I hope you had a good weekend. Mine consisted of "trying" to clean my house. It's one of those 2 steps forward, one step back type of things... One thing that I loved was having all my papers & tests graded before I left school on Friday, I contribute that to my husband bringing me my favorite Starbucks drink to school. Gotta love a little caffeine to power through. I know, he wins the best hubby ever award! What are we tackling this week at school? Reading Our main story this week is Chapter 3 of Charlotte's Web "Escape". We are actually reading the entire chapter book as our read aloud, so the kids have already heard it before. I love when these kind of weeks happen, as then there is more time to spend working on skills and strategies. 2 Truths: *These kids really need to work on their reading skills. *These kids are probably already sick of working on their reading skills since we are constantly working with them. This year my school is in full Common Core mode. We have new texts for Math, but not for Reading. So I am using our old textbook as a jumping off point, but adding a lot more (since we have been given the green light to expand, create, delete, and not follow everything in the old text). During the typical week, I am using these following products for as much practice as possible: Open Court Supplement We use this for our vocabulary and writing practice. I didn't copy it off for the kids, but I use it as my jumping off place to get the kids thinking and extending their thoughts. Strategy Graphic Organizers Every week I try to tackle at least 2 strategies. I printed these off 1/2 size and the kids glue them into their Reading composition books. Close Read Posters I'm not an expert in Close Reading... yet. But I'm learning about it! I printed these off half page, and they are perfect for kids to glue into their notebooks. Weekly Reading Homework I printed these off at the end of last year, and so far we are using them for Close Read Practice (whole class), and then comprehension is homework. Each week there is an one page article/story, a page with comprehension questions, and a skill page. Reading Log Menu I use these for homework practice. This year I decided to print them half size - perfect to glue into their composition books. Now it's easy for them to keep things organized by month in their booklets. I love how it's working with their exact standards. September Close Read The kids are using these for fluency practice with a parent helper, and then we go through the Close Read part as a class. Since I have so much other stuff going on, the plan is to use one of these per week (instead of daily). Reading Mini Packs Like I mentioned, we read together every day. I have the kids write about it every day. It keeps them focused and only takes a few minutes. Better Than Basal You know I use Mentor Sentences in my classroom. Since I already have that going on, I added this to our morning routine too. This contains activities for each of the mentor sentences from Jivey's program. I don't copy everything, but I do use the lessons and the ideas to have the kids dive a little deeper with each book we read. Partner Plays These kids need to practice their fluency, and I'm excited about how excited they are about reading together. I set these up just like the example. The kids take time to practice during our workshop time. Reading Response Newspapers Every once in a while (like once a month), I have the kids do a mini book report over what they have been reading at home. I change up what skills they need to report on - such as characterization, or setting, etc. These make an awesome bulletin board! Reading Response Prompts After the student's silent reading (Read to Self), I have them take out their reading logs/journals to write in for 5 minutes. I have these printed out, laminated, and color coded with a dot on the top corner. The papers are rotated around on Fridays from one team to another. I think it helps keep kids accountable for their reading. Okay - I guess the main point is that I use a lot of stuff for reading in my classroom. All of this on a weekly basis, even more stuff for those "special" projects. What did I do before TPT?? :) What do you use on a weekly basis?

Every teacher needs some sort of organization system and my favorite is this teacher planner alternative. It meets all of my specific needs at a fraction of the cost.

Free NGSS Science Curriculum. 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2

This resource is a novel study based on the story by Paula Danziger - 'Amber Brown Goes Fourth'. This resource has all you need for this novel. It has all the comprehension questions, differentiated activities, vocabulary activities and quizzes that cover a range of skills. It has 42 pages of actual...

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Foster a solid understanding of the base 10 system with these place value posters. Perfect for all ages and includes interactive elements.

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This worksheet is perfect for students who are learning about the skeletal system. It will help them label parts of the skeleton and identify major bones in the body. Label Skeletal System Worksheet

Whether your students are lethargic or super-charged, adding movement to your lesson plans will help to solve both issues. Not only is it healthy to move throughout the day, but it can also help students focus and become more engaged with the content they are trying to master. Due to the nature of English classes, ELA ... Read More about 10 Ways to Add Movement in the ELA Classroom

Ah, self-portrait drawing. Call me an art teacherin' criminal, but 'tis not my most fave thing to teach. One of the reasons I don't love it is because I dislike seeing my students frustrated. I teach children at that perfect age where they think they can do anything and that everything is possible. However, I've noticed that when they inch on up into 3rd and 4th grade, that lovely thought begins to fade and self-doubt creeps in and settles for life. Such a bummer. So when I came across these self-portraits on pinterest (I know, I know, I said "found it on pinterest" but I really did! And there's no further link than the one provided. However, if you happen to know this art teacher, I'd love to give credit where it's due. Thanks!). I loved this lesson for a coupla reasons: first of all, the kids only have to draw half of the face. This makes me happy because one of the biggest struggles I've found with children drawing a self-portrait is symmetry. They become fixated on drawing both sides of the face exactly the same (even though they're not!) and just work themselves up into an eraserin' tizzy. The other thing I loved about this lesson was that it provided a space for a big colorful background. And we had JUST the paintings for that! Dunno if you recall, but my 3rd graders are the ones who had the incredible opportunity to sing a song for the book Beautiful Oops. Before hitting the recording studio in Nashville, we re-read the book and did some fun "oops" paintings. More details on that awesome fun here. For the creation of the Oops paintings, the kids were told that we were going to make a painting with no planned outcome in mind. We weren't going to worry about "mistakes" or "messing up". We were going to enjoy the painting experience and let our Oops'es speak to us. It was so much fun! To start, I showed the kids a technique of putting blobs of paint at the top of the paper and using old credit cards to drag the paint down. After that, we played a game where I drew a number and a line/shape name (like, for zample, zigzag/five) and the kids painted those. I've played this game with the kids before (deets here) and it's a great way to introduce abstract/non-objective painting. Once our paintings were complete, we hit the road and headed into Nashville for our session. We were surprised and thrilled to be able to Skye with the author of Beautiful Oops, Barney Saltzberg. To ease the pain of the Perfectionist Portrait, I provided my students with a sheet to slide under their drawing paper. Using a clip board, they joined me on the floor with their two sheets and a pencil. Lightly the kids traced the guide lines provided under the sheet. Then we had a big long chat about facial proportions, features and what makes our faces so uniquely different from our friends. As we chatted our way through these topics, we drew our faces together. I told the kids that this was just their basic steps. Once finished, they were to return to their seats with mirrors in hand and create their own individual likeness. They made changes to the expressions, added glasses, details for hair, freckles, you name it. Another thing...I'm always telling the kids, "Please color like my favorite band. In ONE DIRECTION." Which gets plenty of eye rolls from the kids. The following art class, we read about Rembrant and I kinda introduced shading. I do believe it's a tough concept for 3rd grade. However, I like to throw stuff out there to see what lil fish are gonna bite. You can't go wrong over estimating kids, says me. "I'm adding makeup to myself portrait." You know, with the amount of eyeliner I wear, who am I to judge? Love the variety of colors in her hair. To set their delicate portraits apart from their bold paintings, the kids traced the edge of their drawings on a piece of black paper and glued it to their portraits to create a shadow. This was then thoughtfully glued to their paintings. This kiddo nailed her hair and expression. NAILED IT. Love everything about this one. In the original lesson I borrowed this idea from, the students wrote their names in the background. So I gave the students the opportunity to print their names with small pieces of cardboard. Or paint their names, in the case of this lovely lil artist. I love cardboard printing because of the bold exact lines it creates. I did ask the kids to attempt printing their names on scrap paper first before giving it a go on their paintings. The kids were so stinkin' proud of these works of art! And I'm excited to jump back into the self-portrait pool with my other grades. What are some of y'all's most fave portrait lessons? I'd love to know. Til then!

Plot is not my favorite thing to teach, or it hasn’t been in the past. However, that changed this week. I think I never liked teaching it because I felt I didn’t have a solid, engaging way of teaching the concept. Now, I have a great way of teaching it! The kids loved it, I […]

As teachers, we want our students to be engaged in their learning, but what do you do when they finish their work early? This post has 15 fun and engaging early finisher activities that 4th graders can do when they finish their classwork early. This post may contain affiliate links to Amazon for your convenience.

This fun, hands on math project will get your kids being creative. Have your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students plan a vacation to Orlando. Freebie included.

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Hey Guys! It has been a crazy year I can't believe that I haven't blogged AT ALL this school year. :( This past summer, my boyfriend and I bought our first home and we got engaged, all within a month of eachother. So you can only imagine how hectic life has been since then. In fact, our wedding is coming up very quickly. Only 62 days until we get married!! But aside from my personal life it is now at that point of the school year where there are a million and one things going on as summer is quickly approaching. Here in Knoxville we only have 9.5 school days left. I think I can! I think I can! However, even with all of the end of the year craziness I needed to add some more fun into my life/classroom. So I decided to do a classroom tranformation for the last 3 weeks of school This classroom transformation was inspired by some AMAZING instagram teachers and of course one of my FAVORITE foods, PIZZA! That is how Papa Pepperoni's Pizzeria came about and had it's GRAND OPENING last week! On Monday morning, my students came in to school to find Papa Pepperoni himself standing at our classroom door. He spoke in his very best italian accent and even had italian music playing. Students walked into our classroom to find pizzas hanging from the ceiling, pizzeria inspired table cloths, and hanging utensils. The hanging pizza floats I found at Michaels for just $5.00 each. Which is such a better score than those huge pizza slice floats. I just couldn't justify paying $20 a float. So these $5.00 floats did just as well!! The red tablecloths, hanging red circle garland, and chef hat were from Party City. To add to our pizza theme I created a class pizza to use as a whole class incentive. With the end of the year being so close it's been getting a little CRAY over in our room. So I hoped that a new incentive would help tone it down just a little bit and it did. By no means was it perfect but less CRAY then our new "normal" and that was good by me. Throughout the week I incorporated the theme of pizza into all of our subject areas while continuing to provide my students with rigorous standards based lessons. For reading we worked on main idea and details. We read a story called "So You Want to Grow a Pizza?" on a website called GetEpic. If you haven't heard of it it is a site that is FREE for TEACHERS and provides you with access to 100's of books! We read this story throughout the week and talked about how we can not in fact grow an entire pizza but we can grow the ingredients to help us make a pizza. Along the way we focused on the main idea of the story and how it was like the "crust of a pizza" and the details are like the "toppings of a pizza." Studnets jotted the main ideas and details of the story on their tasty pizza recording sheet. All week in writing we spent the week writing, How to Make a Pizza. On Monday, students brainstormed the ingredients they needed to create a pizza. On Tuesday, students created their plan for how to make a pizza by drawing and labeling the steps they needed to take. On Wednesday and Thursday, students used their plan to begin writing their final copy of How to Make a Pizza while including transition words. Friday, was an exciting day because if we earned all 15 of our pizza toppings as a class we would create our very own pizzas to enjoy after math. I'm not going to lie it took us to the very last few minutes before writing to earn all 15 of our toppings but WE DID IT! We earned being able to make real pizzas as a class. While making our class pizzas the students shared out the steps we needed to take in their correct sequence to make our pizzas. Each student came up one by one to help us complete a step in making our pizzas. My little pizza chefs absolutely loved getting to help create our pizza. I'm not sure I've ever seen them wait so quietly and patiently all year. Oh the teacher struggle! I'm sure you know all about it. When I was out at Target grabbing the pizza crust the day before I came across this adorable cardboard carton to grow different ingredients you'd need for a pizza. I was super tempted to buy it but it was $12.00 and I had already bought the rest of the pizza ingredients I needed. I was super suprised by my willpower because let's be real Target is my weakness and I am always picking up things I don't even need when I'm there. The pizza fun did not end here. We kept the pizza fun up for the entire week in math. In math, we learned all about 2D and 3D shapes as well as partitioning shapes. After cooking our pizzas on Friday my students received a paper pizza and chose how they wanted to partition their own pizza. We started out partitioning our real class pizza into halves, then quarters, and so on. Each time we partitioned it I showed the students the pizza slices and we talked about what happens when we partition a shape into more shares. They ate it up! See what I did there. ;) Next week my students are going to use their partitioned pizzas to create a shape pizza. They will add 2D shapes we have learned about onto their pizza and will then create a tally chart and picture graph to represent it's data. All week my students literally begged for more Papa Pepperoni activities it was absolutely precious. I can't wait to continue the pizza fun next week. As you can see, you can take any FUN topic that gets you excited and make it educational and standards based. It doesn't have to be as extreme as a classroom transformation. Maybe it's just a printable hat or name badge. But whatever way you can spread a little magic into your classroom lessons will make your lessons memorable for your students. This magic and excitement will help your students to feel your excitement and passion and get them just as excited to learn. Ultimately if you're having fun teaching your students are going to be having fun learning. How have you added "magic" into your lessons? Have you done a classroom transformation that your students begged for more activities? I'd love to hear about it in the comments below. You can find my Papa Pepperoni classroom pack here! In the meantime check out some of my other classroom transformations & themed lessons/activities. Pirate Day Blog Post TPT Pack Place Value Construction TPT Pack

This Artist Classroom Transformation allows students to become artists for a day while practicing their math skills.

An engaging back-to-school writing activity. Use Skittles to help students brainstorm things to introduce themselves during back-to-school.

Today I'm sharing one of my favourite tasks for building community in the classroom. Students are able to share an important aspect of themselves (the story of their name) with the class and with me, their teacher. Through this task we are also working on important skills, like reading comprehension, writing, and reflection. Day 1 To begin, I asked my students to write any name they wish they had on a sticky note. They then placed it in a mason jar. I read my class the story "The Name Jar" by Yansook Choi. We stopped at several points in the story to predict, make connections, infer, and ask questions. At one point, we paused in the story so that students could journal about the name they wrote down on the sticky note earlier: - Did they choose their own name? Or another? - Why? - If you chose another name, where did you hear that name before? Day 2 At the end of Day 1, students were given homework. (Stick around to the bottom of this post for a chance to get your own copy of this sheet.) I make it very clear, that while names all have meanings, your family may not have chosen your name for that reason. They might not know the meaning, and you can choose to look it up with your family if you wish. I also focus a lot on nicknames and your own feelings about your name. While I've never taught a student in foster care, or one who was adopted, I do think it's important to mention that this could be a touchy task in those situations, so be sure to know your students first, and modify as needed. Students use the homework task, and the journal write from the previous day, to write "The Story of their Name". Some possible options to include are: - who you are named after - the meaning of your name - a name you'd rather have - your feelings toward your name - nicknames you may have - the person (or people) who chose your name - how your name was chosen This piece of writing is then self, peer, and teacher edited, and a "good" copy is made. Day 3 I found this excellent step-by-step self-portrait from "Art Projects for Kids". I modified the task so that instead of drawing the left or right side of their face, they would draw the top half. Students find that folding their page into quadrants as she suggests is very helpful. Under the document camera I demonstrate each step, and students copy, adapting to their own facial features. Each student gets a mirror to look in to help them personalize. The final pieces are put on a bulletin board for display. Students also coloured in a bubble letter version of their names to complete the display. (I used the font KG Red Hands Outline for this.) Day 4 Once we've completed the task, the last job is to reflect on our work. I pulled some elements from our Arts Education curriculum (very relevant regardless of where you teach) for students to self-assess on. I've used the proficiency scale language our school has moved to for all reporting. A few students found it helpful to complete their reflection while looking at the finished product on their bulletin board, but most didn't need this. Want a copy of both my homework and reflection pages? Follow the image or button below to grab your copy. Take Me to the Free Download Pin this post.

A strong classroom community is integral to students' success.

Who goes to these things? There are two types of teachers: 1) Actively avoids any type of PD and 2) Seeks out opportunities to learn. I feel like the first teacher hasn’t been to many good sessions, and I feel their pain. Bad PD is like the fourth circle of Hell. Who wants to sign… Continue reading Gettin’ My Learn On- Part One of a Week of Professional Development

Want students to go through math rotations in the classroom with ease? This editable math workshop resource includes everything you need to get your math block and rotations organized! There are multiple options for you to create a math board with math center cards, bulletin board posters and banners, grouping options, and more. Use the M.A.T.H. acronym or create your own design. With this resource, you can set up your math workshop in several different ways, allowing you to meet the needs of the students in your classroom during your math time. Provide students with a visual so they're able to work independently during your math rotation time. See the preview for an up-close look! The best part? This resource saves you time as it comes with everything you'd need to not only set up your rotations but also labels to have everything ready to go for your students during your math time. This Math Rotations Resource Includes: Multiple header cards, posters, and banner options to create a custom display: "Math Rotations," "Math Workshop," "Math Magic," "Math Time," and "Math Stations." Multiple rotation options: days of the week, rounds, rotations. Multiple grouping options: colors and numbers. 20 editable activity or math center cards to easily switch out Activity instructions cards with step-by-step instructions Different sized materials and black & white options for different displays Number labels for bins or drawers Editable planning sheets for easy organization What you get in this no-prep, versatile resource: PDF - Just open the PDF file and print! EDITABLE POWERPOINT - Use the editable Powerpoint file to customize the center cards according to the activities you use in your classroom. EDITABLE PLANNING PAGES PDF - Use the editable PDF to plan for your groups and print your edited files with ease. **Check out the PREVIEW for a thorough look at the activities included on each page!** How to use the Math Workshop items in your classroom: Students rotate through each part of the rotation in an order determined by you (displayed on a bulletin board). Take time at the beginning of the school year to build the confidence and skills students need in each area of the math workshop. They will also need to become familiar with where to find the materials needed and learn the expectations during this time. Once students are comfortable with each part of the workshop, set them up in groups and assign them a group number or color group. Decide also how many groups you will have and if you will have math workshops in rotations, rounds, or days of the week. You can use clothespins with student names and clip them onto the grouping cards for easy changes or write on the provided posters. Once groups have learned the rotation schedule, they are ready to proceed through the math workshop. Use the EDITABLE planning sheets to write down what each group will be completing in each part of the math workshop rotation. The meaning of the MATH acronym: M – Math Warm-Up For Math Warm-Up, students complete quick activities or math problems in their math journals, complete math minutes or math fact practice, or complete a math question of the day or other activity you have posted for them. M (variation) - Meet with Teacher For Meet the Teacher, students join the teacher in a small group. The teacher either teaches a lesson, reviews a skill, provides support to complete work, or another activity. A – At Your Seat For At Your Seat, students complete a math assignment in their math workbook or whichever math program or worksheets you assign. T – Teacher Time For Teacher Time, students meet with the teacher in small groups or as a larger grade group to work on a skill for that day. T (variation) – Tech Time For Tech Time, students complete a math activity using technology (e.g.; on a tablet, Google Classroom; SMARTboard). H – Hands-On For Hands-On, students complete a math game or a math center. You can place your materials for these games and centers in numbered drawers or bins and instruct students to complete one of the activities. TEACHERS LIKE YOU HAVE SAID... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cara Lynne R. says, "This is a wonderful resource for helping me organize my math centers and my students. It is a perfect visual for them to see where they need to go next. Thank you!"  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amanda H. says, "This is an adorable chart! I get compliments on it when I get observed by teachers and administration! It's easy for my students to follow!"  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dianne W. says, "This is an amazing product. The organization helped me and the children so much. I have struggled with Math Workshop and this was the piece that I needed. The children have responded well to it." You might also be interested in:Addition and Subtraction Fact Fluency BundleMath Mats - Daily Spiraling Math Review Stay connected with Proud to be Primary♥Join our email list and get weekly teacher tip emails and access to our FREE resource library.  ♥Visit our website at Proud to be Primary for tons of engaging ideas for teaching kids in the classroom!♥Join our Facebook group and connect with thousands of PROUD primary teachers like yourself. Please read the description, review the preview file, and read the FAQ in our Help Center carefully before purchasing. Question not answered? Reach out to support at [email protected]. All digital sales on Proud to be Primary of resources are considered final and non-refundable. © Copyright Proud to be Primary, Elyse Rycroft. All rights reserved. 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This Pilots Classroom Transformation was a great math activity for elementary students to practice math skills in a pilot-themed classroom.

The best Youtube video clips and movies to teach students about the Age of Exploration. Included is a free worksheet and lesson ideas.

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As the old adage goes, if you teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime. It turns out the same can be said about a student’s vocabular...

Our state writing test is right around the corner. Nerves are kicking in and some are weary. When motivation seems to be dropping, this is usually an indication that a classroom transformation is in order. Just walking into a “new room” is enough to get students motivated to work their hardest. At this time of ... Read More about Classroom Transformation: Courtroom Edition – Opinion Writing

50 Summer "Code Breakers" activities that will help your students avoid the "summer slide." These activities will help your students practice spelling, word-building, and reading skills over the summer. ****NO PREP - Just Print & Go!*** 50 activities (that's 10 weeks worth of summer ELA practice), letter home from teacher to parents, master list answer key, and pacing guide are also included! There are 5 different Code Keys. Students use the key to solve each letter and uncover the hidden summer message! ****************************************************************** Summer-Themed Code Messages Include: 1 - School is out for summer! 2 - I love summer time! 3 - Let’s go swimming in the pool! 4 - Summer weather is the best! 5 - It’s time to hit the beach! 6 - Let’s catch some ocean waves! 7 - Summer days call for ice cream! 8 - Playing outside is so much fun. 9 - Let’s go ride bikes at the park. 10 - Happy Fourth of July! 11 - I love to go camping in the summer. 12 - It’s time to go on vacation! 13 - I sleep late during the summer. 14 - My dad and I made smores. 15 - There’s no school during summer! 16 - This is the best summer ever! 17 - Let’s go fishing and hiking. 18 - Summer days mean more time to play. 19 - Wiggle your toes in the sand! 20 - Why is that crab so crabby? 21 - Ice pops on hot days are the best. 22 - Mom and I like to collect seashells. 23 - I saw a jellyfish in the ocean! 24 - Seagulls fly over the ocean. 25 - Don’t forget your sunglasses. 26 - Building sand castles is so fun. 27 - Summer smells like fresh cut grass. 28 - I saw dolphins out in the ocean! 29 - Don’t forget to put on sunblock! 30 - Let’s try to catch fireflies. 31 - Do you want iced tea or lemonade? 32 - I like wearing sandals and flip flops. 33 - I take lots of naps on summer days. 34 - We are going on a camping trip. 35 - I got a nice tan lying in the sun. 36 - Our beach umbrella gives us shade. 37 - I splash in the water like a fish! 38 - My baby sister digs in the sand. 39 - Are you ready for the pool party? 40 - Let’s go play tag at the park. 41 - Don’t forget to pack your pool towel. 42 - Dad put the umbrella in the sand. 43 - I stay up late during the summer! 44 - Hot dogs and hamburgers are yummy! 45 - We had a campout in the backyard. 46 - Let’s go fly kites at the park. 47 - We had a water balloon fight! 48 - I love to watch the fireworks pop! 49 - We made memories this summer. 50 - I can’t wait until next summer! Teacher's Note: I have designed the packet so that the "Master List Answer Key" can be removed or included in the packet by teachers. If you decide that you do not want to include the answer key, just remove it from the packet prior to making copies. ****************************************************************** Checkout Other End-of-Year and Summer Resources Available in my Store: End of Year Memory Book Summer Math Packet (first grade review) Summer Reading Packet Summer Code Breakers Packet Summer Handwriting A to Z Workbook Summer Elementary Writing Journal Summer Word Search Activities Summer Word Boxes Activities Summer ABC Order Activities Summer Cut & Paste Unscramble Activities Summer MEGA BUNDLE ****************************************************************** Please check out and follow my store for FREEBIES and updates on new resources as they become available: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Write-Teaching

As of now, we are POTATO crazy!!! For the past couple of years, we have used potato heads as incentives and motivators in our classrooms. Now, we have a REAL use for them!!!! This summer, we attended the National Whole Brain Teaching Conference in Pineville, Louisiana. It was an experience we won't soon forget! Three other teachers were crazy enough to go with us, and we had an absolute BLAST!!!! We have be dabbling in Whole Brain concepts, but have never jumped in with both feet. At the conference, we were lit on fire for the Whole Brain Teaching class style!! We were affirmed in the concepts we were already using, and challenged to put into practice many new strategies! One of the new ideas we are bringing home with us is the "Super Improvers Wall." It replaces the clip chart and instead, focuses on improvements students make in academics, character, and behavior. You can check all of the amazing WBT strategies out here: http://www.wholebrainteaching.com/ Here is a group shot with the man himself- Chris Biffle! We were challenged by our WBT instructor to create a fun Super Improvers theme for our own classroom. Well, we repurposed our use of the potatoes and have designed a "Potato Peeps" theme! All this tater talk has made us hungry... Off to grab some French Fried Taters!!!!!

Teaching factors and multiples isn't easy, but these factors and multiples worksheets and activities can help students grasp this concept.

Bestselling author Dav Pilkey's timeless Caldecott Honor book about a boy, his dog, and the solitude they share before the world wakes up, now in a vibrantly remastered jacketed hardcover edition. Summary In the still before dawn, while the rest of the world is sleeping, a boy and his dog leave the comfort of their warm bed to deliver newspapers. As the boy pedals his bike along a route he knows by heart, his dog runs by his side, both enjoying a world that, before sunrise, belongs only to them. Acclaimed author and artist Dav Pilkey celebrates the beauty found in silence and the peace that comes from being with a beloved friend in this newly remastered edition of his timeless, Caldecott Honor-winning picture book.

Are you looking for a way to scaffold math vocabulary and concepts and make math more visual? In this post are photos of math word walls for elementary, middle and high school math along with photos of math classroom word walls that teachers have sent to me of their math classroom set up. Included in this post are links to free math word wall cards and discounted printable math word wall bundles for a variety of math topics. I am updating each math word wall to include a virtual option. Now in the files will be color, black and white and interactive digital math word wall options.

Easy student sticker reward system that is great for classroom management! Sharing how my students earn stickers and more!

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Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers AND Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions Classroom Poster, Student Reference Page, or Anchor Chart! FRONT: Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers BACK: Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions THIS INCLUDES: -2 pages (front and back) -A detailed description for converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers with a visual example -A description for "what does this look like?" to further explain why/how improper fractions and mixed numbers are equivalent through a visual representation (fraction bar models) POSSIBLE USES: -Classroom poster -Anchor chart -Student reference sheet -Interactive notebooks -Graphic organizer -A great tool for students to look back at when they need a refresher on the process for simplifying improper fractions to mixed numbers *These pages look great when printed on colored paper! © 2016 Kraus Math LLC. All rights reserved.

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As I start to think about how to decorate my classroom for the upcoming school year, I am reflecting on last year's classroom design. What was useful? What