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Life Between Summers

3 weeks 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 📖💕This is a nice & simple writing activity for students to work on during those final weeks/days leading up to summer break 👌🏼 It’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 you’re thinking you might want these memory books for your students, the timing couldn’t be better because they’re 25% off today & tomorrow (along with all other resources in my TPT store!) with the code THANKYOU22 💛 This comes available on its own, or in a discounted bundle with more extension activities for all 3 of my books 📚 I will share the link in the comments! 💕 ... See MoreSee Less

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Life Between Summers with Lakeshore Learning.

9 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 ‪through 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

11 months ago

Life Between Summers
Standard Form, Expanded Form, Word Form. Maybe not the most exciting math concept to teach, but definitely an important one…so why not make it fun and engaging?? 😄Guess Who math games encourage higher level thinking/reasoning and using math vocabulary verbally. They’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 math Jenga game is perfect for spicing up math centers, review, or test prep. This is great for 1st and 2nd grade geometry. It helps students review plane and solid shapes. Students can practice identifying 2D and 3D shape attributes such as sides, angles, faces, edges, and vertices.The game can be played with partners or a small group during math centers, math workshop or guided math time. This fun shape activity is sure to be a hit in your elementary classroom.
  • Having a Star of the Week or Star Student to spotlight in your class each week is a great way to build community and student self-esteem, as well as encourage leadership responsibilities in the classroom. This star of the week book is a great writing activity for the whole class. If you are looking for star student ideas this one is for you! It is low prep and easy to use.
  • Are you looking to plan a virtual author visit this school year? You can now invite the author of "Our Class is a Family" & "A Letter from Your Teacher," Shannon Olsen into your classroom. These visits are best geared for K-3 students. Get a visit including a Q & A plus interactive community building time. There are so many Our Class is a Family activities you can do before or after the visit. You can do A Letter From Your Teacher crafts or create a bulletin board. B
  • Are you looking for a must-read back to school read aloud for your first week of school? A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School by Shannon Olsen is a great way to build positive relationships with your students and start building a solid classroom community. In this post, I share a back to school activity to go with the book. Students get to write a letter to their teacher and create an all about book to go with. Add this to your first week lesson plans today!
  • These mini 2D and 3D shape books can be used to introduce shapes and their attributes. You can pick and choose specific shapes to include in the book, or use them all. Have students keep these books to use as a reference tool throughout your geometry unit. This is a great shapes activity to use at the start of your math unit or at the end. These emergent readers are great for students to keep in their book box. You can use these during math workshop or math centers.
  • Having a Star of the Week or Star Student to spotlight in your class each week is a great way to build community and student self-esteem, as well as encourage leadership responsibilities in the classroom. This star of the week book is a great writing activity for the whole class. If you are looking for star student ideas this one is for you! It is low prep and easy to use.
  • Are you looking to plan a virtual author visit this school year? You can now invite the author of "Our Class is a Family" & "A Letter from Your Teacher," Shannon Olsen into your classroom. These visits are best geared for K-3 students. Get a visit including a Q & A plus interactive community building time. There are so many Our Class is a Family activities you can do before or after the visit. You can do A Letter From Your Teacher crafts or create a bulletin board. B
  • Are you looking for back to school community building activities you can do with your elementary students? Today, I am sharing some of my favorite getting to know you activities and building community activities you can incorporate into your first week lesson plans. These back to school activities will help you build positive teacher student relationships from the start. Find Our Class is a family activities, back to school icebreakers, and back to school games!
  • Are you looking for a must-read back to school read aloud for your first week of school? A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School by Shannon Olsen is a great way to build positive relationships with your students and start building a solid classroom community. In this post, I share a back to school activity to go with the book. Students get to write a letter to their teacher and create an all about book to go with. Add this to your first week lesson plans today!