Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?
When I first started teaching primary grades, I found myself with several containers of dominoes in the classroom and I wasn’t quite sure how I should be using them. When I started teaching math workshop it made sense to put these math tools to work in a meaningful way. I decided that one of the best ways to use them… Read More
Years ago our school was using Everyday Math. One of our routines was Name Collection Boxes. If you aren’t familiar, this is an opportunity for students to represent and read numbers in different ways. I had a group of second graders who struggled with number sense, so I used this game to help during our intervention block. After creating the… Read More
After receiving a request, two more measurement activities have been added to the Monster Measurement Madness pack. First up is a set of Monster Portraits. There are twelve monster cards. Each monster’s portrait gives a length and a width (obviously not drawn to size). Students must calculate the perimeter, or distance around the entire portrait and record the measurement. Here’s… Read More
Stop! Don’t toss those Scholastic Book Orders into the recycling bin just yet! Here are four ways you can reuse those Scholastic flyers and keep your students engaged in learning at the same time! >>> Sort it Out <<< In my second grade classroom, we spend a good chunk of our time on identifying the differences between fiction and nonfiction…. Read More
Math fact fluency has been something my second graders have always needed to practice, but I was tired of them practicing in the same, boring ways. I was looking for a way to keep things fresh and exciting, but still provide a way for meaningful practice. I decided to combine their love for mazes with math fact practice. That’s when… Read More
Are you teaching fractions? With our math curriculum, fractions are just lightly touched upon. This puts a lot of burden on our third grade teachers. Here’s a little fraction foldable I created for a teacher friend. She wanted her students to have a handy reference tool for fractions. I thought I would share it here because you might be able… Read More
The 12-word spelling pack is finally finished! 🎉
This pack features an editable PDF. You can enter your list of words one time and all of the worksheets will be created at once. Answer keys will be generated for some of the pages, too!
All of my spelling packs have been updated with this feature, too! I really hope this will help save you time when putting together your spelling practice for the week.
You can find all of my spelling packs here:
www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Stories-By-Storie/Category/-Spelling-Worksheets-213747
The end of the school year is quickly approaching! One of my favorite stories to share is Last Day Blues by Julie Danneberg. In this story, the children come up with a plan to make sure their teacher won’t be sad and miss them over the summer. But Mrs. Hartwell and the other teachers have some plans of their own.
⭐️ You can grab a couple of freebies to use with this story here: bit.ly/LastDayBluesBlogPost
This time of year can be so hard! Please check in with your teacher friends. ❤️Don’t ask...just don’t! 🤦♀️
When it comes to buying books, pretty sure I end up in the YES column every time! 😉📚Should you buy more books for your classroom? 🤔
Teaching is hard! Please make sure you are taking care of yourself. ❤️Try to find some time for yourself this weekend! 💗
