Hi, all! Long time, no blog. This quarter has been a crazy one full of extra-curricular activities, illness, and big decisions. I’m back today though because I COULD NOT WAIT to share with you about our classroom poetry café! We’ve been planning this for weeks… My students worked extremely hard all ... Read More about Classroom Poetry Slam
Middle school novel study favorites - top novel study picks for grade 5-9 to engage and encourage young readers.
Look inside this tutoring binder to see what one elementary teacher brings to tutor struggling students in literacy and math. Lots of resource and freebies!
Stop taking away recess and using other punishments to control your students. Find success with 10 powerful classroom management strategies!
Activities that develop early math skills are our favourites! We love working on our number recognition, counting skills, subitising and 1:1 correspondence. This “Build a City” activity…
Everyone covers city vocab & prepositions at some point! There are many activities out there to practice and it's nice to add a new tool to your toolbox. This post explains how to use Google Maps Editor to explore a city virtually while learning prepositions! Easily incorporate technology into this real-world practice!
Activities that develop early math skills are our favourites! We love working on our number recognition, counting skills, subitising and 1:1 correspondence. This “Build a City” activity…
The city of Jerusalem was in ruins after Babylon had conquered the nation decades earlier. Now it was time to rebuild the city wall and God would use Nehemiah to do this. These Nehemiah and the Wall Bible activities for kids will help children learn about this event and encourage them to serve Him as Nehemiah did.
Activities that develop early math skills are our favourites! We love working on our number recognition, counting skills, subitising and 1:1 correspondence. This “Build a City” activity…
First students work on the meaning of the adjectives supplied and match them with the right column. Then there is a simple grammar guide on how to form the comparative. Finally students complete sentences with the adjectives from the 1st task in the comparative form. Greyscale + key included. - ESL worksheets
Need some fresh first week of school activities? Check out these day-by-day plans for the first week of third grade.
Activities that develop early math skills are our favourites! We love working on our number recognition, counting skills, subitising and 1:1 correspondence. This “Build a City” activity…
Too many classroom icebreakers require students to take big social risks with people they barely know. Or they don't really help students get to know each other. Or they are just plain cheesy.
Want something to send home to your parents in the beginning of the year?? I store this in my communication folder in a plastic sleeve and store all the notes I get from parents behind this…. Come on over HERE to snag a copy. Would you like to have your printables ... Read More about Parent Survey for Beginning of Year
FREE Call Backs and attention getters for the kindergarten classroom! Great classroom management tool!
Use the jigsaw teaching strategy to engage your students and give them more ownership of their learning. Try it in your classroom.
I receive a lot of questions about how I run my literacy block. At my school, our schedule is blocked out, but I have freedom to arrange my own blocks (if that makes sense). So my literacy block is 9:40 – 11:15, and this is what I’ve decided to do with it: We start right ... Read More about My Literacy Block
Activities that develop early math skills are our favourites! We love working on our number recognition, counting skills, subitising and 1:1 correspondence. This “Build a City” activity…
In my play based classroom there are 10 essential learning areas. I cannot do without them. The provocations and resources offered in these areas change throughout the year dependent on children's interests and the curriculum intent. The placement of these 10 areas within the classroom is thoughtf
This fun hands on Middle School STEM challenge has been designed to engage middle school students with STEAM activities. Topic: Sky City. The activities are quick and easy to set up, and encourage critical math and science thinking, with a focus on team building. This resource includes both a print...
It's time for some fun geography hands-on learning! I love mapping activities and have put together a fun printable set to build a city map. This fun printable set is 15 pages long and includes 5 different
Kids will have fun while learning where do I Live with this printable activity perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.
Spring has FINALLY sprung in Atlanta…and it has brought with it a week + of rainy days and more POLLEN than can be imagined…my kids haven’t been outside ALL week! Thank goodness for GoNOODLE indoor recess and the relase of Pop Se Ko 2.0! “My hands are high, my feet are low…BUT outside, outside, we can’t go!” So, being stuck inside for some dreary days has meant I was desperate for some ways to brighten up our classroom and hallways…with bright paper and math crafts of course! My sweet, second grade owls have been studying arrays, as an introduction to repeated addition and beginning multiplication. I love this unit, because it is so hands-on and visual! Based on second grade Common Core standards, we are really just working on repeated addition sentences, but of course, I have many students who were ready to write some basic multiplication sentences too! To fully master this standard, students are also required to partition rectangles into correct arrays, using equal shares! We made Arrays of Sunshine after seeing the cute idea from Teaching with Maddeness. This activity is perfect for having students practice partitioning a rectangle into equal shares that model an array! Then, we made skyscrapers, with “window arrays”…I LOVE how our Array City turned out! This activity was perfect for students to see that there is usually more than 1 way to represent the same array! Finally, we went on an Array Scavenger Hunt all over our school with our iPads. I paired my kids up, had them search the school and “snap” quick pictures of real-life arrays. After we finished our hunt, I had my kids import their pictures into the FREE APP- PicWall. Through the use of PicWall, students were able to label all of their arrays with the correct corresponding repeated addition sentence. Then, they sent me their finished projects using another FREE APP called SHOWBIE! By the end of the day, I had all of my students’ Array Hunt Projects in one place to check and print! This was an AWESOME way to integrate technology AND for students to see that math truly is all around them. Interested in a “low-prep” game for your students to practice using and identify Arrays during math centers or groups? Check out this Arrays Memory Games in my TPTstore --there are actually 2 versions (multiplication sentences & repeated addition sentences) included in this set! Two games for under $4.00--what a steal! Hootfully yours! Lindsay, The Owl Teach
100% Customizable Skittles Icebreaker Template! Clean and simple template that can be customized to your own colors, candy, or questions. Change the elements to suit your needs. Great icebreaker for the classroom or business retreat! Hand out as many Skittles as you would like or each person can have their own bag. Great activity for kids and adults alike. Save as .pdf to print as shown. Download the completed file as a .jpg file and paste into a word processing program to change the size as needed. This is an instantly downloadable Canva Template which is 100% customizable in the FREE version of Canva. This means that you can easily personalize this template to suit your needs. YOUR PURCHASE INCLUDES: 1 PDF with Canva Link (to edit) 1 Printable PDF *PLEASE NOTE * → This product is for personal use, and NOT for commercial use. → This does not include a physical product. You will be able to customize, print, and cut your template. If you have any questions regarding this product, please feel free to reach out before you make your purchase. →Colors may vary slightly from what is shown due to the printing process and device settings. This is a digital product and nothing physical will be shipped to you. Due to the nature of this product, all sales are final and refunds or exchanges are not possible. DIRECTIONS TO ACCESS YOUR PURCHASE: → After your order is complete, you will see a link to download your files. This link can also be found at www.etsy.com/your/purchases → Download the PDF which includes link and instructions → Sign up for a FREE Canva account or log in to your account → Click the underlined LINK in the PDF document and click "Use Template" → Once in Canva, you will be able to edit the colors, fonts, images, and personalize
At Seminole Science Charter School in Lake Mary, Florida, they had their Annual International Night. The entire school was transformed into a global adventure as all of the classrooms ranging from K
Love these labs tips for a smooth worm dissection! - Getting Nerdy Science
September Writing Prompts are here just in time for fall. Get your Narrative, Informative and Opinion Organizers and Draft pages today.
Get to know your complementary angles with this helpful practice sheet! Remember, complementary angles add up to make 90 degrees. Download to complete online or as a printable!
Your new source for art history related coloring pages. Famous artists and art movements included. Grab your own printable PDF.
This doctor classroom transformation is perfect for elementary students to practice math skills while having fun.
Are you looking for leadership activities for middle school students that can inspire and teach valuable life skills? Continue scrolling and you’ll find lots of ideas for your classroom.
This packet is meant to accompany the book "Do Unto Otters" by Laurie Keller. This is an excellent close out activity to discuss class rules and manners in the classroom. Perfect for Back to School activity or re-establishing classroom management!! Packet Includes: -Do Unto Otters Poster -How would I like to be treated Circle Map -8 writing/drawing worksheets with adjectives from the book -1 blank writing/drawing worksheet from the book -1 comprehension questions worksheet -1 comprehension answer key If you like this resource please follow my TpT store!!!
Remember this project? Well, we have definitely made a lot of progress on our city scapes. The third grade students have used a variety of materials such as magazines, newspaper, fabric, construction paper, and painted paper to create these Bearden inspired city scapes.
