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FREE postcard template to use as a writing activity to go along with your study of Brazil.
You can have students illustrate their own Postcard cover or they can use the covers that are included.
There are two different size postcards to choose from.
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Improve comprehension and spelling while learning about Women’s History!
Great for homework, seat work, and learning centers!
These eight short biographies of high-achieving women resemble cell phone texts. The students are provided the complete wording with blanks for most of the vowels that they then must supply.
This variation of the cloze technique, accepted by reading authorities as an effective strategy, requires students to recognize sentence structure and meaning as a way of improving comprehension. Spelling practice with vowels is an added feature!
Winter Math Activity: Do your students struggle to compare fractions? Do they need a fun, motivating, hands-on way to look at fractions? This freebie has students comparing fractions by coloring in the snowman fractions and then deciding which one is greater.
There are two different versions of this freebie. The color version starts on page 4 and goes through page 5. The black and white version starts on page 3 and goes through page 4. To complete, students will need to color in each fraction shown above each snowman. This will mean students need a basic understanding of what a fraction is before completing this activity.
Some possible ways to use this product:
• Use the color version as a center/laminate to use again and again.
• Use the black and white version as independent work/practice before a lesson.
• Use the black and white version as an assessment to see how students are doing during your fractions unit.
• Use either version at your teacher table as a small group lesson.
There is a set of 2 pages (black and white or color) that are purposely identical to reflect different ways of asking the question/allow you as a teacher to differentiate to meet the needs of your students. The first is the basic question of comparing which is greater, the second requires students to use the symbolic symbols of greater than (>), less than (<), or equal to (=).
If You Need More Fraction Skills, check out my paid version
which includes:
• Pages 5-6/13-14: comparing fractions with the same denominator (more/less pieces)
• Pages 7-8/15-16: comparing fractions with the same numerator (size of the pieces)
• Pages 9-10/17-18: comparing fractions with the same numerator (size of the pieces, numerator greater than one)
• Page 11/19: comparing fractions that are equivalent (=) and close to equivalent
Multiplication at your fingertips!!! Help your students memorize multiplication tables (1-12) with this bookmark that not only shows the table but a multiplication strategy or tip for learning each of the multiplication tables.
All students, sooner or later, have to go through the process of memorizing the tables, this visual bookmark works great in that process both for reference and memorization purposes!
This is part of a bigger product. You can check out the full resource here: MULTIPLICATION TABLES AND TIPS POSTERS where you’ll find the posters to put up in your room and the teaching notes to teach each one of the strategies shown on the bookmark.
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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!
4th grade Texas teachers using the streamlined science TEKS and Science Penguin resources
What is it?
This is a three-week schedule of activities to teach students about soil and natural resources (Unit 5). The majority of the activities themselves can be found in the 4th Grade Science Bundle {Texas Edition} or on my personal website.
This is my planning guide based on 5 days a week with 45 minute classes. Every campus, teacher, class, and student is different, so trust your professional judgment when planning for your students.
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!
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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
and blogging buddies and our blog linky, sign up here….The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative. If you decide to join, be sure to mention one of our names.
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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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!
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. 🙂
I write down how many followers I’ve gained, if I’ve blogged that day (y for yes and n for n), how many times I posted on my store’s facebook page, and if I’ve uploaded a new product.
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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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!
