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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 resource teaches kids how to produce and expand simple sentences into compound ones with a fun winter theme. This grammar activity is so much fun. You will get a compound sentence anchor chart, snowman craft and winter themed task cards for write the room. This literacy activity is great for literacy centers. Use this language arts resource for guided reading groups, readers workshop or just as a fun winter craft.
  • This money game for first grade and second grade students is a super fun way to help student learn about money. This money math game helps students with counting combinations of dollars, half dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. It is also a fun math center game to practice comparing values. Students get to work on math word problems with this hands-on math game. This is a great math game for math workshop, math centers, or early finishers.
  • Looking for a fun opinion writing activity that is super relevant and meaningful for your students? This opinion writing topic is one that will get students excited about the writing process. There is a close reading passage about the pros and cons of screen time for kids along with writing paper. There is a writing prompt with final draft paper. There is also a craft to go with this writing opinion writing activity. Great for writing workshop, literacy centers, or Daily 5.
  • Are you looking for simple grammar activities and grammar crafts you can use for any season? In this post, I am sharing my favorite language arts activities for elementary you can use all year long. You will find a multiple meaning words Halloween craft as well as a snowman craft for working on compound sentences. There is also a spring craft for working on plural nouns as well as a summer craft for compound words. Find a homophones craft too! Use these parts of speech activities today!
  • These telling time math games are perfect for math workshop or math centers. This Guess Who math game provides elementary students opportunities to practice telling time to the hour, telling time to the half hour, quarter hour, and to the nearest five minutes. This telling time activity includes a recording sheet for students and game board clock cards. Students will love telling time with this math activity. Great for early finishers as well.
  • Looking for a New Year’s resolution activity for kids? This New Year’s Resolution craft for kids is a great way for your elementary students to think about their new years goals. Use this New Year’s Craftivity during writing workshop or for morning work. It is also a great community building activity as it helps your students connect and get to know more about one another. Create the perfect New Year’s bulletin board using this winter craft. Help students write goals with this fun craft.
  • Are you looking for ways to celebrate holidays around the world in your classroom? In this post, I am sharing holidays around the world activities that focus on reading comprehension and opinion writing skills that are aligned with Common Core. This fun holiday craft involves close reading passages and a writing activity. Students create a holidays around the world passport and stamps sheet. There is a planning page, editing checklist, & final draft sheet. Perfect for a holiday bulletin board.
  • Looking for a fun Martin Luther King Jr. activity to do with your elementary students? This Martin Luther King Jr. craft allows students to learn about one of the most famous quotes from MLK Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Students can work on this Martin Luther King Jr. writing activity during writing workshop or as part of a literacy center. Create a super cute Martin Luther King Jr. bulletin board with this fun craftivity. Use the sentence starters to help guide student thinking.
  • This telling time math game for second graders is perfect for math centers and math workshop. Students get to practice telling time to the nearest hour, telling time to the half hour, quarter hour, and telling time to five minutes with this telling time activity. Students get to practice equivalent times as well as elapsed time with this hands-on math game. Students also get to practice drawing the hour and minute hand on an analog clock. Enjoy this telling time game today!