Teachers, I have something that I think you are REALLY going to love. My sister--in-law, Olivia, and I created an activity for your students where you get to mix HOLIDAY FUN with solving WORD PROBLEMS. How it Works Here's how Solve to Create a Turkey 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! When the groups get to a task, they read the word problem as a group. The word problems come in strips (that can be glued into a spiral for … [Read more...]
November Picture Books
With only a few weeks until Thanksgiving, I thought it would be a good idea to share some of my favorite November Picture Books for the classroom (or at home!). You can see all of my book picks in one easy click HERE Turkey Picture Books Y'all. I've read every stinkin' Turkey book out there. There are a lot of cute books, but these are by far my favorite ones. If you only read ONE turkey book this year... it must be Turk and Runt! Hands down my favorite book of all time! Turk and RuntTurkey Trouble10 Fat TurkeysA Turkey for ThanksgivingA Plump and Perky TurkeyRun, Turkey, RunA Very Stuffed … [Read more...]
Teaching Tips: Character Traits {with FREEBIES}
In most grade levels students are expected to describe characters, identify character traits, explain character development, or something similar. Today I have some teaching tips that can apply to many different grade levels. For this blog post, I am using the book Amazing Grace (from our 1st grade Rooted in Reading unit), but all of these activities can be done with ANY fictional story. Color-Coding BME This may look like any regular anchor chart, but I want you to notice the colors that I used. Assigning a color to each part of the story will help your students to always associate the sequence with a color. … [Read more...]
Fixin’ That Hair
You might be thinking, "Why in the world are we talking about fixing hair on this blog?!" And I feel you. Trust me, I do. But, here we are. Trying to answer some questions I get on the regular. Also, you should know I am not qualified to talk about hair fixing or products. My degree is in elementary education. Please don't tell the authorities. Q: What do you use to curl your hair? A: I have used a BaBylissPRO Nano straightener for at least 8 years now. I use a similar method to THIS. Q: How often do you wash your hair? A: I wash my hair about twice a week. Normally on Wednesdays and … [Read more...]
Decorating for the Fall
I love decorating my house for the Christmas season, so often times I skip over fall decor. Well, Israel is obsessed with ALL things fall and Halloween which led us to step up our fall game! Joelle's Dress, My Dress The Porch Let's start with the front of our house. Our porch is pretty small, so we just add small touches here and there. Oh, and my in-laws made us this wonderful stand to hold seasonal signs. It is the perfect size and adds just the touch we needed! Plus, we can change out the center sign with the different holidays! Porch Links: Buffalo Plaid Mat, Hello Mat, Orange Pumpkin, , Black Pumpkin … [Read more...]
Teaching Strategies for Plus and Minus 1, 10, 100
Have you ever whipped out an activity for Plus and Minus 1, 10, 100, or 1,000 and just felt bummed out because your students aren't understanding it? It seems like it would be such a simple task! Well, I have some teaching tips for you that will hopefully help your students become more successful. Tip #1: Get Concrete This game can be found HERE Step One: Build the Starting Number Getting concrete with base ten blocks, linking cubes, place value disks, etc really enhances the understanding of this skill. Have students use a math manipulative to create the starting number. For an added bonus, locate … [Read more...]
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