will get it and it will become second nature. Also, letting them know that as part of their final grade, they get credit for skipping lines on their rough draft.

Always write rough drafts with a pencil if not using a computer. At the top of their paper, the student should write each area that will be proof-read. This depends on what you are teaching at the time. After proof-reading has been finished,each student must initial the part that they corrected.

Proof-reading is a group effort. So I have the class get into their collaborative groups of 4. I will direct them and let them know exactly what to do. Each child will have a specific thing to look for, depending on the lesson. If you’re using sensory words, descriptive adjectives, topic and detail sentences, capitals and end punctuation, figurative language etc. they will proofread accordingly. It is really up to the individual teacher. All corrections should be written in pen or different colored pencils. Here are some examples:

One child will make sure that the paper makes sense. They will read it and add corrections on the blank lines.
Another child will look for colorful words such as adjectives, sensory words.
Someone else will circle spelling errors with red.
The fourth child will fix punctuation and grammar. They might underline grammar mistakes, or circle them with a blue pencil.

Each child in the group starts with someone else’s paper. I give them a certain amount of time to read and correct it, 10-15 minutes or so. After 15 minutes have passed, they give the paper to the next person in their group, and they do their specific job. This continues until all the corrections have been completed. They must remember to initial the part that they corrected see tip #2.

Once the proof-reading has been finished, I let the class know that they will be reading each other’s paper to them to hear how it sounds. It’s easier to pick up mistakes when you hear it out loud, rather than reading it to yourself. This can get noisy, so they should use inside voices.

When child A reads child B’s paper, child B has to listen, and vica versa. You do this for all papers in each group. If errors are picked up, they can be worked on, corrected and read aloud again.

As an extra incentive, tell your kids that if a paper that they corrected has no mistakes, they will get extra points towards the final grade on their own paper. This will get the class to take this exercise seriously.

John, Sarah, Sally and Andrew are in group A. John fixed spelling errors on the papers in his group. No one has spelling mistakes, so I would give him 4 extra points, 1 point for each paper that has been proof- read. Do this for everyone in the group. Use your own discretion.

When the final drafts are collected, they should include pre-writing, and rough drafts with comments and corrections. I let the them know that if they’ve followed directions and handed everything in as instructed, they will get credit for it.

I hope this post has been helpful for you. Would love to hear feedback.

Thanks for stopping by.

Deann

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Writing Prompts in English and Spanish”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on February 7, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 4, 2016)

by ThinkerElla

Pre-Kindergarten – 7th Grade

This freebie includes Expository, Narrative, Fiction, Nonfiction writing prompts in English and Spanish translation. It also includes additional writing paper for the composition. This is a great freebie for bilingual students and classrooms. Different genre of writing prompts. Spanish translation is a direct copy of the English composition prompt. I also provided a space for illustrations or drawings for students or they can use it to create a rough draft or outline of their writing sample.
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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Antonym Task Cards”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 6, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 4, 2016)

by Jennifer Dowell

1st – 2nd Grade

These antonym task cards are part of my Antonym Unit.

These antonym task cards are used in work stations. There are 20 cards that practice using antonyms in 4 different forms.
These can also be used in groups of 2 or 3 kids.
Laminate them and let the students use dry erase markers to circle the answer. You can also have students write the answers on a piece of paper.

This aligns with CCSS ELA-Literacy.L.1.5, ELA-Literacy.L.2.5, and ELA-Literacy.L.3.5.

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Fun with Cookies!!!”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade MISC. LESSONS Uncategorized and tagged free on February 5, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 4, 2016)

by Faith Siegrist

2nd – 5th Grade

What a great way to have fun with cookies. Activities include measuring, rolling, stacking and even floating cookies!!! Use these as individual activities or as a larger unit and students rotate through the stations. Plan on a great time while learning!! F.Siegrist

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Buggy Math Cards”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten MATH LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on February 4, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 3, 2016)

by Mr and Mrs

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

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Enjoy these FREE buggy themed tens frame and dice cards. They can be used in a ton of different math centers. For instance, I have used them for matching or memory games, go fish, and war. The possibilities are endless! Plus, they are easily differentiated since the quantities are from 1-20! Hope you find them useful.

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Bug Theme Counting Puzzles FREEBIE”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten MATH LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on February 3, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 3, 2016)

by Rockin’ in Second

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Love Monkey Multiplication”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade MATH LESSONS and tagged free on February 2, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 2, 2016)

by Curriculum Craze

2nd – 4th Grade

Love Monkey Multiplication is a game that will help students practice basic addition facts. Game cards cover basic facts from 2X1 through 9X9.

Contents:
Game Board
6 Game Pawns
Die pattern
Directions Card
72 game cards
Multiplication Chart (For Checking Answers)

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “75 Games & Activities for Teaching the Six Syllable Types of Reading”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 1, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on April 10, 2016)

Grades K-4

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8. Burst a Balloon
9. Flower Power
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11. Flip-Flop Match-Up
12. A Walk Around the Block
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14. Building Words
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Language Arts: Frankenstein complete unit (NO PREP)

FREE MATH LESSON – “Snowy Strategies: Games for Addition Doubles”

LANGUAGE ARTS – “5 Sight Word Games”

Language Arts: Poetry Unit for Senior Students (2 weeks – NO PREP)

FREE MATH LESSON – “Fit: A Multiplication Strategy Game Using Arrays (Grades 2-5)”

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Vocabulary Guide for George Washington’s Farewell Address”

LANGUAGE ARTS – “Reading Syllable Types Bundle Packet”

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Free Eagle Eye Activity Preview”

Valentine’s Day Activity Packet! Wordsearch, Crossword, Fill-in-the-Blank “Wacky Words!”

FREE MATH LESSON – “Spring Numbers 0-30 Game”

Valentine’s Day “Wacky Words!”

FREE MISC. LESSON – “Vocab-O-Meter”

Valentine’s Day Activity: Word Search!

FREE MATH LESSON – “Early Math with Mozart Preview”

A “LOVE” for Words! Valentine’s Day Crossword Puzzle

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Greek & Latin Word Wall for Reading Math Science SS Gifted CCSS”

Read and Write and DIFFERENTIATE by printing – for Valentine’s Day!

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Literacy Worksheets for Any Book”

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Writing Prompts in English and Spanish”

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Antonym Task Cards”

FREE MISC. LESSON – “Fun with Cookies!!!”

FREE MATH LESSON – “Buggy Math Cards”

FREE MATH LESSON – “Bug Theme Counting Puzzles FREEBIE”

FREE MATH LESSON – “Love Monkey Multiplication”

LANGUAGE ARTS – “75 Games & Activities for Teaching the Six Syllable Types of Reading”