Category Archives : HOLIDAYS


FREE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON – “US President Brain Breaks”

by The Primary Techie

Kindergarten – 6th Grade

 

 

This is a fun way to review presidents and get your kids up and movin’ at the same time. Choose movements for your kids to do as they say the name of each president – jumping jacks, punch out, and chair kicks are just a few ideas you can use. There are two speeds to choose from. With “click to advance”, you will control the speed. This is a good one to use if you want to discuss the presidents or just go slowly. If you choose this “auto advance”, transitions happen automatically. This is fun when you are doing the moves with your kids. Just start it and join in the fun!

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FREE MATH LESSON – “FREE Valentine’s Day Counting”

by TiePlay Educational Resources LLC

Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

FREE! Have Valentine’s Day fun counting hearts in circles, lines and rectangular arrays. Learners count heart cupcakes, pairs of heart glasses, heart pillows and more.

An optional music link is included. Lesson activities can be completed as a whole group or small group with the instructor using a SmartBoard, white board and adobe reader, projector or document camera as learners easily follow along. This lesson is aligned to Common Core State Standards.

Your feedback is very much appreciated. Thank you!

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K.CC.B.5 Count to answer “how many?” questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1–20, count out that many objects.

K.CC.A.1 Count to 100 by ones and by tens

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “FREE Letter Naming or Sound Fluency Game”

by 180 Days of Reading

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

 

 

Valentine’s Day Letter Naming or Sound Fluency Game
Great for centers, independent work time, interventions, and small groups! The Read and Write the Room works really well for those early finishers.

This is card game. Print and laminate or print on cardstock for long-term use, there are 26 letter cards, and 8 special cards which include go again, lose a turn, and give a card to a friend.

To Play: Players will take turns picking a card and reading either the letter name or sound. If a special card is drawn, follow the directions on the card. (lose a turn, go again, give a card to a friend) The game is over when the cards are gone or when time is up. Winner has the most word cards!

*FREE* Read and Write the Room. Hang 10 letter cards around the room. Have students walk around, read the words, and record them on the recording sheet. Your students will love this game.

 

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Character Valentines: Fun for ELA 5-9”

by Spark Creativity

5th – 9th Grade

 

 

In this packet, you’ll find everything you need for a fun Valentine’s Day activity that works for any novel. Students will design and deliver valentines from one character to all the rest, then use their favorites to create a lovely display.

General Summary:
Divide students into groups and assign each group a character from the novel. Then give each group a mailbox handout, a box or bag or envelope (to use as a mailbox), a scissors, and the valentines. Each group will create a valentine for every other character from the perspective of their character and then deliver them into the mailboxes. Each group will read the valentines their character received and choose the two they think best reflect the characters’ relationship to share with the class and then hang up on the display.

What’s inside:

Mailbox Cover: Give each group a mailbox cover and have them fill it in with their character’s name. Then let them tape or staple it to the box, bag, or envelope they are using for a mailbox.

Example: You can print this out to show everyone before the activity if you wish. Stress that they are supposed to try to show their understanding of the characters in the novel through what they write on the valentines.

Valentines: There are eight blank valentines for each group. Have students fill in enough for however many characters you are using for the activity. Let students know that not all Valentine’s Day messages will be about love. Plenty of people send valentines to friends or relatives, or even, as in the example, people they don’t like.

Banner Letters: Print out these banner letters to spell “BE MINE”, cut them out, and hang them up on a patch of wall or a bulletin board. Then as each group shares their top two Valentines with the whole class, invite them to hang the pieces up under the banner for a great classroom display.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “We Heart Books”

by Runde’s Room

3rd – 6th Grade

 

 

This fun little freebie celebrates the love of books. Included in this file is a Heart Art optical illusion activity and a We Heart Books writing activity which will be completed using a special website that will create student answers in a heart shape. We used this activity for Valentine’s Day, but the LOVE of books is something that can be celebrated at any time of the year.

 

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “February Calendar Header and Numbers Freebie”

by Charity Preston

Pre-Kindergarten – 5th Grade

 

 

Here is a February calendar header and number cards for your classroom calendar, to be used as number cards for students, or used to number centers in your room with a dash of Valentine’s Day splashed in! Just print, cut out, and laminate. Includes the header, numbers 1-31, and several blank templates that you can write holidays, birthdays, or special events on. (Tip: If you use sharpie on top of lamination, just use nail polish remover at the end of the month to take off for the next year!) Enjoy!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “FREE: Valentine’s Day Critical Thinking Activity”

by Rachel Lynette

3rd – 6th Grade

 

 

Here is a fun activity to use with your students!

Happy Teaching,

Rachel Lynette

 

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “FREE Conversation Candy Hearts Clip Art for Valentines Day”

by SchoolBoxTreasures

2nd – 6th Grade

 

 

25 images of conversation candy hearts for this Valentines Day season!

Includes: Colored clip art, Blank Colored Clip Art, and a blank for adding your own color and words!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “FREE February Printables and Activities”

by Laura Candler

2nd – 5th Grade

 

 

Need engaging printables and activities for February? This 26-page packet offers ready-to-use lessons, printables, and activities for February that foster higher level thinking while motivating students. Activities include math word problems, a candy heart fraction lesson, a friendship poetry activity, a word challenge, and directions for writing a President or Black History biography. The February Activities freebie is offered as a sample of my monthly activity packs. See below.

Newly Updated! Most recent revision was February 4th!

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More Seasonal Printables and Lessons from Laura Candler!

If you enjoy these activities, take a look at the other lesson packs in my Seasonal Mini Pack collection! This item is a part of that bundle, and you can save money by purchasing all 7 items together here: Seasonal Activities Mini Pack Bundle

Individual Items:
October Activities from Teaching Resources
November Activities from Teaching Resources
December Activities from Teaching Resources
January Activities from Teaching Resources
March Activities from Teaching Resources
April Activities from Teaching Resources

fractions, word problems, reading activities, poetry lesson, cinquains, friendship, February, Valentine’s Day, Valentines Day, candy hearts, candy heart lesson biographies, reports, African Americans, Black History, President, President’s Day

 

 

 

 

 

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Valentine’s Day Bookmark Freebie”

by Teach Graphics

Pre-Kindergarten – 6th Grade

 

 

Need a unique gift for Valentine’s Day? Laminate these bookmarks, punch a hole at the end and add ribbon or give plain. Add a candy kiss for a sweet treat! Enjoy! Please leave feedback! Thanks!

 

 

 

 

 

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Valentine’s Day Plural Nouns Sort {FREEBIE}”

by RaraDT

1st – 3rd Grade

 

 

Practice adding -s and -es with this plural nouns sort flapbook activity.

*This is a sample from my Valentine’s Day Math and Literacy Activity Pack. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! =)

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Valentine’s Day Fun – Word Building Challenge”

by Amy Biddison – Teaching in Blue Jeans

2nd – 5th Grade

 

 

Valentine’s Day Word Challenge
Use this fun Valentine’s Day Word Challenge to engage your students in working with sounds and words. Students will use the scrambled letters from two common Valentine’s symbols to create as many other words as they can. The second goal is to decode the scrambled letters to figure out the challenge words.

This is a great activity to do whole class, individually or as a word work center. Make a game out of it by challenging students to create as many words as they can that other students do not have. My class also loves to find as many words as they can while racing the clock.

I hope you and your class enjoy this activity as much as we have!

 

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FREE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON – “MLK Inspired Peacemaker Badges {FREEBIE}”

by Realistic Teacher

Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

 

 

Encourage students to act as peacemakers wearing these MLK inspired peacemaker badges.

Suggestions for use:
Print/Copy each badge in color on card stock.
Laminate.
Punch a hole in the top.
Hang from string or lanyard.

 

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON — A New Year’s Resolution

Diet! Exercise! Save money! Spend more time with family!

As their parents are making New Year’s resolutions, you can help your students make resolutions to become better students and/or better readers.

EASY TO USE!   EFFECTIVE!   HELPFUL!

These three self-help tests are designed so that students can easily recognize their weaknesses in study skills or and/or reading. They include simple instructions and space for a resolution at the end of the test. The self-help tests can be used in ALL grades, but an easier version is provided for grades 1 and 2.

Always useful! Always FREE!

Study Habits Self-Help Test (Grades 3 & Up):https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Study-Habits-Self-Help-Test-Grades-3-Up-2036795

Reading Habits Self-Help Test (Grades 3 & Up):https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Habits-Self-Help-Test-Grades-3-Up-2036982

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “New Year’s Resolutions Writing Activities for 2017”

by Mme R’s French Resources

5th – 12th Grade

 

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2017 Goals and resolutions writing activity for any class.
Great for middle school and high school
3 different writing activities to meet your needs!
1. Making a resolution and setting goals for the year
2. What I want to accomplish this year, what I want to improve, dos and don’ts list, what I can’t wait to do
3. Looking back on last year

Want a French version? Find it here:
New Year’s Resolutions – French version

Makes a great portfolio piece and a very cute bulletin board!
Happy New Year! Enjoy!
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December Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It’s December and time for our holiday version of Teacher Talk. Getting ready for Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza and New Years, we have some great ideas for you. So hurry on over to see what these creative educators are doing this month.


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A Celebration of Values

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Reasons and ways to incorporate values into your lessons this holiday season.

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Election Musings in December

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

I came across this letter, written by a father to his children after the election. He said what is probably on many of our minds.

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Make Math FUN this Christmas!

Engage your students with these Christmas Math riddles worksheets! I began creating math riddles to make math more fun in my own classroom. I love hearing my students giggle as they solve the riddle at the end of the worksheet. Students solve problems, each problem has a letter assigned to it and the letters help to solve the riddle. It is a great way to combine fun and learning! Make math FUN!

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AAC From A to Z: A is for Aided Language Input

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

If you are supporting an AAC user, you’ll want to watch this short video about using Aided Language Stimulation. This is the first step in implementing augmentative communication.

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Keeping Your Students Engaged After a Vacation Break

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

Learn tips for re-engaging students after a vacation break.

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MAKING SENSE OF NUMBERS – BEYOND COUNTING

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Many children enter kindergarten being able to rote count. What comes next? There are 5 key elements of number sense within a kindergarten age group. 

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Forging Connections By Studying Family

By Michelle Webb of Teaching Ideas for Those Who Love Teaching

Why Studying Family with young children is so important.

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My Top Five Christmas Read Alouds

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

Here are my top five Christmas read alouds with some ideas fro activities.

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Four Quick Strategies to Check for Understanding

By Shametria Routt of the Routty Math Teacher

As teachers, we are constantly assessing our students and gathering formative assessment data to drive our instructional decisions. When we use student feedback and data to make decisions, we cut-down on the time spent teaching concepts and skills our students already know or aren’t quite ready for yet. Check out four quick strategies you can use today to check for your students’ understanding.

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3 Sure-Fire Ways to Keep Kids Moving for Math

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Keep students on task and engaged! 3 math resources that get students up & moving, while practicing math skills.

An Existential Tug-of-War: Making Thinking Visible with Tuck Everlasting

By Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs

This post explores critical thinking routines using Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. It shows the diversity of thinking that can occur in one novel study with upper elementary students. 

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “January Calendar Pieces-FREEBIE”

by Love of First

Pre-Kindergarten – 4th Grade

 

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These colorful, printable January calendar pieces are the perfect addition to your classroom calendar. There are three different graphics so that you can choose to incorporate patterns into your morning meeting routine if you’d like. (AB, ABC etc)

Two options of January month headers and holiday cards for New Year’s Day and MLK Jr. Day are included!

Enjoy!

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FREE MATH LESSON – “New Years 2017”

by Jennifer Drake

Pre-Kindergarten – Kindergarten

 

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New Years 2017
New Year
New Year Activity
New Year Math
New Year FreebieHappy New Year! Here is a new freebie for you to kick off the New Year!

Students love counting down to the New Year- turn it into a math lesson activity!

This Pack Includes:
*Directions/Suggestions for Use

*Photo Page

*New Year Countdown Printable

*Aligns with and supports Common Core Learning Standards and makes a cute display to welcome in the New Year!

*Since students write in the New Year, this activity can be used year after year!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Winter Break Worksheet – Freebie”

by The SLT Scrapbook

Kindergarten – 7th Grade

 

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This free worksheet is designed for students to write and draw about what they did over the winter break.
Two versions of the worksheet are included- one with space for students to write about what they did and the other which specifies what they should draw about.
These are designed for use as a fun activity for students when they return to school after the winter break.

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We really appreciate all feedback!

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Terms of use are included in the document.

 

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “The Gingerbread Man Bulletin Board Display FREE Read! Read! As Much As You Can!”

by Linda Kamp

2nd – 4th Grade

 

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Here’s a quick and easy holiday bulletin board or door display for your gingerbread unit! Students choose a favorite book, rate it, then choose their words carefully to write a one sentence summary! I’ve included the display title to save you time. Just print, trim and you’re all set!

Looking for more gingerbread ideas?
Check out Catch Me If You Can! Thinking About the Gingerbread Man

Visit my blog Around the Kampfire to see a 2-part series on this unit being used in my classroom!

Happy holidays to you and yours!
Linda Kamp

 

 

 

 

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About Gifts…

screen-shot-2016-11-18-at-1-25-30-pmAcross from me at a parent-teacher conference, she sat crying. This single mom was relating how she was unable to buy the most desired gift for her child—a pair of very expensive tennis shoes.

I tried to remind her about all the important things that parents can give to their children which do not cost money and are much more valuable. Later, I started thinking that those priceless gifts might be important reminders for other parents in our materialistic culture.

If you think it would be helpful, download this free parent handout from

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Christmas & Holiday Shopping for Syllables Sorting Activity and Assessment”

by dannerk

1st – 4th Grade

 

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This 10 page document has students sort picture word cards of various items you may find under the tree under Christmas “holiday” tree for 1 syllable, 2 syllable, 3 syllable, or 4 syllable words. There are six words for 1 and 2 syllable words, six words for 3 syllable words, and there are four 4 syllable word cards. There are also blank cards for creating your own syllable cards. In addition, there is a recording sheet to go along with this activity for a group or individual, and an independent assessment sheet. This item is a fun way for students to learn and practice syllables, and can be used in a whole group, centers, or independently.

 

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Estimate & Count (Gingerbread Edition)”

by Rita Mitchell

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

 

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Grab any candies or manipulatives and just print. Students will have a blast estimating, filling, counting, and comparing. I hope you enjoy!

For more gingerbread activities check out my Gingerbread Bundle!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Tally and Graph – A Christmas Scavenger Hunt”

by Exceptional Kinders

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

 

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Christmas Search, Tally, and Graph

There are 2 ways to use this set.

1st way – School scavenger hunt

If you are unable to do a scavenger hunt around the school, you can use the included cards to make a hunt for use in your classroom.

2nd way – Search the included picture for the Christmas icons.

Included in this download:

2 different tally pages (for differentiated learning)
1 graphing sheet
3 pages of pocket chart pictures
1 full page picture

Resources: KG Fonts, Poppydreamz Digital Art, and Graphics from the Pond

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Tally-and-Graph-A-Christmas-Scavenger-Hunt-1561936

 

 

 

 

 

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Free Winter Name Strips”

by It’s a Wicked Good Life

Pre-Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

 

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Just a fun freebie for winter/snowman themed name strips.

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Winter-Name-Strips-379460

 

 

 

 

 

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FREE MATH LESSON – “{FREE!} Christmas Craft for Big Kids: Octahedron Ornaments”

by Blair Turner

4th – 6th Grade

 

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Big kids love crafts, too! But with so much to teach and so little time, it’s important that any crafts we do in class have some educational value in addition to being fun. These Octahedron Ornaments are the perfect way to reinforce geometry and number concepts while celebrating the spirit of the season.

INCLUDED:
•Teacher notes page with ideas for use and material list
•Detailed directions with full-color photographs
•Ornament template
•Ornament glyph activity (optional)

Click HERE to check out all of my holiday and winter resources for upper elementary students!

© Blair Turner 2014
Materials are licensed for personal use only.

 

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Santa’s Syllable Scoot”

by The Chocolate Teacher

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

 

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Let’s get moving! This is a fun and active scoot game to get your students up and moving. There are 24 cards with a Christmas related picture and word on each. The students will “scoot” around the room recording the amount of syllables in each word.
What’s included:
24 cards with pictures and words
Scoot recording sheetThanks so much for taking the time to look at my product!
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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Christmas Carols! (Fun Packet for All Including Spanish ELLs)”

by J MASON EMERSON

6th – 12th Grade

 

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CHRISTMAS CAROLS! (FUN PACKET FOR ALL INCLUDING SPANISH ELL’S) presents selections from Christmas carols in English as well as gives the Literal (word-for-word) Spanish, which makes it easier for students of Spanish-language backgrounds to understand the English words in the carols better and thus be able to more easily and quickly learn them and get an accompanying boon for their vocabulary and grammar. Some German carols have also been added, with the Literal English given for them.

Contents: Angels We Have Heard On High, Deck The Halls, The First Noel, Go Tell It On The Mountain, Jingle Bells, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Joy To The World, O Christmas Tree, Silent Night, The Twelve Days Of Christmas, Upon The House Top, We Wish You A Merry Christmas; then come:

Christmas Hymn Links Worldwide!;
List Of Popular 1900s-2000’s Christmas Songs.
So, the price and time for this resource are right, and you will love seeing your students glad to stay busy as bees enjoying this learning pack a lot, so consider getting it now.
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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Add, Add as Fast as You Can: Doubles Facts with the Gingerbread Man! FREEBIE”

by Apple A Day

Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

 

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Add, Add as Fast as You Can: Learning Doubles Facts with the Gingerbread Man!
FREEBIE STORY
An Original Story Created By: Hope StuartOverview:
This book was inspired by Apple A Day’s behavior management system for December: Run as Fast as You Can to Catch Our Good Choices! This super cute book uses gingerbread characters to assist students in learning and remembering the doubles facts up to 20 while applying these facts within their daily math problems. Set to rhyme, this book is sure to be a favorite among your little ones!

Purpose:
To increase each student’s knowledge and understanding of the doubles facts up to 20. This book will aid in the learning, memorizing and application of these facts to an array of mathematical settings.

Packet Components:
 Overview, Purpose and Lesson Suggestions-page 2
 “Add, Add as Fast as You Can: Learning Doubles Facts with the Gingerbread Man!” Book-pages 4-15

The Items Listed Below Are Included Within the Book Packet (available on TPT), not this Freebie Edition

 Gingerbread Man Cookie Counters Templates-pages 16-18
 Gingerbread Man Story Templates for Student Created Story-pages 19-21
 Certificate and Bulletin Board Sign for Students-pages 22-23
 A Letter to Families Explaining the Gingerbread Book and Doubles Facts Rationale-page 24
 Apple A Day Contact and Copyright Page-page 25

Check out the behavior management system that compliments this book: Run as Fast as You Can to Catch Our Good Behavior!

Apple A Day has super book packets and behavior management systems to organize your teaching troubles away!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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November Turkey Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It’s November and time for our Thanksgiving version of Teacher Talk. Getting ready for Turkey Day, we have some great ideas for you. So hurry on over to see what these creative educators are doing this month.

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Thanksgiving Recipe Swap 

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Don’t you just love the aroma of turkey roasting in the oven? Sometimes I think that it smells better than it tastes. My mouth waters just thinking about it. Since Thanksgiving is the time for savory, mouth watering delights, how about having your class participate in a favorite recipe swap. This will get them ready for the holiday and have some fun while doing it.

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The Post Election Classroom

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

A strategy to use for healing post election anxiety that your students may be experiencing.

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Make Math FUN this Thanksgiving!

By Sara Snyder of Snyder’s Classroom

Engage your students with these Thanksgiving Math riddles worksheets! I began creating math riddles to make math more fun in my own classroom. I love hearing my students giggle as they solve the riddle at the end of the worksheet. Students solve problems, each problem has a letter assigned to it and the letters help to solve the riddle. It is a great way to combine fun and learning! Make math FUN!

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Getting Started with Google Classroom

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

Here is a primer for getting started with Google Classroom!

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Thanksgiving STEM Challenge: Turkey Transporter

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Highly engaging STEM challenge to keep your kids focused before the holiday. Includes modifications for grades 2 – 8.

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Teach your student how to have a productive discussion

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

Teach your student how to have a productive discussion.

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Understanding and Supporting Pencil Grasp Development: 3 – 6 years.

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

As a school based Occupational Therapist the most frequent issue teachers ask me about is pencil grasp. Today I will explore: What grasps look like in the major three categories. Why some grasps are more advantageous than others. What ages typically-developing children are using these three types of grasp.

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Passion and Purpose: Bravery in a Broken World

By Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs

With this week’s news being the icing on the cake, it’s imperative that we remember our passion and purpose in the classroom. This is the story of how one educator does just that, along with some resources, paid and free for doing so.

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