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Friday, August 31, 2018

TpT Gift Card Winners {End of August}



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Thursday, August 23, 2018

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Back 2 School Multiplication & Division Coloring

Are your students reviewing multiplication and division math skills? 

Do you want to engage your students in a fun math activity? 


These Back 2 School Multiplication and Division Coloring Pages feature coloring problems to create school supply pictures. Students review multiplication only or multiplication & division skills. No prep, print and go for grades 3, 4, and 5. Aligned to math standards for upper elementary. 


THIS BACK 2 SCHOOL MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION PACKET FEATURES:
*2 different Engaging Math Activities (2 different versions each)
*1 Version of Notebooks and Pencils (2 versions: multiplication & division and only multiplication)
*1 Version of Bookbag and Supplies (2 versions: multiplication & division and only multiplication)
*3 different Banners to hang on a Bulletin Board
*NO PREP, Print & GO Activities! (Only materials needed: 5-8 different colored crayons or markers, and a pencil). 
*FUN & rigorous activities centered on math curriculum
*HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included 
*Topics covered: Multiplying & Dividing by 1-digit numbers, Multiplying & Dividing by 10s.
*Engage your students in Math for Back to School!



Students love engaging in math activities that are different from the normal skills practice. Reviewing important multiplication and division skills helps build fluency for students. Displaying students' work in the hallway or classroom will encourage students to continue to do their best effort in math. 

Happy Teaching!

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

3 Tips for the Perfect Open House

Are you preparing for Open House?

Do you want to make Open House a success?

Do you want to keep Open House simple and low prep?


Follow these 3 tips and you will have a successful Open House that will make your students' parents feel comfortable and leave with a better understanding of how you are teaching their child. Open House should be thoughtful experience where parents gain a better understanding of what students are learning in your classroom and how they will continue to grow and progress this school year.


1. Hospitality

Parents should be greeted at the door with a handshake or hello. Make yourself visible. Hospitality is the key to success for Open House. Parents who feel acknowledged will know that you do the same for their children every day.

Remember that everything communicates to the parent. A smile at the door. Streaks on a window. A “yes first” mentality. Dirty Whiteboard. "Everything communicates a message to the guest", said a former hospitality industry employee.  You don't have to have a "Pinterest Perfect" classroom. Your priority should be hospitality and making your parents feel welcomed. 

Giving out mints to parents is a great hospitality gift. There is a FREE printout in the Open House Activities packet for you to attach to mints for parents. Thanking them for taking the time to make a commit-mint to their child's education. 

Click HERE to download. 
Making the smallest changes to your classroom hospitality will ensure a memorable experience for parents and students. Make Open House an evening event that is enjoyable and not another task to check off your list.



2. Student Work

Having student work displayed is a great way to showcase what the students have learned. Displaying student work doesn't have to be hard. You can display student work on a bulletin board, wall, cabinet, or any flat vertical space you have. Students take pride in their work and when it is displayed they feel accomplished.

Use bright colors and borders to attract students and parents towards their work. Giving a dedicated space to student work is important. Make it an attractive and respected space to highlight students' best work. Math Goals is a bulletin board that is easy to print and display in any classroom. Students who do not have a growth mindset will be encouraged when their work is displayed in a subject that is difficult for them. Encourage students early in the year and watch them attain big goals.

                        Click HERE to download. 

Making a space for student work doesn't have to be tedious or time consuming. I often display work on a wall, rather than a bulletin board because of space. If student work is a priority, your students will appreciate their teacher taking the time to display their hard work and effort.



3. Academic Plan

Tell parents about their students' academic plan for the year. Provide a simple handout for parents to read an overview of their child's school year. Keep it simple and to the basics. What are we learning? When are we testing? When is the field trip? Parents will appreciate the basics of what is going on in your classroom. 

An Open House Trifold Flyer is a great way to display and give parents all the information in one handout. It is intended to help you share everything about your classroom with your parents and students at Open House.

Click HERE to download. 

Also sharing at open house about volunteer opportunities can help provide supplies for your classroom. Asking parents for donations helps their children and the classroom be successful for the year. Parents want the best for their children and letting them know at Open House how they can help makes them take ownership in their child's education. 

Follow these tips and you will have a perfect open house! Remember to be engaging and have fun getting to see your students with their parents.

Happy Teaching!

Monday, August 20, 2018

Back to School NO PREP Math Packet {6th Grade}

Are you looking for a fun review with your 6th graders? 

Do you need an assessment to gain understanding of what your students know? 

Do you want to engage your students during the first month of school? 




A Back To School Math NO PREP packet that will keep your sixth graders engaged on day 1 in your classroom! This packet is just plain fun. Not only is it PACKED with fifth-grade common core math problems, it also gives students fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving. Also included is a beginning of the year diagnostic test with fifth and sixth grade benchmarks addressed, back to school activities, and a Math portfolio starter pack. Use this packet at the beginning of 6th grade year review activities during August & September!!




THIS BACK TO SCHOOL PACKET FEATURES:
*25 days of Back To School Math Activities. It is just enough for a good review, but not overwhelming for Back To School classwork or homework!
*FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum.
*Designed for students who have completed 5th grade and are going into 6th grade.
*Packed with 5th grade common ore math problems for review and practice. Tied to Common Core benchmarks required for 6th grade.
*Timeline for completing Back to School Packet (2-3 weeks).
*An ANSWER KEY for each day.
*Back to School Activities for the whole classroom.
*Math Portfolio contents for saving and sharing student work for the school year. (Parents love these at parent conferences!)
*Lots of coloring fun. I’ve intentionally designed this packet with lots of pictures and borders to color. A MUST: Using a set of crayons or markers.

Table of Contents:
Days 1-4: Writing expressions & analyzing patterns
Days 5-8: Performing operations with decimals
Days 9-11: Adding and subtracting fractions
Days 12-15: Multiplying and dividing fractions
Days 16-17: Understanding place value
Day 18-19: Measurement
Day 20-21: Representing and interpreting data
Day 22-23: Understanding volume
Day 24: Graphing points
Day 25: Classifying 2-D figures

I hope that this packet helps you plan for the beginning of the school year. This packet can be used the first 2-3 weeks of school during Math to actively engage your students in being back to school. The review activities are fun and refreshing for students who may have difficulties or stigmas about Math. Begin the year with students on a fresh start into having fun with Math!

Happy Teaching!

Sunday, August 19, 2018

$25.00 TpT Gift Card Winners



Congratulations to Amy & Dawn! 

They both won a $25.00 TpT Gift Card for their classrooms. 

How did they win? They receive the monthly freebie emails with fun math puzzles and gift card giveaways. Click HERE to sign up!


Saturday, August 18, 2018

Back 2 School Integers Coloring Pages

Do you need a quick and engaging integers activity?

Do your students need a fun integers review?


These Back 2 School Integer Coloring Pages feature coloring integers to create school supply pictures. Students review integer skills with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. No prep, print and go for grades 6, 7, and 8. Aligned to math standards for middle school math. 

2 different color versions of each picture included.

THIS BACK 2 SCHOOL INTEGERS PACKET FEATURES:
*2 different Engaging Math Activities (2 different versions each)
*1 Version of Notebooks, Calculators and Pencils (2 color versions)
*1 Version of Calculator, Protractor, Pencil and Ruler (2 color versions)
*3 different Banners to hang on a Bulletin Board
*NO PREP, Print & GO Activities! (Only materials needed: 4-5 different colored crayons or markers, and a pencil). 
*FUN & rigorous activities centered on math curriculum
*HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included 
*Topics covered: Integers
*Engage your students in Math for Back to School!



These activities are a great way to engage students in practicing and reviewing integers. Do you need to display student work for Open House? This is no prep, print and go display for any bulletin board or wall. Easy and quick resource that is perfect for open house for parents and students. Keep your students engaged and have fun with math.

Happy Teaching!

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

September Interactive Math Notebook Kindergarten

Do your students need practice and review of Kindergarten Math skills? 

Do you want to change up your lessons with interactive math materials? 


These interactive notebook activities are intended to help students understand how to decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, write numbers from 0 to 20, understand the relationships between numbers and quantities, count “how many?”, identify whether the number of objects is greater than, less than, or equal to, and compare two numbers between 1 and 10.

Cutting out the manipulatives. High Quality Clipart Images.

Gluing into their notebooks with precision.

Students take ownership of their work. 


 Reviewing key skills and demonstrating mastery with review.


✔Common Core State Standards Covered:
CCSS.Math.Content.K.OA.A.3Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1).
CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.3Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).
CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.5Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects.
CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.C.6Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.1
CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.C.7Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals.




This September Interactive Math Notebook FEATURES: 
✔50 Pages of September Math Activities in Color
✔50 Pages of September Math Activities in Black & White
✔Skills Reviewed: Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 0 to 5 
✔Skills Reviewed: Compare Numbers To 5 
✔Skills Reviewed: Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 6 to 9 
✔Fun September activities centered on reviewing Common Core State Standards
✔Packed with common core math problems for review and practice
✔Lots of coloring fun. A MUST: Using a set of crayons or markers.


Every page has interactive pieces for student engagement. 

Students take ownership of creating their notebooks.

Practice of kindergarten math skills for fluency.

Students are retell and review math concepts for mastery.

Reviewing math skills with different methods deepens students' conceptual knowledge. Other teachers have used these materials for RTI and review to help students develop mastery. I hope your students enjoy learning and engaging with these math skills too!

Happy Teaching!