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Tweet In the past few years, I have posted some of my favorite songs and videos about shapes, counting, multiplication, coins, time, fractions, teen numbers, area and perimeter and addition facts. I try to keep these posts up to date with the latest songs and videos I am using with my students. They are a great way to get a little movement break while still working on important math concepts. One area that has changed and improved a lot is the number of videos and songs for teaching shapes that are now available. Instead of updating my old post on You Tube videos for shapes, today I am going to share with you some of my current favorites for 2-D shapes and later this week I will share some of my favorites for 3-D shapes. Jack Hartmann's Shape Songs Jack Hartmann's You Tube channel is always coming out with new songs that are great for primary students. He has some excellent songs for helping kids remember 2-D shapes and many of his videos include some exercise and make great movement breaks. Secret Agent Shapes This one is all about finding shapes around the classroom. Two Dimensional Shapes Song This one is new to us this year. It is short and sweet and to the tune of this old man. Shapes Song for Kindergarten A great song for primary kids, this one has a lot of real life examples. My students have been using these 2-D shape cards to play 8 different games! Shape Name Game This one is one I use in primary and as a review with older kids. There are a lot of different shapes presented here! The end of the song has 3-D shapes as well. Polygon Song This one is a little more detailed and I use it with grades 1-4. It has great information about all kinds of polygons. Square and Trapezoid Shape Videos Have Fun Teaching has a series of these videos about many 2-D Shapes. They provide a good level of detail about the attributes of these shapes. One of our favorite games with our 2-D shape cards has been playing Pyramid. It is a lot like the classic solitaire game Pyramid 13! Do you have any favorite 2-D shape videos? Share in the comments below!

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Hey there everyone, I was looking through my blog and suddenly realised that i had put a video on you tube but must have forgotten to put up the blog post! whoopsie! It is a card made using the chi…

Teaching older students in speech therapy conjunctions can be difficult at best. In this blog I’ve shared a game I use as an SLP to teach conjunctions using YouTube videos to keep students engaged while still learning proper conjunctions in sentences, and a FREE download to accompanying worksheets to help your students

I hope you enjoy this coloring page for Reformation Day. The words are from the famous hymn, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" by Martin Luther. You can visit our Song for Reformation Day post to find a You Tube video with music and lyrics to the song. Just click on the image to open…

Working on 2D shapes? Last quarter I really focused with my kinders on identifying 2D shapes. In addition to really working on the teen numbers and composing/decomposing 11-19, this quarter we are really hitting the idea of describing shapes.

Tweet Clip art by Whimsy Workshop Teaching Recently I have posted about how I have been using You Tube videos to give students a movement break or during transition times. I tend to choose songs that the kids can get up and dance or move around to. It has really helped the last few weeks as kids have been spending less time outside due to the weather. I have also shared my favorite videos for coins, counting and shapes, area and perimeter and telling time. Today I want to share with you some of my favorite You Tube videos for learning multiplication facts. You might also be interested in my favorite math literature about multiplication. Uptown Funk Parody This video is very unique! It is about the conceptual idea of multiplication being groups of equal things and the vocabulary of multiplication. It has a catchy tune that kids love to use for brain breaks. Multiples 3 Times Tables Shows skip counting by 3 and multiplying by 3. This You Tube Channel also has great songs and videos for all the other numbers up to 12. You can go here to see them all! Six Times Tables (Cover of Cheerleader by OMI) This clever teacher has done several parodies of very popular songs to help kids learn important topics. There are more being added every month but many of the multiplication facts have fun songs to go along with them. You can go here to see all these songs and more! I am finding You Tube videos/songs for multiplication are always evolving and improving. Please leave any recommendations in the comments below! If one of the above videos is no longer working, please let me know in the comments below!

My last post included many resources and ideas for rounding! Today I want to share 10 Activities for rounding! 1.) I love this video from Math Coach on You Tube because it uses number lines …

You need to come up with YouTube video ideas and you need to do it fast. One of the things I'm asked about so often is how to come up with content ideas for YouTube videos. Especially after doing it for so long. This week, I'm telling all. We're going to dig into how I plan my YouTube content for s

Hello Dear Stamper Friends: I am very glad to announce that I am a Guest Tutorial Writer at SCS. 'Split Coast Stampers' more known as SCS is a web-based community for paper crafters, (for the people who are not familiar with them) that started in 2003. There you will find tons of stamping related resources and lots of inspiration from artists all around...if you do not want to have a blog, this place is THE place to showcase your cards, your paper projects. My gallery name is "BMZ" and can be found HERE I am featuring a Video Tutorial at The "Tutorials" section at SCS on "how to make" the "Bendi" Fold card that I did back on march and I showed to you here in my blog...do you remember this card? Here it is the link to the video and instructions at SCS gallery, although you can find it as well, for future reference in my side bar under my "You Tube Channel" I wan to thank Lydia Fiedler and Beate Johns for welcoming me and making this experience a memorable one for me... Keep on the watch as I will have some more tutorials coming...here or there... SUPPLIES: InLinkz.com

Planning for mixed speech therapy groups can be OVERWHELMING at times. So many students with different abilities and needs, it can feel like a total time suck. I started using YouTube videos to help me create low-prep, easy lesson plans for my mixed speech groups and I love the results! Click through to learn more!

It was always my intention to write a post along these lines, following on from the one about killing off characters. I have noticed that a decent number of writers produce blog posts and You Tube …

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Tweet This time of year you will find me working hard on counting skills including counting by 2's. A few weeks ago, I shared 10 ways to practice counting by 2. I received an email from a reader with a few suggestions for other math literature book to practice counting by 2's. Because I am always on the lookout for more Math Literature, I was intrigued. I have many math literature books that mention counting by 2 but none where it is the entire focus of the story. I knew I had to get these books, and I am glad I did. Mooove Over!: A Book about Counting by Twos The entire focus of this book is counting by 2's! It is in the context of animals getting on a trolley with a capacity of 20. I used these cute cards along with this story. Penguin Pairs: Counting by 2s I love using penguins as a winter theme in primary classrooms and this fun count by 2's to 20 book will be a great addition to my penguin math materials. I also stumbled upon this great video this week! I love the songs for counting by 5, 2, and 10 and LOVE the movements as well! H This video is by Heidi Songs which is definitely a resource I will be checking out further! If you have used any of the resources from Heidi Songs, please let me know in the comments below! If you are looking for more ways to practice counting by 2, you can grab all my resources here!

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I'm taking a slightly different approach this week. We have been looking at all the ways an 'e' on the end of a word effects different parts of the word. Last week we did 'magical silent e' which makes the vowel say its long sound. Here are two awesome YouTube videos which focus on this concept SUPER E VOWEL BOOT CAMP Hope you can find a use for these in your class rooms. My kids LOVE them :)

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These are some sweet charts I made before I went to visit my family in Australia. I didn't have time to blog them before I went away so here they are better late than never! For Alice: For Kailani:

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If you use Origami in your Makerspace lab, then you will love this set of 30 task cards! Each task card includes a picture of the final design and a QR link to an instructional child-friendly you tube video produced by "Art for Kids". I encourage my students to watch one step at a time and pausing the video while completing each step. Post a few new origami challenges each time your students visit the lab, and enjoy the amazing designs your students create. You might also like: Makerspace: Creation Station Makerspace: Make & Take with Duct Tape Makerspace Mosaic Challenge Makerspace: Pattern Block Challenge Makerspace: Strawbees Challenge Makerspace Lego Challenge Makerspace: Magnetic Block Challenge Makerspace: K'nex Challenge Makerspace: Drawing Challenge Makerspace: KEVA Plank Challenge Makerspace: Cubelets Makerspace: Brain Flakes® Challenge Task Cards Just starting your Makerspace? - check out my comprehesive Makerspace Bundle: Makerspace Made Easy Comprehensive Bundle Thanks for visiting my store!

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I will not nag my students ever again. Instead I will brag about the amazing things I see. You know what will happen next! The good will build upon the good. How It Works For Me: Sometimes I am a wealth of joy and praise, and I make it rain affirmations and rewards. Sometimes... my compassion has fatigued and I just want to show a movie every day for the rest of the week. So here is what I do daily so that the kids are affirmed not matter how I "feel". I shot a video for you. Put in your ear phones or better yet - go hide in the bathroom with your phone and have a few moments of peace and enjoy a video! This video: shot in a real classroom real kids real teacher real solutions for affirming your students quickly and easily shows implementation, organization, and a real in-class 30 second awards ceremony Awarding Kids / 30 Second Awards Ceremony: Just in case the video isn't working, I thought I might explain as well: Writing out the awards During last recess, I start pulling notes from a pocket chart (my friend uses a shoe holder) I write names on 5 mini awards. I choose 1 person from each table group (I have 5 table groups) I cross their name off my seating chart. By the end of the week I have systematically affirmed every child in my class. Because their are 85 notes to choose from, the affirmation has been genuine. Some kids are harder to enjoy. Let's be real. If you have a nose picker in your class you know what I mean. But every single child does something right and these awards help us see that. The nose picker child, keeps a clean nose and a clean desk... See what I mean. The 30 Second Ceremony: In the last 10 minutes, as the kids finish packing up, they come to the carpet wearing their packs. We have a 30 second classroom awards ceremony. I call out a name I say what the award is for They stand, come forward, and I shake their hand. They take their award. They stand in front of the group. I award 5-7 kids. ( See graphic below) It looks something like this… The Audience: The “audience kids” take out their imaginary cameras They make picture taking sounds "click-click" Then they shout in unison, “You’re FAMOUS!” The audience learns to support and encourage the recipients who are are beaming, blossoming, and making me tear up almost every day. Results: The awarded kids go soaring out the door and their first words when they get in the car are… “MRS KNIGHT GAVE ME A CLASSROOM AWARD TODAY! ! !” The mother kisses her elated child, and she feels her child was "seen" and loved on at school. Her child feels loved by me and like a star. They feel valued and important. No matter how I "felt" that day, I was an encouragement We never know what a child can become with extra encouragement. Maya Angelou loved words! And once she found her voice, she shared it with the world! Her grandmother was the biggest encouragement in her life! Imagine if her teacher had also been a great encouragement. Maybe someday one of my students will come back and say, “Thanks for the encouragement notes Mrs. Knight. It made a difference!” Subs need to praise the kids too- I leave a series of 4 notes for my sub to hand out at the end of the day for the kids who helped her most. My last sub begged me for a copy of the notes. She plans to use them from now on because being a guest teacher is tough. Organizing is easy! You can run full page copies or the 1/4 page ones like I do. I keep 20 of each award on hand at all times. I keep mine in a pocket chart. But if wall space is an issue, here are other ideas. an index card file a shoe hanger clear sleeves in a folder or just stacks standing on end in a drawer. Getting Started: Start with 1 kind of award I recommend starting with the "Printing Prince" and "Printing Princess" award. It's so easy to see who deserves it and so easy for the rest of the class to try for. Award 2 kids a day during that 1st week. Week 2 I recommend adding the "Peacemakers" award. Now you are awarding neat printers and peacemakers. The 3rd week add the "Awesome Improvement" award because by now the kids are so hungry to please you, they have all improved in huge ways. By week 4 you are ready to fly! Keeping Track: I included lots of management tips check off sheets a complete table of contents in the unit everything included helps you be organized and stay positive! So are you ready to: change the dynamic in your classroom? end the day as well as you start it? have the children blossom and the parents adore you? Then join me! Click { HERE } or on the image below Find this unit and Parent Reminders on TpT! Easy, organized, print, copy and go Parent Communication is another great strategy to stay happy and organized all year!

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Do your students come into the speech room and put their heads down on the desk? This used to happen with my middle school students every week. They were