When the storms of life get you down or wash you down the water spout, you need to let the sun dry you out and climb up again! This growth mindset freebie was inspired by Hurricane Michael as I see family and friends recovering from disaster. We should all remember the lesson of the little nursery rhyme, “The Itsy Bitsy Spider.” This poster is an inspirational quote from the Itsy Bitsy Spider himself! You can also project this on your whiteboard (for an inspirational morning message or writing prompt) instead of printing.
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 Field Trips and ELA and reading ideas, 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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Have you ever told your students to take notes and they either highlight almost everything (sometimes even changing colors with their fancy highlighters to make it look like a rainbow pattern) or they take bullet points on everything? Mine used to write pages of bullet points, with no organization or greater understanding of patterns, themes, or bigger ideas. In comes Note-taking Stations!
Did you know that there is a Random Acts of Kindness Week? It runs from February 16 through the 23rd. Actually, this is the first I’ve heard of it, but what a groovy way for all of us to unite by being kind to each other. It begins with one simple act – one hello to a stranger, a simple smile, a pat on the back, a cup of coffee for someone you don’t know, or as my husband experienced, pay it forward. This is a chance for participating individuals to make our world a better one and inspire others to follow suit.
I have been so lucky to have a teacher bestie at every twist and turn in my teacher life, and this post is just a love letter to each of them, and to the universe for placing each of them in my life.
Does a circle have sides? Believe it or not, this was a question asked by a primary teacher. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but in retrospect, I was stunned. Therefore, I decided this topic would make a great blog post. Discover the answer on my blog.
This freebie is a part of a collaborative St. Patrick’s Day hop effort with some other amazing SLPs that will begin on March 8, 2018. At the end of this description you will find links to the other products.
These activities address basic concepts to accompany a fun St. Patrick’s Day song and story created by The Pedi Speechie.
This 6 page pack was born from several ideas on pinterest…unfortunately I don’t know who the original idea came from – however I created my own version to share with you for free. Photo and directions included. Enjoy and I hope this helps with any behavior issues that might arise in your classroom. keywords: blurt chart behavior management
Looking for a fun and festive way for your students to practice addition skills? Your students are sure to love these ST. PATRICK’S DAY Color by Code pages.
There are 6 color the code pages included:
Facts 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Facts 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Facts 11, 12, 13, 14,
Doubles Facts
Doubles +1 Facts
Mixed Practice
A great idea for centers, stations, independent seat work or early finishers.
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Project on a whiteboard so everyone can see. Each slide of the video has a sight word on it. It will show for 4 seconds before moving on to the next word. After 6 words, there will be an exercise slide that shows for 8 seconds. Students can do the exercise until the next word shows.
*Self-playing so the teacher can monitor the class or work with a small group
*Fry’s Words 1-100
*Perfect time filler when students finish a few minutes early
*There is no music due to copyrights. You can play calming music from YouTube or from your personal library.
Soon to be published is a TpT Clip Artists e-book. A great way to discover new clip artists stores. I’m adding this freebie to my store so anyone new to KB…Konnected Clips can check out my work and also as a thank you to all of my current customers and followers. (I would appreciate feedback if you pick up this freebie. Thanks!)
“Sandy” is a distressed paper/pencil collection. If you haven’t checked out any of my distressed collections here is a perfect way to do so. I’ve had excellent feedback so far so I thought I would create another one.
Collection includes: 5 distressed papers (blue, green, orange, pink and purple) 5 distressed pencils (blue, green, orange, purple and line art) 1 BONUS doodle frame with a translucent center
11 png images in all. 300dpi
I will share the link to the TpT Clip Artists e-book when it’s available.
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This rhyming story/poem tells of the experience of a young girl whose birthday is on Leap Year Day, February 29, as she considers the ramifications of one birthday every four years. This young girl grows up to be my nana.
Leap year is just ’round the corner … how about focus on the number ’29’ all day long!
This a list of ’29’ things to do revolving around the number 29!
This Pack Includes: *29 Activities To Do Revolving Around the Number ‘29’ ~5 Math Related Ideas ~9 ELA Related Ideas ~1 Science Related Idea ~5 Getting Active Ideas ~4 Getting Crafty Ideas ~5 Miscellaneous/Fun Ideas
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Encourage acts of kindness with this Winter Kindness Freebie!! Students will set goals in throughout winter. Each time they achieve one of these goals, they will color a pair of mittens on their sheet and write about it in their Kindness Book. After all of their acts of kindness are completed, there is a writing activity included for students to write about what they have learned and how their acts made a difference!
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Want to honor your Kahoot winners?! Kids love playing Kahoot and they take their work very seriously when a homework pass is at stake! You can print these out 4 to a page to share with your winners!
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Kids will have a fun and engaging time learning about Abraham Lincoln with this interactive Smartboard.
Use as an introduction, unit review or for independent practice with your students.
Simply drag and drop the correct answer into the box. Picture cues and differences in answer box sizes will help younger learners. This can also be a great opportunity to use the Smartboard markers to locate sight words within sentences, find and mark punctuation and capitalization.
If you are interested in more engaging Smartboard activities with colorful graphics, please check out my other items, in particular:
“We the People – President’s Day Smartboard” on my TpT page
which contains 23 slides for President’s Day activities (graphic organizers, background information on Lincoln and Washington, Glow in the Dark mystery pages, Fill in the Blank activities, math and language activities.
It’s
2020! Time sure flies. We have some great ideas for you in our January
edition of Teacher Talk. So hurry on over to see what these creative educators are doing this month.
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Along with honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., this week is our union’s
one year “strikeversary”. What a perfect time to reflect and teach our
students to stand up for what is right.
“When it comes to adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers, many students have great difficulty. In reality, it is a very confusing and abstract idea; so, it is important to give the students a concrete visual to assist them in seeing the solution. Find out how I teach this concept to my remedial college math students in my newest blog post. “
Do you want happy children learning to solve word problems in a fun and effective way?
These math problems are designed to make students to act them.Through dramatizing they discover what to do. Both the actors and the spectators are very focused and motivated to solve them.
You can customize them by adding the name of your students.
In addition you can use the worksheets doing cooperative learning (by groups using different strategies), group work, work math centers , couples or individual.
¿Quiere niños contentos aprendiendo a resolver problemas de matemáticas de una manera divertida y eficaz?
Estos problemas están pensados para que los alumnos los dramaticen. Mediante el teatro escenifican el enunciado. Tanto los protagonistas como los espectadores están muy motivados y atentos para resolverlos.
Pueden personalizarlos añadiendo el nombre de sus alumnos.
Además, una vez escenificado, puede utilizar las fichas de trabajo mediante aprendizaje cooperativo (por grupos utilizando diferentes estrategias como el folio giratorio), trabajo grupal, centros de matemáticas, trabajo por parejas o individual.
Puedes encontrar más problemas dialogados en el siguiente enlace:
This clip chart is used to track students’ progress as they go through the writing process. Students change their clip after conferencing with an adult so that students can work at different paces. This helps with differentiation for writing.
There are three sets of clip charts and they can be used separately or mix and matched. There is black and white chevron, yellow and white chevron, and pink and lime green polka dots. These match my classroom decor sets.
This Valentine’s Day mixed addition and subtraction resource is a Just in Time One Page resource. Great for bell ringers, morning work, sub tub or anytime you need a quick activity.
Emotions can carry quite a range, and they all stem from the heart ♥ Celebrating the good, the bad, the positive, and the negative with this freebie Heart Emoji clipart! Included are 12 color and 12 white-filled blackline heart expressions for a total of 24 images in this emoji hearts clip art set. Enjoy!
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This yummy math center is perfect for Valentine’s Day! Throw some sweet heart candies or counters on the table and you have an instant center that the kids will love!
by Early Childhood Adventures Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
Download 4 Color By Number Pages FREE!
Numbers 1-5 included. This is a great way to help young students practice and develop their number recognition skills. It also helps reinforce their knowledge of colors. Coloring by number also helps students develop their fine motor and cognitive skills in a child-friendly, hands-on way.
Cute Valentine’s Day card for your students to complete for a classroom buddy or family member.
*Part of my Valentine’s Day Fun Pack* which has comprehension and writing activities for 2 books: Fancy Nancy and There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Rose, and much more! Click below for a look. Valentine’s Day Fun Pack
These fun posters will help get students thinking about creativity every time they look around the room. Let your wall decor match all the great creative activities you bring to class every day!
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Use this Valentine’s Day Freebie to encourage your students to write the Top 10 Reasons why they love a special member of their family. Glue it inside a card or use it alone! It’s a quick and easy way for your students to write how they feel about a special member of their family. I am even using it to write to each of my kiddos, my husband, and my parents to give to them on Valentine’s Day! It is always nice to hear the reasons why someone loves you and it is important to teach kids to express their feelings in positive ways!
Print these cards on cardstock, cut them out, tape a roll of Smarties candy on the side, and you have the perfect Valentine’s Day card to hand out to your students!
