Do you remember floaty long dresses, appliqued with apple patches? Did you own teacher necklaces made from wooden blocks? How about your shoes? Did you wear “teacher shoes?” If you need a good laugh, this episode is FOR YOU! Join us as we talk trash about our teacher fashion sense throughout the years. We promise you won’t be sorry you listened!
Delight your students with these fun St. Patrick’s Day math activities. There are 4 green 4 leaf clovers to a page with 4 pages. The same fact family pages also come in black and white for you printing needs. Great for centers, whole class work, or fast finishers.
Directions and Ideas for this Product
Color 4- leaf clover
1. Laminate and have kids write each fact family equation on each leaf with dry erase markers.
2. Teacher writes the equations on each of the clover sections. Cut out. Students put the stem and leaves together like a puzzle.
3. Do the same as above, but students quietly wander the classroom to find the 5 pieces that go together. Great movement break.
4. Use as a bulletin board display.
5. Students play a matching game. Cut out all the 5 pieces. Students turn over a stem and then take turns turning over a leaf until they find the 4 leaves that match their stem. The game continues with students turning over a 2nd stem to again find the 4 matches.
Black and White 4 – leaf clover
1. Use the same ideas as above. Students can color the clover leaves and stem.
2. Use as a worksheet where student write each equation in a leaf to match the 3 numbers in the stem. Print out double sided and staple.
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We’ve all been there. Whether it’s at a state, community or building level, things happen that affect our morale. Sometimes, it’s really hard to come to work. When we’re down, it affects our whole learning community, including the students. How do you bounce back when everything or everyone around you is in the dumps? This episode is for YOU!
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and sneak in some learning by using this St. Patty’s Day multiplication freebie. Students will color the squares to reveal a hidden message and hidden picture. This download includes two different multiplication sheets and answer keys!
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. If you’re interested in joining this unique group of teacher entrepreneurs
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I was inspired to write this blog post after listening to my 3 podcast buddies tell about their Field Trip Follies: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, on our podcast, We Teach So Hard. I, too have stories to tell. So pull up a chair, sip some wine and read on…
Showcase your students’ learning with a black history month celebration. Show your students learning creatively, inviting parents along the way. ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Makerspace activities are all the rage these days. Learn how my kids used our makerspace to design and create their own Halloween monster. This is the perfect activity for elementary students who are too excited about Halloween to do any kind of regular school work. ♥♥♥♥♥♥
I’ve found that using colors when writing on the whiteboard can be helpful in multiple ways. Colors can be used to create associations in the minds of learners, and the more you repeat the same method of color usage, the more those associations will strengthen in the learners’ minds. Using these associations, students are quicker to find mistakes or identify what they’re supposed to do.
Brainstorming can be an intimidating and daunting task for many students. It’s hard for young writers to come up with ideas for a topic without having a lot of life experience. It is necessary to brainstorm WITH your students in the beginning, then gradually hand over the responsibility to students once you have taught them strategies and skills to use.
Your older elementary(gr.4+) can make this beautiful Valentine tabletop decoration gift for their family. Part construction/part craft, the kids will enjoy making this project. It even lights up.
Differentiating in your classroom can be a lot easier than you may think. Learn five easy ways to differentiate in your 4th through 8th grade classroom and help all students succeed. ♥♥♥♥♥♥
It’s that time of year…You’re going to be observed and evaluated. What will you teach? Sometimes, it feels like a dog and pony show. These 3 questions will help you authentically reflect on your growth.
Here’s an oldie but a goodie: the pop-up book. Kids (and adults) never get tired of making these because there are so many options for creativity. ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Purpose: to review multiplication and division facts
Players move around the coins to the pot of gold finish. One player will have to be Mouse to check answers.
36 lucky shamrock cards with 2 facts on each card.
This game is both fun and engaging! Great for math centers and early finishers.
I also provided a task card recording sheet if you would like your students to review without using the game.
The title of the game is Mouse’s St. Patrick’s Day Game. I chose this name in case you would like to change things up a bit. You could have your students use addition and subtraction flash cards. They could also make their own cards using more difficult problems , spelling words, or vocabulary words. Students can draw a shamrock on each card they make for the game to represent the lucky shamrock. The same directions can be used with a few minor changes. The game can be used for any type of review.
I hope your students enjoy this freebie! All clipart is from Mycutegraphics.com Thanks for downloading and feedback is always appreciated!
Want an easy way to reward students for good effort or behavior? These coupons may well be your answer! These 100% editable bonus coupons allow you to award students any value of points you deem appropriate. I print out a selection of different point values on a variety of colored papers and keep them on hand to give to students as the occasion arises.
*Teacher Tip* Write the student’s name on the back of the coupon (or have the student do so) so that it cannot be used by other students.
Les sons – from my Learn to Read series features 96 flashcards to help students learn French. The cards teach students the different sounds as well as vocabulary with pictures to facilitate the reading process.
The following sounds are highlighted:
– ch – ou – ui – en, em – an – au – eau – in – om – ein – oi – on – eu – gu – gn – ai – ei – er – qu – ille – ail – eille – euille – – ien – illon
Let your students or coworkers know how much you appreciate them this St. Patrick’s Day with these cute treat tags. Simply print and attach any gold-wrapped treat. Four cards to each 8.5 x 11 page.
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FREEBIE St. Patrick’s Day Writing Prompt – NO PREP
Need a writing prompt for St. Patrick’s Day? Grab this freebie where students will be writing about what they would like to find at the end of the rainbow. A checklist is also included so children can assess their own work and for accountability. I have also included both Handwriting without Tears and regular lined papers. Just print and go!
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Nothing says FUN (or mayhem) like taking 25 + kiddos to the zoo, the museum, or the farm. In this episode, we laugh, we cry, we commiserate, and we talk trash about our best tips for a successful field trip experience for EVERYONE! You don’t want to miss this episode!
These frog themed star student certificates are a great way to recognize students for their academic or behavioral success in the classroom. These are designed to print two to a page to conserve paper.
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This freebie is a useful tool for keeping track of your blogging and selling stats. I use this to write down my stats every night, and it has really come in handy! I hope it’s useful for you to. 🙂
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It’s teacher evaluation season. Are you crunching data? Studying Marzano? Tossing and turning at night? This episode is just for you! Join us as we talk about the “good ole’ days” when teacher evaluation made sense, or at the very least, was more authentic. We’ve got some “do as I say, not as I do” stories to entertain you as well!
Like what you hear? Then stop by our blogs and visit us. We’ve got tons of goodies and ideas waiting for you! Tracy @ http://mossyoakmusings.blogspot.com/ Kathie @ https://www.triedandtrueteachingtools.com/ Deann @ https://socrateslantern.com/ Retta @ http://rainbowcitylearning.blogspot.com/
If you are working with students who need to use AAC (augmentative-alternative communication) and are looking for tips for best practices for implementation, this video series is for you.
This video is #2 in a series about teaching strategies for AAC users. P is for Planning gives you information about how to plan for your aided language input during specific activities.
Included are sample planning forms and templates. The handout is in standard handout format with 2 slides per page and room for notes.
Check my store for lots of AAC teaching materials and tips; both free and paid. You might like this free handout for planning available HERE
This is handy for the gifted, talented, creative and is also a reading resource with vocabulary at a level which most primary students in the third grade up should find just right. It’s also handy for your reading circle or reading center. I wrote it because there’s not much in the science fiction genre in elementary schools, and yet it’s a great, fun bridge from fairy and folk tales; and besides it’s cute and motivates kids to want to read. ———————-
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Free! Do you use the Grade 3 EnVisions math curriculum? You may enjoy enhancing the curriculum with this Power Point. The Power Point teaches Lesson 3-5 of Topic 3, solving addition/subtraction problems by drawing a picture. It includes a warm up addition review, a Think and Write to integrate writing and math, four practice problems which can be done on communicators or slates, and a create your own math word problem for students to practice this important skill. Download for free today as a sample of what is in my Power Point presentations for the EnVisions curriculum. Enjoy! If you like my product, please consider purchasing the topic power point lessons for Topic 3 and following my store for updates and news.
Third Grade ELA and Math Common Core State Standards Checklist. The Common Core State Standards can be a daunting task to review and use. This condensed version has been developed to help third grade teachers work easily with the standards. It is a user friendly document. This resource is classroom ready and can be used as a checklist.
LET’S BUILD A SNOWMAN OUT OF PAPER – YOU WON’T GET AS COLD OR AS WET! This FREE lesson plan provides a fun winter activity for elementary students to be used in the grade level classrooms, art room, or home school. In this project, the students have an opportunity to work together as a group at the beginning, and then, continue the project independently using their individual creative ideas, complete a written work sheet, and end the project with group discussion and sharing of their worksheet ideas.. If you like this project, PLEASE TAKE TIME TO RATE AND FOLLOW ME, and if you would like to see more, go to: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Art-Action-Laurie-Carpenter
Hopscotch is fun practice for young learners. Print & Laminate the hopscotch board. Use a dry-erase marker to write words you want your student to read, or math facts to practice, etc. in each square. Have your student use a toy to “hop” to each square, and make it to the top! Use over and over again.
Giving your students these bookmarks while studying the Monitoring Comprehension reading comprehension strategy, gives your students a starting point for oral reading discussions and written reading responses. It also helps keep them focussed on reading strategy during their independent reading. Print the bookmarks out on cardstock and laminate for extra durability. For a collection of 9 Comprehension Strategy Bookmarks, check out: Reading Comprehension Strategy Bookmarks
Perfect for Black History Month, use a little mailbox to send “mail” to your students profiling different important African American figures! See THIS VIDEO to see how I would use them in my classroom. Enjoy!
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Nothing says “Happy Valentine’s Day” like a Valentine freebie! These adorable teacher Valentine cards were created with graphics from TpT’s very own Graphics From the Pond. I hope you enjoy them!
German Brag Tags are great to show your students, that you valuable their efforts. There are 6 different Valentine Brag Tags in beautiful colour. ——————————- Diese deutschen Valentinstag-Lobkärtchen eignen sich hervorragend, um deinen DaF-Schülern zu zeigen, dass du ihre Bemühungen würdigst. In diesem Produkt sind 9 verschiedene farbige Kärtchen enthalten.
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As Sweet as Can Be is a writing prompt paper that can be used anytime of the year! I always use it around Valentine’s Day, but can be used in a candy unit or anytime you want your students to write some nice words about somebody else! I have students pick a student in the class and then they give it to them as a gift. No matter who you let them choose to write about, it’s a nice writing assignment for them to to!
Encourage friendship and community in your classes while improving vocabulary at the same time—so much better than those common, perfunctory, pre-printed Valentines! The set includes a Matching Exercise (with KEY) for improving knowledge of adjectives that explore character traits. They are then used as prompts for the blank, individual Valentines that are included. Ideas to make this process easy for busy teachers have also been added.
Free Valentine Fun–Three ready to print activities! Use the template for the craftivity, but there’s opportunity for students to personalize this and add uniqueness to it.
Students love reading conversation candy hearts. They enjoy writing their own messages, too! This set calls for a little conversation fun.
Good Skill Practice for: 1. Reading 2. Following written directions using the flower glyph 3. Vocabulary usage with words: center, right, left, top, bottom 4. Fine motor skills, such as cutting and pasting, writing 5. Spelling long vowel silent e words, and ee, ea words for students who are at this level. (3rd activity has to do with writing words from the word “Valentine”.)
Here are the 3 main activities in this freebie: 1. Flower Glyph Pages: follow directions, color, and show data 2. Make a flower craft (patterns included) 3. Spell words using the letters in the word “VALENTINE”.
It’s also easy fun for fast finishers, homework and independent workers, and if you need something for the substitute teacher.
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These free Valentine’s Day Bookmarks make a fun and easy gift for your students. Just print and cut! You can punch a hole in the top and use a ribbon for added cuteness.
The bookmarks are printed 4 to a page – there are 4 pink designs, and 4 red designs. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Everything feels fresh and new. It’s a new year…you have renewed energy…your kiddos are bouncing in their seats. How do you set goals with you students? How do you make sure those goals are meaningful? This is episode is chocked full of tips, advice, and secret confessions of failed resolutions! You don’t want to miss it!
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Everything feels fresh and new. It’s a new year…you have renewed energy…your kiddos are bouncing in their seats. How do you set goals with you students? How do you make sure those goals are meaningful? This is episode is chocked full of tips, advice, and secret confessions of failed resolutions! You don’t want to miss it!