Planning on working with students this summer? This editable summer tutoring flyer is completely EDITABLE. The coloring and clipart images are locked in place, leaving the text free to be changed moved or designed to meet your needs. Text boxes are in place for you to update the info to describe you...

So you want to expand your homeschool science curriculum? Here's how to teach physics in elementary grades to cultivate a love for learning!

Help students remember when to capitalize the first letter with the acronym MINTS. Instructions are included on how to print to a larger scale and then assemble. ...

I have a free bulletin board idea that can be used with these. This is 9 pages long. Each page is a different element of music and can be added to your word wall as you teach them. They do not have definitions with the idea that they can stay up and when students see them they are reminded of the information you want them to remember. Please leave comments about how you use this product in your room and rate this product. Also, follow me at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jecamitzzi Enjoy!

I see this “classroom letter” posted a lot on teachers’ Pinterest boards (and in their classrooms). It’s a beautiful message, and I think we can all agree that it is import…

Don’t get me wrong — I love candy. And, a jolly rancher, a tootsie roll, or a starburst can work wonders in the classroom for student motivation and enthusiasm. So can pizza parties, and cupcake days, and brunch, and…I’ve had so many types of food parties I can’t even keep track! Recently, however, I’ve been […]

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Hello my dear friends! I'm stopping by to share a little something I've made for my students... And I hope it's something your students can use as well! This past summer I read Notice and Note: Strate

Growth Mindset is a hot topic, but what is it exactly? And let's not forget the REAL question on teachers' minds, what does it look like in the classroom?

I created this worksheet specifically for some of my middle school choir students who weren't breaking enough rules to be sent to the office, but needed a clear and firm refresher on my expectations! Keep a stack of these printed and ready to go for easy assignment to students in the moment or to do as an alternate assignment before being allowed to participate in a fun class activity, etc. I know this will help you tremendously with your middle school students! It's customizable for your own classroom rules if they don't match mine, but also goes along perfectly with my Choir Room Rules Poster! Please make sure to click the ⭐️ to FOLLOW ME on TpT so you never miss a new resource or FREEBIE! You May Also Love: Middle School Choir Year Long Lesson Plans and Games Singer Voice Classifications Lesson Plan Middle School Choir Warm-Ups

Teaching (or reteaching) your students about the 5 Finger Retell strategy? Use this simple activity in small groups, partners, or for individual work to see what your students can recall a story. PDF Includes: 1- 5 Finger Retell Activity

This Camping Classroom Transformation is for elementary students to practice math skills while feeling like they are actually camping.

As we starting incorporating Active Learning Centers in our Library, I noticed that most of them were geared toward Early Literacy. We began to brainstorm ways to engage toddlers, preschoolers, school agers and tweens. Actual Size was one of our first ideas. We took a page from the Steve Jenkins book, “Actual Size.” On a column in the Children’s Department, we measured increments in feet and labeled them with animals that were each size. In addition, we added facts about each animal and their sizes. Now as kids of all ages and even some adults walk through the room they can measure themselves and each other to discover that they are as tall as a sea turtle, a bear or a flamingo. This addition does not take up a lot of space and did not cost any money except for the paper and ink to print the pieces. There is...

Answering Wh Questions is very important for nonverbal students with autism and other special needs. This Special Education Worksheets Packet includes What, Who, Where, When, Which, Yes No Questions, ( who, what, where, when questions with visuals ). These printables focus on functional vocabulary ...

**DOWNLOAD PREVIEW FOR LARGER, MORE DETAILED VIEW** Is teaching factors HAUNTING you? Never FEAR, “Frightful Factors” are here! Engage your students in hands-on craftivities, games, & practice pages to increase your students’ skills and comfort level with identifying & comparing factors...all while having fun & being CREATIVE! RESOURCES INCLUDE: -Teacher notes & instructions -Student notes & instructions -Annotated examples of finished products -Student skills practice pages -Template for creating tracers to use with construction paper or to print & color CRAFT-IVITIES INCLUDED: -Gone BATTY for Factors -FRANKEN-Factors -”Fear FACTOR Spiders -Factor ‘Dem BONES CRAFT-IVITIES with GAMES INCLUDED: -I “Vant” Factor Fangs -”Which Witch” Factor Wins? I hope this engaging, hands-on Halloween math craftivity & practice page set brings you & your students as much fun & learning as it did mine! For each “frightful” character, students will complete a factor activity page where they create a 2-digit {or higher} number by rolling dice, turning over playing cards, or using a number spinner. After the activity page is completed, students choose the problem with the MOST FACTOR PAIRS to illustrate via the coordinating craftivity provided. For finding & comparing LEAST common factor & GREATEST common factor, students play a simple game to accompany their activity page & craftivity. FUN! For each craftivity, you & your students have multiple choices for how to complete the character craft. For BEST results, follow the instructions for creating TRACERS from the master copies & making the character out of construction paper. This looks most vibrant, & crayons work best on the construction paper, rather than on top of other crayon layers. However...let’s be real...often we don’t have time to do such an involved craftivity during math. When that’s the case, simply duplicate the master copy & allow students to color & cut out for the craft. While this product was created for my 4th grade classroom & meets Common Core Standard CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.B.4, it incorporates skills for basic multiplication facts in 3rd grade & can include products larger than 2-digits to make finding factors more applicable for older students (5th grade & older). --------------------------------------------- Love FRIGHTFUL FACTORS? Want more FRIGHTFUL fun? Check out my MAD SCIENTIST changing states of matter STEM pack! Link to product: Mad Scientist States of Matter STEM Activities --------------------------------------------- My #1 priority is ALWAYS customer satisfaction, & I love getting customer feedback. I appreciate customer reviews on TPT & know that other buyers benefit from your ratings & comments. If you have any concerns or complaints about the product, PLEASE contact me prior to rating the product so that I may best respond to your needs & make sure you are satisfied with your It’s Elementary, My Dear purchase. THANK YOU! Lindsey www.itselementarymydear.com

Have students write letters to next year’s class explaining what your grade level is like. Who better than this year’s experts! An authentic, motivating writing experience! These letters are a nice welcome to next year’s class – on a bulletin board, on student desks, or as part of a welcome letter or packet. Included in this packet: Dear First Grader The Top Ten Reasons First Grade Rocks Dear Second Grader The Top Ten Reasons Second Grade Rocks Dear Third Grader The Top Ten Reasons Third Grade Rocks Try our Dear Future Me {Beginning of Year Writing} too! *************************************************************************** Related Products: Grade Level Badges or Necklaces (Beginning or End or Year Promotion Tool) Thinking Caps for Students to Wear *************************************************************************** Customer TipsHow to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. You will now receive email updates about this store. ***************************************************************************

Get your students be more engaged with their learning in the classroom with these 6 simple ways to create student buy-in.

A list of 105 morning meeting sharing ideas that you can use right away during morning meeting as a great class community builder.

⭐️ About this resource: Looking for a way to celebrate your students? Look no further because here is a student shout out form. Use it to recognize positive behaviors in class and share it with their parents. ⭐️ What you'll get: 10 student shout out forms in color *** Ready to print, then handwrite. ⭐️ Questions or concerns: If you have any questions about this resource or any of my other resources, please do not hesitate to reach out. ⭐️ Check out my other resources: DAILY AGENDA GOOGLE SLIDES Editable Boho Rainbow Class Newsletter EDITABLE DISTANCE LEARNING Virtual Rewards ⭐️ Product Keywords: student shout out forms, 4th grade, 5th grade, positive behavior, elementary classroom, rewards, activities, fun activities, parent communication

How (and how NOT to) plan Genius Hour in an elementary classroom. Genius Hour ideas for second, third and fourth grade. Projects, organization, classroom management, and planning for passion projects.

Don't dread parent conference time! Tips on scheduling, setting up conferences, and what to discuss in this tell all post. Rock those parent conferences

Students’ behavior is a form of communication and when it’s negative it almost always stems from an underlying cause. There are many reasons kids might be acting out, which makes it difficult for a te

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Hi everyone, I've been wanting to link up with Doodle Bugs for the past few weeks and just couldn't seem to get it together (story of my life lately!) So I finally have found the time to link up! Yay! 1. I can't believe it's time for Farley's Currently linky again! I feel like I just linked up for April's Currently (and I haven't posted since then...so sad). If you've never linked up, you have to check it out. 2. So, we've recently worked on 3.NF.2 and have been learning how to plot and identify fractions on a number line. We started by watching this video from Learn Zillion (my go to website...LOVE it): Learn Zillion. We did several days of drawing fraction models above our number line as the video shows. So then we wrote our names and related our names to a number line. The whole name represented the whole and each letter represented part of the whole. The kids seemed to really enjoy this simple activity and it helped solidify their understanding of the number line! 3. In Science, we've been learning about the Skeletal System and my kiddos have been super excited about this unit! I gave them this project menu (that you can get from my TPT store for free by clicking on the picture). This has been highly motivating because first of all they get to choose which projects to complete and also because some of the activities are just plain fun! The projects aren't due for another week so I hope to get some pics up then! 4. Not too long ago, my team gave the third graders a practice EOG test (or READY now) because our kiddos have never taken such a lengthy paper/pencil test. (They test each quarter on the computer through ClassScape assessments but their end of year test is paper/pencil and they have to bubble it all....) Anywho, one standard that my students are still need practice with is RL.3.9 so I whipped up this little graphic organizer to help them compare and contrast two stories. You can grab it for free at my TPT store (just click on the pic!) 5. Finally, I just have to praise the Lord for how he's working in my son's life! Last night he was acting up alot (nothing major, just typical little boy stuff) and I was talking to my hubby later about whether he seems to really understand repentance or not because usually we have to tell him to ask for forgiveness in his prayers. Well, we pray every morning together at his school and this morning his prayer was simple but perfect. He said, "Dear God, please forgive me of my sins. Thank you for giving me a fresh start today!" Remember y'all that you are forgiven! Enjoy your weekend friends!

Friday letters are a great way to connect with students in your classroom and build a solid classroom community. Get tips to implement today!

Western Australian primary school teacher Hannah Girling spends her holiday decorating her classroom with rainbow posters, personalised desk labels, colourful decor and 'learning goals'.

Stinky Feet is a test prep game with a funny name, but it provides a serious review that will leave your students begging for more. Check out this game's simple set up that can be used with any content for any subject area over and over again.

This is a free bulletin board/ word wall idea for the elements of music: "It's Elementary, my dear musician!" Pitch, Duration, Dynamics, Structure, Timbre, Silence, Tempo, Texture Each element "vocabulary word" gets a page and you put words, symbols or images on that page to remind the students what each word is. For dynamics, there are the markings pp-ff and < and >. On the timbre page there is a list of adjectives the students can use when describing the tone color of pieces we listen to in class. Silence is blank. I Googled free clip art "music notes" "magnifying glass" and "Sherlock Holmes" (File size-Large) and found things to print for the board. Be creative and enjoy!

Alexa in the classroom is a game changer! The echo dot in the classroom was created by amazon will help you save time and will be exciting to incorporate Alexa with students.

In Alberta, Grade 2 students gain the opportunity to learn about the three dynamic communities in Canada (Iqaluit, Saskatoon, and Meteghan). Specifically, this resource I created focuses on "Looking at People" from the three communities - Inuit, Ukrainians, and Acadians. This student booklet is directly aligned with the Alberta Program of Studies and the information is adapted from the Many Voices Textbook by Pearson. This resource is a great supplement to use as you read through the textbook with your students. You can even print out specific pages from this booklet and use it for assessment purposes. Some topics included in this booklet are cultural differences, flag recognition, festivals, traditions, and important people from the 3 communities. The answer key is even included at the back for your convenience. Booklet includes: short answer questions, definitions, matching activities, fill-in-the-blanks, colouring activities, cut and paste, charts, and a wordsearch (for early finishers).

Have your students show off their end of the year writing skills AND help the future students of your grade level! With these four writing templates students can choose which fun design they want to fill out for a student in the grade below them. They will pass on their advice and favorite parts of whatever grade they are leaving. Excite your next year students by having THIS year's students impart their wisdom! This can now also be used for teachers to give out at open house! It is editable and has modified prompts. The following prompts are on each of the four designs; -You will learn all about... -My favorite part of the year was... -You will love... -My best advice for you is... All four designs also have the option to be used in the beginning of the year and have the following prompts (these begin on page 32); -You will learn all about... -My favorite part of the year IS... -You will love... -My best advice for you is... **Updated July 2019**: I have been asked to make this editable and make a modification in order for it to be used at the beginning of the year for open house! I have added an editable document AND added a modified version of all the designs, but changed the wording to "My favorite part of the year IS..." (instead of WAS). Enjoy and don't forget to leave some feedback in order to gain your TpT credits!

This resource is a novel study based on the story by Beverly Cleary - 'Dear Mr Henshaw'. This resource has extensive comprehension, vocabulary activities and questions that will help you to teach in-depth skills for this novel. It has 50 pages of actual students work and the rest 12 pages are answer...

This unit was created to help instruct my students on the new Common Core standard RI.2.6. I thought it might be more meaningful if my students became the author. The students would create their own piece of writing showing an example of nonfiction text explaining, describing, and answering. I hav...

Lessons learned from a teacher spending a week as a paraprofessional (educational assistant, EA) in an elementary classroom.

Give 'em a Shout Out! This post gives suggestions on how to draw attention to those little things that kids do right, and deserve attention for it!

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My Favorite Steady Beat and Rhythm Lesson Activity. Organized Chaos. Use movement to help elementary music students experience new rhythms, demonstrate steady beat, and show rhythm values.