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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Free Download – Thick and Thin Questions Encourage Higher Order Thinking”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on May 22, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on May 24, 2016)

by Tech Teacher Pto3

1st – 12th Grade

Free Download – Thick and Thin Questions

Used many times in the classroom, thick and thin questions are a great way to encourage students to pose interest, deeper questions and move their understanding towards higher order thinking.

I have printed, laminated and then placed magnets on the back so I can throw these questions quickly on to the whiteboard and test students understanding. They also double up as great printables for a classroom poster.

Please study the preview images or download the preview to make sure you understand what you are downloading. This product is designed for Year 1 to Year 6 students. Please contact me if you have any questions prior to download. If you enjoyed this free download please leave a four star rating.

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Key Historic Events in Aboriginal Australia – 12 slides on Australian History.

All about Australia – 10 Questions and Answers Geography Studies.

Aboriginal Dot Painting Activity Information slides instructions printables.

Australian Geography Worksheets and Activities Maps and Printables.

Christmas Around The World – 9 Countries, 37 Activities.

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Free Outline Package

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade College FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged English Language Arts free No Prep Writing Writing Essays on May 21, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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The Outline package has been devised as a resource to help guide students develop their essay writing skills. Seeing as the outline is the skeleton of a student’s essay, this document has been devised to help students organize their ideas within the essay format.

This document has been created as a tool to accompany the Teaching the Essay Package, which is available for digital download at my store.

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Clifford, the Big Red Dog – Free LanguageART Craftivity”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on May 20, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on May 17, 2016)

by ART ACTION -Laurie Carpenter

1st – 3rd Grade

EVERYONE LOVES CLIFFORD -JUST EVERYONE! And this free lesson, “CLIFFORD, THE BIG RED DOG CRAFTIVITY…AFTER READING THE STORY”, provides the primary age children with an introductory experience in my LanguageART approach to teaching…in which art and literature work together. After hearing the teacher read the story of Clifford, the Big Red Dog, and discussing the story, the students will then enjoy a simple cut and paste project. They will learn many basic art skills, have a chance to add creative details of their own, and of course have fun! This project can be used in the art room, classroom, or as a home school activity. These links will explain the LanguageART approach in detail, and show you a reduced price bundle of Clifford products.
LanguageART Explanation

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Space Unit {Freebie}”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on May 11, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on May 2, 2016)

by Sailing into Second

Kindergarten – 5th Grade

This creative writing freebie is just what you need for a fun and engaging unit on all things space!

Check out the COMPLETE Space Unit!
Space Unit

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May Teacher Talk

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT End of the Year FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MATH LESSONS MISC. LESSONS SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS SPECIAL EDUCATION TEST PREPARATION and tagged #Mayteachertalk #numbers #stemolympics #teacherpreneurs #TeacherTalk #TeachingTips #tpttips communication summer stem olympics on May 9, 2016 by socrateslantern (updated on May 9, 2016)

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It’s May, only a short time till you can kick back and take a break. To help get you there, we have have so many things to share with you in this edition of May Teacher Talk. There are posts about engaging your classes till the end of the year, end of the year memories, summer stem activities, number writing instruction, reading comprehension ideas, iPad Apps for learning, advice for teacherpreneurs and so much more. So sit back, relax and take a look at our posts.

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A Portfolio to Remember

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Ways to pull together a show-stopping portfolio collection for every student at the end of the year.
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Tips for Engaging Your Students Through the End of the Year

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

The end of the school year is just around the corner. You’re looking forward to summer vacation and so are your students, but you still have at least 6 or more weeks left, so what do you do to keep those children tuned in to learning.

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Flash Freebie, TpT Milestone Celebration!

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

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Are You Getting Overwhelmed the last few months of School?

By Mary Moore of Moore Resources

Don’t Stress the Last Few Months of School! It is so hard NOT to get overwhelmed, especially the last month or so of school! Read below on some tips and resources I always try to remember….at MMooreEducationalResources.com

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Can You Make 200 of Them?

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

It takes 200 opportunities per day for an augmentative communication user to learn how to use the AAC system. We need to provide those opportunities within the context of daily activities & routines. Here are some suggestions on how to do that.

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Summer STEM Olympics

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Teachers, does the end of the year find you struggling to provide meaningful, enjoyable lessons? Never fear, Summer STEM Challenge Olympics are here! (Includes modifications for grade 2 – 8.)

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Wacky days in May and activities to go with them!

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

Get some stress out from testing! Do some fun activities with special days in May and some wacky ones!

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Comprehension is as Easy as ABC

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

A tried and true teaching tool to ensure student engagement and comprehension while reading!

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iPad Apps for Kids- a 6-Part Blog Series

By Shametria Routty of the Routty Math Teacher

iPad and tablet use in the classroom has gained much popularity over the last few years and they’re being used nationwide as engaging learning tools for students. “iPad Apps for Kids” is a 6-part blog series featuring cool math iPad apps that can be used for intervention, tutoring, and summer practice tools for all students, inside or outside of the classroom setting. While all of the apps are free, you may have to make a purchase for a nominal fee to take full advantage of the app’s features; however, the free aspects are very useful and engaging just the same.

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What I Have Learned on TPT-Part 2

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

Read some of my top discoveries on my teacher-author journey.

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FREE LESSON – Differentiated Mother’s Day Card for beginning writers (and BIG TpT site-wide sale on today and tomorrow!)

This entry was posted in 1st Grade FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS Mother's Day PreKindergarten Uncategorized and tagged #language Arts 1st grade differentiate free kindergarten Literacy Center Ideas Mother's Day Writing on May 3, 2016 by That Fun Reading Teacher

Hello my friends!
Is it just me, or did Mother’s Day sneak up on us as quickly as Easter this year?

In times like these, I’m grateful for the stash. (We all have a collection of never-fail, warm-fuzzy lessons and go to printables, don’t we?)

The time-saving factors in this Mother’s Day Card is twofold: 1) Print or photocopy and your students instantly have something to color, and 2) the inserts that allow each child to print (or paste if unable to print) at the level they are comfortable with. By pre-printing the various options, your students have different choices for how they can complete their Mother’s Day message, and most will be able to do something independently.

Disclaimer: Student names do need to be added to individual cards!

Some students might be capable of printing a message on their own. Others may copy from a strip or trace. Those who are not printing yet can simply glue their message in.

Perhaps you’re working on 1:1 correspondence and would like to take this opportunity to practice. Cut the words apart and have your students reassemble the sentence in order, with or without a model.

Lesson from a recovering over-achiever:

Over the years I realized that I had to adjust my expectations to my circumstances. Some years we may have a smaller number of students in our class, students that work more independently or more support for our students with special needs. Particularly at this time of the year, and even more with Father’s Day, schedules go awry and every week feels more frantic than the week before.

This activity worked best, especially in more challenging years, when I let the students choose how they wanted to do the inside of the card. It came down to a decision:

Was the goal of the activity to teach and assess a particular goal or skill for any or all of my students, or for my students to simply enjoy creating something special for mom?

If you like to #DifferentiateByPrinting as is done with this card, check out these growing collections: Sight-Word-Stages Leveled Reader Sets and Read and Write and More!

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Did you see what I added to the title? I am a mom and a teacher and a MAJOR appreciator of teachers myself. Thank you to all of you for getting in there with your students everyday. TpT has announced that it’s time to appreciate teachers with a big, site-wide sale! Please see the button below for details!

Enjoy the sale, and Happy Spring!

Don’t Let the Pencil Craze Get to You!

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs MISC. LESSONS and tagged #classroommanagement #classroomorganization #PencilManagement #PencilStation #TeachingTips teaching on May 1, 2016 by Mary Moore (updated on May 1, 2016)

Are pencils driving you crazy?

Students not having a pencil?

Losing them? Breaking the tip?

The pencil craze got to me too! It doesn’t need to! During my student teaching we had cups with pencils at each group that we sharpened every morning and ensured there were plenty in each cup, which was great! That was in first grade. Over the years, I became use to about 2-3 students per class not having a pencil, therefore, I always purchased a box or two at a time and handed pencils out to those students. This year was a little different for me and the pencil craze got me! So many lost pencils, broken pencil tips, or students just didn’t have a pencil.

I felt pencil crazed! A solution must be found!!!

After much thought I came up with my “Pencil Station”!

Read All About My Pencil Station at MMooreEducationalResources.com!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Pencil Labels”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on May 1, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 25, 2016)

by Creative Classroom Paperie

Pre-Kindergarten – 6th Grade

Cute, funky pencil labels to let your students know if pencils need sharpened or are ready to write!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Ladybug Math Craft”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on April 27, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 25, 2016)

by Anchored in Learning

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

$Ladybug Math Craft$

This cute Ladybug Math craft is perfect for learning math facts and composing and decomposing numbers. We used this math craft in conjunction with our insect unit.

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “FONTS: KB3 Ladybug Red (FREE for Personal Use)”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on April 25, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 17, 2016)

by KB3Teach

Pre-Kindergarten – 12th Grade

FONTS: Free for personal use. If you would like to use this free font in any of your commercial products, click the Single Font Commercial License link below.

Design Tips: 1) Use “Word Art” (MS Office/Insert/Word Art) to change the weight of the line (Format/Shape Outline/Weight) and create a “lighter” or “heavier” effect; 2) Use shadows and text layering to give the font a 3D look for your classroom worksheets.

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Created by KB3Teach. Enjoy!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Hallway Song”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on April 17, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 10, 2016)

by Teaching With Style

Pre-Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

Having a hard time getting your class to walk quietly in the hallway? Ever feel like you have to constantly stop and wait for everyone to be standing in a straight line? Here you will find fun songs to sing or chant with your class to get them ready to walk quietly and respectfully in the hallway.

Included are small posters to create a book. I hole punch mine in the top left corner and attach with a binder ring. There are also large page-sized posters that you can laminate and post by your door. Lots of options to help your class be successful in the hallway!

Visit my blog Teaching With Style for more ideas, lessons, freebies, and giveaways!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Mother’s Day Craft & Poem FREEBIE!”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS Mother's Day PreKindergarten and tagged free on April 14, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 3, 2016)

by Jennifer Drake

Pre-Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

Your student’s Moms/Mums/Grandmas/Aunts & Special Ladies are going to LOVE their very first ‘diamond’ necklace made by their child! And you are going to LOVE the feedback and smiles on everyone’s faces!

I have been making these in my classroom for years and I have Moms come back years later raving about their first ‘diamond’ necklace and how it is still their most prized piece of jewelry!

This Pack Includes:
*Photos of how to make the ‘diamond’ necklace

*Recipe for flour/salt dough w/ directions

*Alternative suggestion to using flour/salt dough with photos

*Necklace poem- 4 frames- for Mom

*Necklace poem- 4 frames- for Mum

*Necklace poem- 2 frames for Grandma, 1 for Aunt & 1 for ‘Special Lady’

Poem:
~Copy on colored paper and wrap or present with the necklace!
I have included poems for Mom/Mum/Grandma. If you need something else, please contact me!

All you need is some flour, salt, water & dimes! Add some paint, ribbon & beads and you are all set for a gift that will put a ‘sparkle’ in mom/mum/grandma’s eyes and heart!

Looking for more fun Mother’s Day Fun?
Mother’s Day Craftivity ~Recipe For A Great Mom!
Mother’s Day Craftivity & Foldable Reader
Mother’s Day Foldable Readers ~3 Versions~

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Feedback on this freebie is greatly appreciated! I would love to hear how the Moms/Mums/Grandmas/Aunts & Special Ladies in your class loved this!!

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Happy Mother’s Day Craft & Poem Free Fun!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Mother’s Day Cupcake Writing and Craftivity”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS Mother's Day and tagged free on April 8, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 2, 2016)

by Tessa Maguire

Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

A cute Mother’s Day writing and craftivity. The prompt included is “My mom is a treat…” The pages can be copied onto colored paper, or can be colored by students.

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Tales From Outside the Classroom

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Mother’s Day Thumb Body Loves You Poem”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS Mother's Day PreKindergarten and tagged free on April 6, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 2, 2016)

by The Schroeder Page

Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

This is a FREE page for Mother’s Day. We are making Thumb print heart necklaces for Mother’s Day and I wanted a little something to go with them. I am going to have my students draw their face in the circle at the end of the poem and write Happy Mother’s Day. We are then going to add it to a construction paper card.
Enjoy.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mothers-Day-Thumb-Body-Loves-You-Poem-238400

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April Teacher Talk

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT COMMON CORE End of the Year FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MATH LESSONS MISC. LESSONS SCIENCE LESSONS SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS SPECIAL EDUCATION and tagged #AprilTeacherTalk #creativewriting #TeacherTalk #TeachingTips autism Reading on April 4, 2016 by socrateslantern

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It’s April, only a few more months to go till the end of the school year. We have have so many things to share with you in this edition of April Teacher Talk. So sit back, relax and take a look at our posts.

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.

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April is Poetry Month

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

I just love teaching poetry and spring is the perfect time. For me, inspiration comes from being outside, perhaps walking on the beach inhaling the salty ocean air, or just walking through the woods with my husband and beautiful husky who is no longer with us. Oh and April is Poetry month.

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Make a Splash in April

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Step by step instructions for an art project to motivate students for “April is Poetry Month”.

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Scientific Method: Neglect & Regrets

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Are your students mere collectors of data, or do they analyze & interpret data? This blog relates an epiphany I had that changed my science-teaching game for good!

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Autism & Learning to Use a Public Restroom: Tips for Parents and Teachers

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Learning to use the bathroom in public places or at school can be a struggle for children on the spectrum. Read this post for tips on how to make the process of using new bathrooms fun, interesting, and successful!

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More Core in Shared Reading for AAC Users

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

This post is about using core words and more descriptive teaching rather than referential teaching. Not only does this encourage higher level thinking skills, it means AAC users can more easily participate in comprehension activities.

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Don’t Let the Pencil Craze Get to You!

Mary Moore of Moore Resources

Are pencils driving you crazy? Students not having a pencil? Losing them? Breaking the tip? The pencil craze got to me too! It doesn’t need to! During my student teaching we had cups with pencils at each group that we sharpened every morning and ensured there were plenty in each cup, which was great! That was in first grade. Over the years, I became use to about 2-3 students per class not having a pencil, therefore, I always purchased a box or two at a time and handed pencils out to those students. This year was a little different for me and the pencil craze got me! So many lost pencils, broken pencil tips, or students just didn’t have a pencil. I felt pencil cross eyed! A solution must be found!!! After much thought I came up with my “Pencil Station”!

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Nothing Like Non-Fiction

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Using non-fiction will renew the love of learning in your classroom! Immersing students in reading & writing workshop: use non-fiction to teach note-taking, text features and formats!

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Calculator Challenges

By Shametria Routt of The Routty Math Teacher

Calculators are wonderful tools for the classroom and can provide valuable learning opportunities for our students. In fact, in the Common Core State Standards for Math, Mathematical Practice Standard 5 requires that students use “tools strategically.” To support this goal, this series includes 4 calculator-based activities that can be used to challenge your students in the mathematics classroom.

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EdTech Tips: Google My Maps

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

Ways to use Google My maps in the classroom!

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8 Highly Effective Practices for Teaching Printing

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Don’t have time to take to a class? Improve the effectiveness of your handwriting instruction with these easy to follow research-based tips!

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What I Have Learned on TPT-Part One

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

Advice from one teacher’s journey to becoming a teacher-entrepreneur on TPT. This four-part blog series includes strategies for finding help and feeling success.

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Georgia, Poppies & Poetry

By Tracy Wills of Wild Child Designs

This post outlines how to use sentence stems and visible thinking routines to respond to Georgia O’Keefe’s art. It includes some great picture book recommendations as well!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Common Core Made Common”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on April 2, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on March 24, 2016)

by EducationallyOurs

Pre-Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

common core
common core worksheets
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kindergarten reading
kindergarten math
common core for kindergarten
common core for kindergarten math
common core for kindergarten reading
1st grade common core math
1st grade common core reading
common core math and reading

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Spanish Letter, Sound and Syllable Assessment Bundle”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on March 26, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on March 15, 2016)

by The Dual Language Garden

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

This letter, sound and syllable assessment bundle is an easy to use assessment, complete with a sheet of suggested uses. This pack also comes with a graph so that students can easily see their own progress. This bundle can be used in conjunction with the Evaluacion de letras y silabas: Teacher tracking forms, which can be found on my TPT store.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-Letter-Sound-and-Syllable-Assessment-Bundle-1174999

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Social Story”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on March 23, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on March 15, 2016)

by Amy Haselden

Pre-Kindergarten – 5th Grade

Social story, cafeteria rules, social skills, autism, speech therapy, language delay, behavior

Social Story about rules in the cafeteria during mealtimes. Listening to the teacher, keeping hands to yourself, noise level, etc. This story is to assist special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, elementary education teachers in relating basic cafeteria rules to a student who may be on the autism spectrum deal with eating in the cafeteria.

If you like this product, please check out my others!
Lesson Plans for Low Functioning Autism in Speech Therapy
I’m Ready for Promotion! End of the School Year Poems and Certificate for Dismissal
Camping Fun Unit in Speech and Language
Spring Riddles
Adapted Story “Colors”
Spring Rebus
Camping Fun Riddles
FREEBIE Visual to Expand Sentences

FREEBIE Work/Choice Visual Support

Social Skills Interpreting Facial Expressions

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Easter phrasing, fluency and fun (and a freebie for everyone!)

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Easter FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten Uncategorized and tagged #music 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade English Language Arts free homeschool kindergarten movement reading fluency on March 20, 2016 by That Fun Reading Teacher (updated on March 20, 2016)

It was almost Easter, and I found myself fighting off the urge to nod off while my students were reading some of the most entertaining leveled books schools can buy. My primary readers were in a slump. I heard it their robotic, monotone reading. Things needed shaking up with phrasing and pacing with a number of my early readers. I ran the risk of my head falling to my chest and a potential neck injury.

It was time for another Phrasing and Fluency Blitz!

When I taught Reading Recovery, there were times that a student would plateau at a a level for more than a week. We would be advised to take two or three lessons for a phrasing and fluency blitz – rereading some familiar, easier books to rebuild confidence, model and practice phrasing and pick up the pace! Many of our students’ favorites were readers that rhymed, had a lively rhythm and made us both laugh!

I used the freebie The Bunny Hop Easter Song and Movement Activity in Kindergarten poetry books as a music and movement activity. It works particularly well if modeled and echoed first before showing earliest readers the text:

This freebie also has a black and white version included with it – ideal for poetry folders!

It’s all about the Eggs is an Easter Fun Fluency Reader modeled after I’m All About the Bass (performed by Meghan Trainor, co-written by Meghan Trainor and Kevin Kadish). I’m All About the Bass had been on the radio so much last year that my students knew the tune instantly. I modeled the first read to them, and we practiced a few phrases in isolation before we all enjoyed singing it fluently from beginning to end (over, and over and over again.)

There is a twist on a familiar Fairy Tale in this book that the kids find hilarious (but humor and laughter are topics for other days…).

Limitation of liability: It’s all about the Eggs is not recommended for those who are prone to getting songs stuck in their head or with one last nerve.

Happy Easter everyone!
That Fun Reading Teacher

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Monsters Vs Robots, Maths and Literacy Fun Freebie”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on March 20, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on March 23, 2016)

by Big Idea Learning

Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

This is a 3-page sample of the Monsters vs Robots Mathematics and Literacy Fun Unitthat I have just released. The 3 pages are: numbers 1-5, adding numbers and nouns.

Mathematics and Literacy – fun and relevant? You bet, and hopefully this helps. This gorgeous unit of work covers many areas across the CCSS and Australian National Curriculum through 40 high-interest, engaging activity pages.

I trust you are able to make great use of it in your class or home. This unit is designed to look great in both color and grayscale. Some people are able to print in color, or have access to projectors or smartboards – so I wanted to provide for them. Yet, I’m very aware of printing constraints and I’m confident you will be happy with how it looks printed in grayscale if you can’t justify the color version. This unit could be used like a booklet or you could print and use whichever lessons you need. I was also careful to use non-specific UK/US spelling.

The unit is available for purchase now. It has 40 pages of high-interest activities and worksheets. In the meantime – enjoy the sample!
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Monsters vs Robots Mathematics and Literacy Fun Unit

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Reward Cards”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on March 18, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on March 11, 2016)

by Teacher Trap

Kindergarten – 6th Grade

Reward Cards for Positive Behavior Classroom Management! Celebrate and reward great behavior with these handy reward cards! Students choose from nine special privileges such as bringing a stuffed animal to school or wearing a hat. An inexpensive alternative to the treasure box!

Who is This For?
Teachers looking for an inexpensive and fun way to reward good choices and focus on positive behaviors!

What is Included?
A printable page of nine reward cards. The cards work with any positive behavior models such as PBIS and can easily be used with any classroom management system.

I copy these onto colorful paper, chop them up and keep them in a handy spot in the classroom. When I see a student working hard, showing kindness, or making other good choices, I let them choose a card! My rule is that students must present the card before the bell rings in the morning on the day they want to redeem it.

Why Buy?
The classroom rewards cards help motivate students and provide an easy (and free) way to acknowledge good choices.

Thanks so much! I hope you found just what you needed!🙂
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FREE MISC. LESSON – “SAMPLE Blank Board Games: Spring (File Folder Games)”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on March 15, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on March 11, 2016)

by Jen Strange

Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

HEY GUYS! LOOK! It’s a free sample for my awesome Blank Board Games.

So what is a Blank Board Game?

Here’s my theory on things.

You don’t need a completely new product every time you teach a new unit. What you need is something flexible, something you can tailor to your specific and current learning outcomes.

Designed for use as file-folder games, each set contains:
1. Well, obviously they come with a game board – two letter-sized images you print, trim, and attach to the inside of a file folder. Most games will come with a variation of game board colors, which will be indicated on the preview.

2. Multiple variations of printable cards for game play: some are completely blank, some have characters or images relating to the board, and some have game directions like “lose a turn.” There are also variations of border colors for cards, so you can easily differentiate sets if you create multiple games or levels for a game.

3. A printable front cover for your file folder if you want to label them like this – this is also great for leaving the top open and keeping an envelope of cards inside.

The Spring Blank Board Game set comes with:
a cover image
a game board
3 pages of blank playing cards (one is editable on the computer, while in the for-purchase sets, all the playing cards can be edited.)

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Frog Facts Countdown Booklet and SMART Board Book”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on March 13, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on March 2, 2016)

by Mary Rosenberg

2nd – 3rd Grade

This is a 12 page booklet filled with facts for each number 0-10 about frogs. The booklet is available in both color as well as black and white. There is also a SMART Board version of the book.

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March Teacher Talk

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MATH LESSONS MISC. LESSONS SPECIAL EDUCATION St. Patrick's Day and tagged #MarchTeacherTalk #TeacherTalk fractions Kite flying march math pi day Scoot spring women's history month on March 7, 2016 by socrateslantern (updated on March 7, 2016)

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Welcome to our March Teacher Talk. All of us from the Teacher Talk collaborative would like wish you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. We have so many fab things this month from Women’s History Month to Reading and Math activities, as well as Easter Stem Olympics, there’s even a post on Kite Flying to reward your classes for good behavior. So relax with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and take a look at what these educators have to say. You’ll be happy you did!

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Lead Like a Girl

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Finding positive role models for our students in Women’s History.

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Let’s Go Fly a Kite

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

When I taught special needs kids, each month we would do something special for those who earned enough points. One of their favorite activities was to make and fly kites in March. Years later, I was mainstreamed to 6th grade and the children also loved this activity. After they flew their kites, they wrote two papers, one explaining how to make a kite and the other about their experience.

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Women’s History Month

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

It’s Women’s History Month. Here are some great books to read to your kids!

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Pi Day is March 14th

By Vicky Rauch of Scipi

What is Pi Day? Why was March 14th chosen?

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Using Core Words Every Day

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

Teaching AAC users to communicate doesn’t take a lot of fancy materials or extra planning. Most of the time it’s as simple as engaging the learner with what he likes to do.

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Fast-Paced Fractions

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried & True Teaching Tools

Fraction review is filled with action & movement! Playing Scoot gets students up & moving, while practicing fraction concepts!

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March Into Eggstravagant Math

By M. Moore of Moore Resources

March into an Eggstravagant Math Activity. Enjoy a great activity I’ve completed with First Graders & Middle Schoolers! Every year around spring break I’ve enjoyed executing this wonderful fun egg math activity with my students. There’s minimal prep time and materials for this activity.

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Math Menus

By Shametria L. Routt of The Routty Math Teacher

Menus, a content-focused set of options from which students choose activities and tasks on which to work, are a great way to add some challenge and pizzazz to your everyday mathematics curriculum and can be created for a variety of purposes and designed to include a variety of activities. In this 4-part series, I share four of my favorite math menus that provide instant opportunities for differentiation because students choose which activities they would like to complete based on their own interest and ability levels. Each post describes a different menu, provides examples of how to use it, illustrates advantages and disadvantages, and includes sample work from some of my past students.

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Recharge Your Batteries!

By Megan Bodman of Adventures in Teaching 4th

Get 8 tips for recharging your batteries during the time of year when stress is high!

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Easter STEM Olympics

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Blog post outlines 5 egg-celent Easter-themed STEM challenges that can be modified for use with grades 2-8: Nice Nest, Carrot Carriage, Bean Bind, Basket Bounce, and

Egg-hanced.

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Increasing Student Time On Task

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

Increase student time on task with a few simple yet effective tools.

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Zones of Regulation: Using Visuals for Feedback and Self-Regulation

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Do your children shut down or act out when they hear your voice giving then behavioral cues and feedback? If so, visual cues can be a lifesaver!

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If This Spells D-E-A-D How Do You Spell Head?

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

Manipulating sounds in words can be a very difficult task for students who just can’t figure out how the individual sounds go together to make words, and how they can come apart.

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “5 Minutes Left and What Can I Do? : 100 Fun and Challenging Puzzles”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on March 7, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 24, 2016)

by Mark Aaron

5th – 12th Grade

These are all my absolute best classroom-tested puzzle time fillers that every teacher needs to have when a planned lesson ends earlier than anticipated or the kids just need a break at the end of the period.

Some puzzles I have used over the years just do not work well; these all do. What they have in common is that they are challenging, engaging to all students, and effective problem-solving/critical thinking activities.

Some involve language skills, some involve math, and some both. All you need is your marker, a whiteboard, and a few minutes of extra time. Answers provided (of course). PLEASE RATE THIS FREE PRODUCT IF YOU FIND IT WORTHY.

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Let’s Go Fly a Kite

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME MISC. LESSONS SPECIAL EDUCATION and tagged #AprilTeacherTalk #collaborativegroups #ela #graphicorganizers #kiteflying #MarchTeacherTalk #socrateslantern #TeacherTalk poetry on March 6, 2016 by socrateslantern (updated on April 2, 2016)

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

I am going to show you how to make simple kites that your class will love doing.

Materials for a garbage bag kite: plastic bags, two sticks, string, a ribbon and a nice windy day.

Step 1: Take two sticks, wooden dowels, or garden stakes and put them into the shape of a cross., one horizontally and one vertically. Place the horizontal stick about a third of the way down and tie them together with a string.

Step 2: Wrap the string securely around the horizontal and vertical sticks so that they stay together.

Step 3: Cut the bag to fit the kite frame. Secure tightly by tying the ends of the bag to the frame at the tip of each dowel or stick.

Step 4: Tie string from one side of the horizontal stick to the other, make it loose so that it forms a triangle, see first picture in step #4. Tie a large ball of string to thebottom part of the vertical stick. Loop under the loose portion of the horizontal string and tie a knot then tie another knot where the horizontal and vertical strings meet. You’ll know you’ve done it right if you see a triangle shape. See 2nd image in step #4.

Step 5: Tie some colorful ribbons to the end of the kite to give it balance. If it seems flimsy , you can attach washers to the ribbons to add support.

Step 6: Voila, your kites are complete. All you need is a sunny and windy March day and some space for your kids to run with their kites. Have fun. By the way, you can have a contest to see which kite flies the highest or the best.

Another fun thing that I’ve done with the kids is to take them camping at the end of the school year, but that’s another story.

Free lesson – Introduction to poetry

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged Free poetry lesson No Prep on March 6, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

Use this free lesson to introduce poetry to your English students from grades 9 to 12. This is the first lesson from my Intermediate Poetry unit, which uses art to help students how to understand and analyze poetry.

The document includes:
-a comprehensive lesson plan
-student notes
-an answer key

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Choosing a Major (First Year College Skills)”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on March 5, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on March 12, 2016)

by Beth Hammett the Educator Helper

6th – 12th Grade

A seven-slide, interactive PowerPoint to assist students through the process of choosing college majors. Includes individual/small/whole group critical thinking skills activities:

Definitions of Bachelor of Arts/Science
Differences between Bachelor of Arts/Sciences
Left Brain/Right Brain examples/quizzes
Career Assessment Quiz links
Activities for assessing left/right brain
How to choose skill-based majors
Optional research activities

Can be used for fact based research writing, college prep courses, and college career days.

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English Language Arts: Poetry for Senior Students (No Prep)

This entry was posted in 11th Grade 12th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged creative writing evaluation grids evaluations lesson plans No Prep Novel unit poetry on March 4, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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.

St. Patrick’s Day: Motivating students to reading for meaning ~ with humor!

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS St. Patrick's Day Uncategorized and tagged #ReadAndWriteAndMore Grade 1 grade 2 motivating students with humor Primary Reading and Writing Reading reading comprehension reading for meaning reading with kids St. Patrick's Day St. Patrick's Day Reading and Writing ThatFunReadingTeacher on March 3, 2016 by That Fun Reading Teacher (updated on March 3, 2016)

Nothing grabs my students’ attention more than something that is downright silly.

They know I tend to make the odd ‘mistake’ when we’re reading together, and that reading just HAS to make sense. Whenever I sense someone’s attention (or foot, or elbow) beginning to drift, I’ll throw in the odd error, for example:

Recently, we have completed the Pirate Pals Read and Write and More booklet together, and it occurred to me, again, that when kids anticipate fun and laughter, they are more willing to invest their energy and focus up front.

Pirate Pals kids joking about space monkey - Copy

A 2nd grade student tries to get a peer to choose ‘Saturn’ instead of the correct answer for the setting question…

…then they laugh at the thought of pirates bringing a space monkey on a treasure hunt!

St. Patrick’s Day is upon us. I read the story of St. Patrick to my grade one class years ago, and remember the pre-reading discussion well. A small group of my students believed that St. Patrick was a leprechaun, and others found the idea to be hilarious. The child who had expressed this idea was embarrassed and it had a significant impact on his confidence in sharing in groups, and taking risks in his learning, for some time.

This, of course, took us off-track into a conversation about teasing, laughing at vs. laughing with others.

I’m planning to give the students I see the advantage of knowing the true story of St. Patrick early, so they can be armed to laugh with their classmates!

The St. Patrick’s Day pages below and the Pirate Pals pages above are only two of the elements of the Read and Write and More Series.

Isn’t laughter the way of the Irish, after all?

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!

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English Language Arts: Poetry for Senior Students (No Prep)

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