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Life Between Summers

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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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Life Between Summers

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BRAND NEW BOOK for back to school! 🍎🥳Copies will be available soon! If you’d like to read it before then, you can download the eBook now. It is 50% off (or free if you have Kindle Unlimited) through May 16th: amzn.to/3eNJX65 💌 ... See MoreSee Less

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“Our Class is a Family” bookmarks are here! Give them to your students for end of the year or back to school student gifts, or just because! 💗Get the FREE printable template: bit.ly/classfamilybookmarksHope your class family loves them! 📖💕 ... See MoreSee Less

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  • An engaging guessing game for students to practice identifying 2D and 3D shapes and their attributes. They can get practice with identifying a variety of plane and solid shapes and how many sides, vertices, faces, and edges those shapes have using this "What shape am I?" game. This math activity can be done in partners, with a small group, or the whole class during math workshop, math centers or guided math time. Students learn all about shapes with this hands-on math game.
  • These prize coupons are a positive incentive for students who follow behavior expectations while walking in line. Using the Secret Walker as a classroom management tool throughout the entire school year is sure to help keep your students on track. Students earn a secret walker coupon at the end of the day if they followed classroom expectations. These student incentives are super motivating for students. This is a classroom management system.
  • These prize coupons are a positive incentive for students who follow behavior expectations while walking in line. Using the Secret Walker as a classroom management tool throughout the entire school year is sure to help keep your students on track. Students earn a secret walker coupon at the end of the day if they followed classroom expectations. These student incentives are super motivating for students. This is a classroom management system. Try out this mystery walker system today!
  • The end of the school year can be tough for both students and teachers. Everyone is ready for summer and that means student behaviors can start to drop. In this post, I share my top end of the school year classroom management tips and tricks. Some of my favorite classroom management hacks are catch a bubble and using visual voice levels. These are both great classroom management tools. Also doing whole class rewards or individual student rewards is another great way to keep students on task.
  • Are you looking for an interactive geometry activity for you first and second graders? This 2D and 3D shapes scavenger hunt is a hit in the elementary classroom. Students get to go on a shape hunt to find shapes in real life. The shapes worksheet allows students to keep everything organized. Did I mention that this is a FREE math download! This creative activity for learning shapes is so much fun! Students will love going on a shape scavenger hunt!
  • Are you looking for a Father's Day gift idea you can do with your elementary students? This football themed Father's Day book and craft is sure to please football fans! It also makes for a special keepsake for the dads. Who doesn't love handmade gifts from their kids?! Students write and illustrate a Father's Day book all about their dads. Students can also make their own football-themed picture frame. This Father's Day craft is low prep and easy to make.
  • Are you looking for a new back to school read aloud to read during your first week back at 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. This is a great back to school writing activity to do during writers workshop. You can read the book during morning meeting and follow up with this fun hands-on activity for elementary students.
  • This Guess Who math game creates high levels of student engagement and rigor while helping kids develop math vocabulary and a deeper understanding of the attributes of 2D and 3D shapes. Using the classic GUESS WHO game boards, students ask yes or no questions. This games is perfect for math centers or early finishers! Students can place this shape game during math workshop or guided math. You can even turn this into an enrichment activity for you higher math group.
  • This fun and engaging color Jenga game is perfect for spicing up literacy centers, review, or test prep. It contains questions for grammar practice with PRONOUNS (personal, possessive, indefinite, and reflexive pronouns). Game can be played in partners or a small group during readers workshop or literacy centers. It is great for early finishers or morning work as well. This grammar game for kids is hands-on and interactive.