Huge, FREE Weather Unit has lots of worksheets for kids, fun activities, and science experiments for teaching preschool and K3 students.

Are you looking for fun activities to help your 3rd graders learn about life cycles, inherited traits, and survival? Check out the hands-on activities in this blog post that bring these hard concepts to life in a kid-friendly way.

I love using interactive lapbooks in the classroom. They are fun to create, engaging and can be used throughout the year to review skills taught. I finally completely my Lapbook Bundle and I am happy to share the lapbooks included with you. Whether you think your learners will enjoy creating all of the lapbooks, if you

Add these respect books and videos to your classroom collection. These are great to teach your students essential character education skills.

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Teaching Habitats to your primary students will be a breeze with my collection of resources to help make your life easier. There's even a freebie!

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Grab these states of matter worksheets to learn about solids, liquids, and gases with no-prep printables. Perfect science for kids!

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Well, in my 14 years at Zamo we never had rain to contend with during our Celebration of Art festivities... until last night, that is. I must say, that although unusual for San Diego in July, the rain did not dampen the spirit of the event at all:) Attendance was robust and their were tons of smiles to brighten any gloom that drops from the sky may have brought. Again, our incredible classroom teachers and staff were amazing while leading 10 different activities for our community to participate in. Our PTF rocked ticket and food sales. Our administration hung tough in the wet silent auction area. We were visited by our School Board President, the San Diego County VAPA Coordinator, and this morning our SDUSD Superintendent stopped by too. I am so proud of what our kids accomplish every year. It's so great to be able to share the creative work of our students with our school community and VAPA decision makers at the district level and beyond. Thanks to everyone who lent a hand in making the event another great evening of art making and art appreciation! We couldn't do it without you. our school musicians kicking off the evening. rain! Superintendent Marten with Principal Murchison and Mrs. Liggins:) one proud dude! observing and reflecting by writing fan letters to student artists:) from left to right- Principal Derek Murchison, artist in residence Danielle Guimond, VP Robert Vera, School Board President Marne Foster, art teacher Melony Vance, SD County VAPA coordinator Russ Sperling, artist in residence Kathi Arinduque (and her grandson:), and me A peek at some of the hands on activities that kids could participate in. All of the projects below were done by classroom teachers with their classes. Each student is represented on campus in these class displays. kindergarten owls! 2nd grade scratch art! 2nd grade hot air balloons! 4th grade rotational symmetry! 5th grade self portraits! 3rd grade oil pastels! Here's a little video I put together after the event. I think the music suits the spirit of the night pretty well:)

3rd Grade CKLA Units 1-11 Focus Wall BUNDLEThis Bundle includes all CKLA 3rd Grade unit focus walls. Each unit has been carefully created to showcase the essential questions, the language/morphology skills, and the reading skills highlighted for that specific unit. I hope you and your students love ...

ALL ABOUT EARTH Get ready for a month filled with so many fun activities to teach your kiddos all about our planet Earth . I teach this unit in April so it coincides with Earth Day. I’ve loaded up this blog post post with read aloud book ideas, free videos you can share with your students,

What are Bossy R Words? R-Controlled Vowels are often referred to as the "Bossy R" because the r bosses the vowel to change its sound. The vowel and the

Learn about five different biomes as you color and read key facts about with free printable Biome Coloring Pages for Prek-4th graders.

I have decided that I should have been an owl. The later it gets the better I focus and the more work I get done. I hit my stride at 7:30 pm. Here's the only problem with that - I get up at 5:30 am and my mind doesn't slow down until midnight. Sad, I know. Anyway, this will be a quick post. I am going to do my best to be a better blogger this week. We will see how that goes. I definitely seem to be getting more accomplished now that the craft room is functional and I've started listening to old Friday Night Lights episodes. By the way, LOVING my bajillion mason jars full of markers. They came in quite handy tonight. Plus, I love the fact I can work at the laptop, send something to the printer, grab the paper, scissors, and markers, and go to town. Speaking of paper, scissors, and markers, I have a new writing packet to share. It's called my Picture This Writing packet. It was created to give kids the chance to share their favorite places to visit. I've discovered that my kids do SOOO much better with their writing when they have a little craft included with it. Below are pictures. I also made three different types of writing paper so it's easier to differentiate. If you have any questions, shoot me an email and if you like the packet, click on it. It will take you straight to my TPT store. Have a great day tomorrow! Hopefully, I'll be back with a quick Mother's Day freebie tomorrow.

Learn what is under your skin with a fun life-size human body project for kids. Download FREE skeletal system bones and organ printables!

Learn the parts of the brain for kids with a fun brain activity and FREE printable brain worksheets! Clever human body activities for kids!

I love incorporating games into math as much as possible. Who doesn't love playing games, right?! But the problem with games is that they often require quite a bit of prep work for us teachers. I've been trying to come up with some that require little to no preparation to use. I'm so excited to

Still trying to get caught up on sharing what my kids have been learning about this year! A few months ago (How is it already April???) we ...

These cards for third grade Unit 1 Benchmark Advance vocabulary words are a useful reading comprehension tool, especially for English language learners. They can be used for focus walls, literacy centers, word work, or frontloading vocabulary in Benchmark texts during your language arts lessons. Each page contains a word, picture, and a kid-friendly definition. When cut, the cards fit perfectly in a standard size pocket chart. Please note: This is the 2020 edition for Benchmark. It does NOT contain the same word lists from the Florida edition. If you are unsure as to whether your district's adoption correlates with the same units, please see the word lists in the preview. This download includes: -Vocabulary cards for all of Benchmark Unit 1 (Weeks 1-3) -Vocabulary word lists for all of Benchmark Unit 1 (Weeks 1-3) -A page with organization tips and activities/games you can play with your students using these cards -The “Vocabulary Words” pocket chart title heading as shown in the cover picture. Print in color or black & white on regular paper or cardstock, and laminate to use year after year. Bundle and save when you purchase all units (Units 1-10) here in one download: Benchmark Advance 3rd Grade Vocabulary Word Cards Bundle Units 1-10 Need vocabulary cards for 1st or 2nd grade? Benchmark Advance 1st Grade Vocabulary Word, Picture, & Definition Cards Bundle Benchmark Advance 2nd Grade Vocabulary Word, Picture, & Definition Cards Bundle See below for more Benchmark Advance resources: Benchmark 1st Grade Spelling, High Frequency, & Vocabulary Word Lists Benchmark 2nd Grade Spelling, High Frequency, and Vocabulary Word Lists Benchmark Advance 2nd Grade Spelling Word Lists Benchmark Advance 2nd Grade High Frequency Word Lists Benchmark Advance 2nd Grade Spelling Tests: Alternative Words & Dictation Benchmark Advance Jenga Games: Jenga Game Cards: Benchmark Advance Kindergarten High Frequency Words Jenga Game Cards: Benchmark Advance 1st Grade High Frequency Words Jenga Game Cards: Benchmark Advance 2nd Grade High Frequency Words Click here to follow my TpT store and be the first to know about new resources, which are 50% off for the first 24 hours! After downloading this resource, leave feedback to earn free TpT credits for future purchases. Let's Connect! Follow me on: My Blog Instagram Facebook Pinterest

Find hands-on butterfly life cycle activities, butterfly science labs, and free printables to incorporate reading skills and get kids writing about science!

Hello Everyone! We had a great 4 day week last week. Isn't it crazy how even though we sometimes have short weeks, we still try to fit 5 da...

Howdy! I'm officially on spring break and it came at the perfect time. Here in good ol' Kansas this week we will be having highs in the 70's...pefect flip-flop weather! Winning!!!! So...this afternoon I have to trudge down to my basement and find all my spring and summer clothes and so the switching out of the winner clothes begins. :) We are getting ready to begin a unit on shapes which is why I made this book for my kiddos to work on during math workshop. The shapes included in the book are a cone, cube, sphere, cylinder, rectangular prism, and pryamid. They cut out the shapes and paste them on the correct page. Then they write a sentence about the shape. This file is for sale in my TpT shop for here. These are super easy and fast to make. I copy the pages front-to-back and set the copier to staple twice on the left side. Then I can cut them in half with the paper cutter and the booklets will already be stapled and put together! This book goes perfectly with my 3-D Shapes Poster Pack...check it out here! I left my jump drive at school, but luckily its open all week so I'm going to swing by tomorrow and get it so I can share a freebie with you all tomorrow! It's a worksheet to review edges, faces, and vertices of 3-D shapes. \

Fractions make me hungry. So many of my explanations and word problems had to do with food this week! As we delve into the Common Core, we ...

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share these in case it was helpful to your report card writing/unit planning! *Note: Last updated: Feb 2021* The goal of this item is just to share samples of what your report card comments for Ontario Social Studies may look like and give you something to start with. A new grade means new activities, new projects and new comments! You've got enough on your plate- so I’m here to help! Take a peek into my comments and see what you can use- FREE! Of course, your admin may have different expectations and it will need to be aligned with your class, but I hope it can help at least a little! :) Of course, please ALWAYS follow your board & admin guidelines first and foremost! The comments are provided for the following units: ★ Grade 1 Roles & Responsibilities ★ FRENCH Grade 1 Roles & Responsibilities ★ Grade 1 Local Communities ★ FRENCH Grade 1 Local Communities ★ Grade 2 Global Communities ★ FRENCH Grade 2 Global Communities ★ Grade 2 Changing Family and Community Traditions ★ Grade 3 Living and Working in Ontario unit. ★ Grade 3 Living and Working in Ontario -FRENCH! ★ Grade 3 Living and Working in Ontario Research Resource Pack ★ Grade 3 First Nations and Early Settlers- Communities in Canada 1780-1850 ★ Grade 3 First Nations and Early Settlers- Communities in Canada 1780-1850 FRENCH ★ Grade 2/3 Combined Grades Companion Planner and additional activities Enjoy! :) -Tina @ Tina's Teaching Treasures [email protected]

{Download FREEBIE pack here.} Economics is my absolute FAVORITE social studies unit to teach. There are so many hands-on activities to do with students and they are so eager to earn and spend money! One of my favorite activities is to end with our "Madden's Marketplace." This is a chance for students to put into action all of the things they have learned about being producers and consumers. To begin with, I send home a letter asking students to create paper goods. Why paper? It's something all of my students have at home (or I can easily give them). I want my marketplace to be fair for all students. I'm sure I could let them have the freedom to create any product, using any materials and I would get some amazing masterpieces. I would also get some elaborate (and expensive) items. That's not what I want. I encourage parents to spend NO money on this and for it to be STUDENT CREATED. I really want them to take the initiative. Here are some samples of paper products my students created to sell this year - everything from rockets to bookmarks to lanterns to hats. I incorporate the making of goods into my students' homework schedule, encouraging them to create two products per night. Before the due date, we work on creating "shops" in class. We create our "shop" by gluing two file folders together. The picture below is using legal-sized file folders, but that just happens to be what we had available. Shop Parts: Signs: Initially, we create the signs for our shops, color the awnings to make them eye-catching. Open/Closed: Next, we create open/closed signs that sit atop our shop so we can easily flip the sign to show the status of our shops. Slogan: We then come up with a catchy slogan. We talk about slogan's we know from commercials. Why did those stick in our heads? We learn to use a play on words, alliteration, onomatopoeia, etc. to make our slogans catchy so consumers will remember them. Product Description: Students each write a product description detailing WHAT their product is and HOW it works or can be used. We talk about the importance of letting consumers know exactly what they are getting. Commercial Script: Finally, students write commercials to "sell" their products to their classmates. We use hooks to get their attention, repetitions of our catchy slogans, and persuasion. Other Components: We also glue on the Consumer Comments, Price, and Interest Inventories, but we leave all of those blank initially. On the day of the marketplace, students set up their shops and lay their products out on display. Then, they have a chance to walk around the classroom and "window shop." They are encouraged to take a good look at all of their options, reading the product descriptions and examining the merchandise. After students have had a good look at all of their choices, I give them stickers (I would recommend 3-4). They walk around and place their stickers on the "Interest Inventory" of the products that interest them the most. The results of the interest inventory are used by the shop owners to determine if they have a high demand or low demand for their products. Knowing the demand helps them determine a price for their product. High demand = higher price. Low demand = lower price. The only rule is that all prices have to be in whole dollars. Once prices are set, then students are ready to go shopping! There are many different ways to let students shop. Some years, if I've done economy-based management system, my students will use "money" they've earned to shop. This year, I just gave them all $12 to shop with. I'm always torn about letting my students split into groups to run their shops (half shop while half work) - it always seems that students don't get to shop at all of the stores in that scenario. To solve that problem, I let all of my students shop at the same time. To do this students create "tokens" to leave at their shop. They create the same number as products they have to sell. For example, if Katie has 10 kites to sell, she creates and leaves 10 tokens with her name or shop name on them. Once each shop has tokens, students are ready to shop. Since there are no workers at the shops to collect money, I give my students "consumer spending logs" with pictures of dollars on them. Since I gave my students 12 dollars to spend, their consumer spending logs had 12 one dollar pictures. As students go around to the shops, they color in the dollars they've spent and pick up tokens (NOT products) that they will trade in for their purchases once the shops close. Once all of the tokens are gone, that shop is "closed." Once a student has colored in all of the dollars on his/her spending log, they are done shopping. It really works out quite well. Once students have traded all of their tokens in for their goods, they are given paper for providing feedback to the shops. They slip these into the "consumer comments" pockets on the storefronts. They love reading the feedback from their customers! <3 After wrapping up our shops, students are often left with some extra products. Instead of having them take their own products back home, I let them put another economics concept into practice - BARTERING! They have a blast working out "fair swaps" for their products and really working to get the other things they may have wanted but didn't have the money to purchase...and of course, they do all of this while proudly wearing some of their favorite purchases. :) All in all, it is a fun day of learning. Students take their roles as both producers and consumers seriously and come away with a real sense of accomplishment! If you would like to download this packet of FREE resources to hold your own Economics shop, you can do so HERE. Enjoy!

Kids will have fun learning about the European country GERMANY with these free printable coloring pages that teach and are fun.

Measurement concepts benefit from hands-on learning! Help your K-3 learn non-standard units of measure & how to use a ruler. Get 20 ideas for measurement today!

Learn about an amazing ocean predator with these Sharks for kids readers. Use these shark printables to read, color, and learn with elementary students.

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A page from our 3D Shape Book at KLG This week in our class we will be learning about 3D Shapes. Here are some fun resources we found on Pinterest as well as some things we have created to use in our classrooms! A site that has EVERY 3D shape imaginable as a PDF so your kids can print, cut, fold and glue! You can purchase these at arvingruptatoys We will making our own version using mini-marshmallows & toothpicks. Students take them home in paper bags with the name of the 3D shape written on the outside. This cute poem is from Lil' Country Kindergarten! Sorting 3D Shapes Freebie at TPT 3D Shapes Song from HarryKindergarten Lastly, take a look at this great activity from A Place Called Kindergarten! She had her students guess the 3D shape by placing them in a bag and having the students use their sense of touch!

This hand drawn chart helps students learn common "me gusta" phrases. This chart pairs well with some of the vocabulary in the Avancemos 1 unit 1.1 textbook. The following "me gusta" phrases are listed in this chart.Me gusta...1. beber refrescos2. mirar la tele3. jugar al futbol4. andar en patinet...