Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is an imaginative story to read during an air and weather unit, but could be shared in your classroom any time of year. There are so many activities you can pair with this text, but here are a few that I think your students will love! CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS BOOK… Read More
Sterilite Drawers have been a key organizational tool in my classroom for years and they work well in my home office, too! I love that I can keep all of the mess separated, contained, and still keep everything looking good just by adding labels to the front of the drawers. After sharing some pictures of my Sterilite drawers on Instagram,… Read More
Summarizing can be an extremely difficult skill for students. I find that when students are asked to summarize, many try to tell every event and detail from the story because they do not understand the difference between summarizing and giving a retell. When we ask students to retell, we want them to give a play-by-play of everything that happened in… Read More
Do you need a quick activity for Earth Day? I have a reduce, reuse, and recycle sorting activity along with some coloring pages that your students will enjoy! EARTH DAY SORTING ACTIVITY The first thing you will need to do is print out your pages. If you print on white, students can color in the reduce, reuse, recycle kids… Read More
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies is a great story to read aloud to your class or use with your small group. This story follows both Evan and Jessie (who are brother and sister) as they dive into the world of running a lemonade stand. Along the way you will read about their grudges, misunderstandings, and competitive nature while also… Read More
Can you imagine living in a world where no one loves you and you feel all alone? That’s how Love Monster feels! This story written by Rachel Bright takes us on Love Monster’s journey as he finds love when he least expects it. Today I’m sharing how to make this Love Monster craft and writing activity that you can use… Read More
I was able to get three more book companions uploaded to my TpT store yesterday. I am trying out a new format for the Ready, Freddy! companions and will be updating older packs to reflect these changes in the near future. For those of you who already own the bundles, go back into your purchases to grab these additions.
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These are great tips to keep in mind for your left-handed students!
What Teachers Need to Know to Help Left-Handed Students Succeed
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Learn how teachers can help left-handed students in their classroom. Get writing tips, valuable tools, and other ways to help lefties succeed.The Night Pirates is filled with rich language. You’ll find repetition, similes, vivid verbs, and more. In the past, I have used this book to practice sequencing. I wrote different events from the book on notecards and placed them around the school. The kids went on a treasure hunt to collect all of the cards. When they returned to the classroom, their job was to piece the story back together. sounds like fun, right?
So, aaaaaaarrrrgh you ready to share this book with your students? 🏴☠️ Take a peek inside this book for a better look!
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Working with 3-addends is a great way to get some math fact practice in and check to see which strategies your students are using. This Cup of Cocoa freebie includes 8 problems where students find the sum and 8 problems where students find a missing addend. I have also included tips to help support students by using number lines with clothespins as well as 20-frame cards. This resource can be used during small group time, in a center, or set up as a roam the room activity.
You find this resource in my TpT store:
www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/3-Addend-Addition-Freebie-1037996
