Have you heard that our BEST friends in the whole wide world wrote a children's book?! Well, if you haven't heard... Hope and Wade King wrote a book! I'm here to show you all of the engaging activities that we created to go alongside The Wild Card Kids. Click HERE to check out the teaching resource. Click HERE to find the book on Amazon. About the Book Five kids find a mysterious deck of cards--and are plunged into a strange new world. Maverick, Piper, Zian, Zak, and Skye must now find their way back home. They carry with them the deck's wild card, which provides both clues and challenges they must overcome … [Read more...]
Subtraction With Regrouping
I'll never forget the first time I was getting materials and lesson plans ready to teach addition with regrouping. I had moved from teaching first grade to second grade and had no idea what to expect. I'm sorry.... you mean we add and subtract above 20?! But WHY?! I finally got the addition stuff down and then it was time for subtraction. WHAT??? We just learned how to carry next door and now you want me to teach these little humans how to BORROW?! I really just needed someone to give me a coke and tell me everything would turn out fine! It was that year that I knew I had to step up my game in the math … [Read more...]
Desk Organization
Well, as soon as I wrote THIS post about my Desk Refresh for 2020, I knew I needed to actually open up my desk drawers and cabinets and straighten them up. I was feeling a little guilty that it looked all nice and tidy on the outside but was a disaster on the inside! Thankfully, I already had the organization system in place from a few years ago. I just needed to throw some things away and put things back where they actually belong. It's funny how you {or.... I) can have all the bins and baskets, yet things just don't find their way INTO those organizational devices. When I did my initial organizing of … [Read more...]
Solve to Create a Snowman
Do you want to mix solving word problems with some winter fun? Solve to Create allows students the opportunity to build a fun craft while also solving word problems or completing math tasks. Click HERE to see the Solve to Create a Snowman. How to Set-Up Here’s how Solve to Create a Snowman works: Students get into groups of 6. Each group starts at a different word problem. The group works together to solve the word problem. These can be put into Task Folder Envelopes, but that isn’t necessary at all! Solving Word Problems When the groups get to a task, they read the word problem as a group. The word … [Read more...]
Desk Refresh for 2020
Happy 2020! It's the time of year when we all get a little bit of a fresh start. I haven't really hashed out any new goals for the new year, but I have set some systems in place so that I can be as productive as possible! Let's take a look at my little desk refresh for the new year. The Desk My desk is actually just a tiny nook in our house in between the kitchen and the dining room. It was meant to be a butler's pantry, but a desk was much needed! Over the break Jared painted the back wall a dark gray (it was just left over paint from a different project). That gave me a little jumpstart on refreshing the … [Read more...]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Books and Activities
Are your students studying Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this year? I have some great book suggestions for you as well as some activities to use alongside of the books! MLK Book Suggestions I have read each and every single one of these books, and they are all good for different reasons. I'll go into more detail below! A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.: This is a picture book biography of MLK with beautiful illustrations. It shares many important events from childhood to adulthood.Martin's Big Words: This is a picture book biography that weaves MLK's words into a narrative form to tell the story of … [Read more...]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 90
- Next Page »
