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Engaging Resources for BUSY Teachers
Looking to add some extra holiday cheer to your classroom? Here are some fun Christmas math activities your students are sure to enjoy. Christmas Ten Frame Counting and Making Ten Ten frames are wonderful for counting and building number sense. These ten frame task cards feature a fun Christmas theme. This pack includes two sets …
Summer has arrived! Here is a collection of silly summer jokes for kids. There are hilariously funny jokes about swimming in the ocean, playing at the beach, going on vacation, and more. You and your students are sure to get a giggle. Ocean and Beach Jokes Why don’t oysters share their pearls? Because they’re shellfish! …
Spring is my favorite season! Celebrate the warmer weather in your class with this collection of spring read aloud books. 1. Spring is Here by Will Hillenbrand Mole and Bear celebrate spring in this charming story. Spring is Here 2. Muncha, Muncha, Muncha! by Candace Fleming This is a fun story about a gardener protecting …
Happy New Year 2016!! We are ringing in the new year. Welcome 2016! It’s hard to believe that the new year is already here. I am slightly in denial about heading back to school on Monday. When I left for vacation, I had all kinds of plans to prepare for the next semester. Hmm… What …
Have you heard of VolunteerSpot? I didn’t know about it until a teacher friend introduced me to it this past year. What a huge time saver! VolunteerSpot is a free online system for organizing and scheduling events with volunteers. I used it for two types of activities — parent conferences and class parties.To schedule conferences, …
One of my goals this summer was to organize and prepare my calendar pieces in advance. In the past, I often waited until the last minute and frantically searched for them the night before I needed them. I want to be more organized this year. I like to use calendar cards that can simply be …
Although it is mid-July, many teachers are starting to think about heading back to school. Today, I met up with a teacher friend who is already getting her room set up. Yikes! That makes me feel like I am falling behind. I thought we were supposed to be on vacation for a few more weeks. …
I just completed a new product for grammar. It is a set of Adjective Task Cards. Students are asked to identify adjectives used in sentences and then identify the noun that each adjective describes. All of my task cards are aligned to common core state standards. Answer keys and recording sheets are included. This product …
Since I have been home all summer with a preschooler and almost kindergartener, I have been focused a lot on early learning. All of my early learning activities are inspired by my own two children. This morning I updated one of my first products for early learning. It is a set of 32 task cards …
One of my favorite ideas for writing journals is to use picture prompts. Simply find an interesting picture and ask students to describe what is happening. They could make up a story or tell how a person in the picture might be feeling. The possibilities are limitless. On Pinterest, I have a growing collection of …
Although I teach 6th grade, I have the pleasure of reading bedtime stories with two young children who adore Pete the Cat books. Back to School: For back to school, Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoeswould be just the thing. In this story, Pete shows all the things he does during a school day…and of …
My children’s new favorite book is Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller. We just discovered it a few weeks ago. It is about a rabbit who gets new neighbors, the otters. It is great for teaching kids about how to treat others. The otters are very silly. This book gets a …
