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Life Between Summers

3 months ago

Life Between Summers
New book companion to go with Our Class is a Family! Class Family Memory Books for the end of the school year šŸ“–šŸ’•This is a nice & simple writing activity for students to work on during those final weeks/days leading up to summer break šŸ‘ŒšŸ¼ Itā€™s a meaningful way to reflect on all their memories from the year, and they can take it home as a special keepsake on the last day of school! If youā€™re thinking you might want these memory books for your students, the timing couldnā€™t be better because theyā€™re 25% off today & tomorrow (along with all other resources in my TPT store!) with the code THANKYOU22 šŸ’› This comes available on its own, or in a discounted bundle with more extension activities for all 3 of my books šŸ“š I will share the link in the comments! šŸ’• ... See MoreSee Less

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12 months ago

Life Between Summers
Check out these top 5 favorites from Lakeshore Learning! They are having their biggest sale of the year for back to school. Use the coupon code 6392 for 20% off any non-sale item! bit.ly/2Usm24T Coupon valid ā€Ŗthrough 8/31/2021 for one-time use in stores or online. Limit one coupon per customer. Not valid on items with shipping restrictions. Other exclusions may apply. Visit bit.ly/3bbUXIj for details. #LearnwithLakeshore #ad #sponsored ... See MoreSee Less

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Life Between Summers

1 years ago

Life Between Summers
Standard Form, Expanded Form, Word Form. Maybe not the most exciting math concept to teach, but definitely an important oneā€¦so why not make it fun and engaging?? šŸ˜„Guess Who math games encourage higher level thinking/reasoning and using math vocabulary verbally. Theyā€™re an instant favorite for math centers and early finishers!Find this game and others at bit.ly/guesswhomathgames ... See MoreSee Less

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  • This fun and engaging color Jenga game is perfect for math centers, math review, or test prep. It contains problems for practice and review for addition and subtraction with multiples of 10. This is a great math game to place during math centers, guided math, and math workshop. Students can play in partners or small groups. Use adding and subtracting multiples of 10 math game with your first graders. This is great for early finishers and morning work as well.
  • Looking for fall activities for the classroom? Today, I am sharing 10 fall activities for second grade. I am sharing fall math activities, fall grammar activities, and fall literacy activities. These fall activities for kids are great for centers, morning work, or early finishers. You will find math games, fall crafts and projects, parts of speech activities with a fall theme and more. I also share a turkey disguise project and a thankful journal which is perfect for Thanksgiving time.
  • Are you looking to throw a grandparents day celebration at school? Today, I am sharing a ton of grandparents day ideas that are sure to make grandparents smile. I share grandparents day activities along with a grandparents day gift students can easily make. You can have students and grandparents celebrate with a photo booth, grandparent interview, and grandparents day book. Find all of the best ways to celebrate grandparents day here!
  • Are you looking for a back to school bulletin board idea that is super cute and has an ocean/beach theme? This back to school activity comes with a craft and writing templates. You can do this on the first day of school or as part of your first week lesson plans. This is a great way to get to know your students and to start building a strong classroom community. Use this back to school writing activity as an informal writing assessment of your students' writing skills.
  • Are you looking for new ways to celebrate your students writing in your elementary classroom? Authorā€™s chair is the perfect way for students to share their writing with the class. Having a weekly authorā€™s celebration allows students to take ownership of their writing and be proud. Students complete writing pieces during writerā€™s workshop or work on writing during writing centers and then they get a chance to sign up for Authorā€™s Chair on this free Authorā€™s chair signup form.
  • This Thanksgiving activity is a great way to practice opinion writing in your elementary classroom. This Thanksgiving writing activity includes a Thanksgiving craft that you can use as your Thanksgiving bulletin board. Students get to work on this turkey disguise project during writing time after they read a Turkey book. Students work through the writing process. Students use a Thanksgiving writing prompt to guide their thinking and then use a checklist to edit and revise their writing.
  • These fall themed activities for practicing multiple meaning words are great for literacy centers, small groups, or guided reading groups. These multiple meaning word activities include task cards with various questions, sentences with picture templates, and an informational text about bats. Use these grammar activities during fall or your bat unit to learn all about multiple meaning words in first, second, and third grade. The bat craft would also make a great fall bulletin board.
  • This Thanksgiving activity is a great way to practice opinion writing in your elementary classroom. This Thanksgiving writing activity includes a Thanksgiving craft that you can use as your Thanksgiving bulletin board. Students get to work on this turkey disguise project during writing time after they read a Turkey book. Students work through the writing process. Students use a Thanksgiving writing prompt to guide their thinking and then use a checklist to edit and revise their writing.
  • Looking for fall activities for the classroom? Today, I am sharing 10 fall activities for second grade. I am sharing fall math activities, fall grammar activities, and fall literacy activities. These fall activities for kids are great for centers, morning work, or early finishers. You will find math games, fall crafts and projects, parts of speech activities with a fall theme and more. I also share a turkey disguise project and a thankful journal which is perfect for Thanksgiving time.