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Need a fun and colorful Meet the Teacher letter to send home with your students, but don’t have time to design it yourself because Back to School time is crazy busy? This PowerPoint and Google Slides teacher welcome letter template is super easy to customize with your content! It’s a great way to let your students know more about you without taking hours to prepare. And because it comes in both PowerPoint and Google Slides, anyone can edit it! You will receive PowerPoint and Google Slides files

*NOW EDITABLE! This is a fun activity to do in the early days of school. My students love it and always want to play it more than once. Basically, each student has a mini-bag of M & M’s and, depending on which color they draw out, they tell different things about themselves. Students first play in a large group with the visual display on the SMART Board, and then return to their table groups to play in small groups. *UPDATED* Now includes an editable version, and comes with paper “candy” if you

Calendar Math Routine for Grades 1-3- SMARTBoard VersionAre you looking for a fun way to provide spiral review of Common Core math skills? Want to boost your 1st-3rd grade students’ math scores? My SMARTBoard Calendar Math routine for grades 1-3 gives you SO many options for math routines to incorporate into your morning meeting/calendar time. And because it's a SMARTBoard file, it doesn't take up any space on your classroom wall! With almost 20 math routines, this resource is an engaging and in

Looking for a fun way to introduce or review the parts of a friendly letter? This colorful and fun PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation defines and explains each of the 5 friendly letter parts, using a fun fairy tale theme. Through an engaging, interactive slide show, students read an example letter from Goldilocks to Baby Bear, apologizing for breaking his chair. Students also learn how to address an envelope. In the second part of the lesson, students read a letter from the Big Bad Wolf

Class Rules: Bright and Colorful Theme Editable This set of 11 Editable Class Rule Posters is a cheerful way to display your class rules. You can use the set with rules already written, or change it up to have exactly the wording that is right for you and your students. You will receive: Set of 11 different posters, 8 of them with suggested rules written Set of 11 editable posters with spots for numbers Set of 11 editable posters with no number spots All of the above posters come in full

Calendar Math Routine for Grades 1-3 Google Slides VersionAre you looking for a fun way to provide spiral review of Common Core math skills? Want to boost your 1st-3rd grade students’ math scores? My Google Slides Calendar Math routine for grades 1-3 gives you SO many options for math routines to incorporate into your morning meeting/calendar time, no matter what brand of interactive whiteboard you have. And because it's a digital file, it doesn't take up any valuable wall space in your classroo

Geometry Digital Unit 1: Points, Lines, Line Segments, Rays, and AnglesLooking for an engaging and paperless way for your 4th graders to learn about and practice points, lines, line segments, rays, and angles? This 27-page interactive Google Slides file has everything you need for 3-4 days of instruction and practice with standard 4.G.A.1. Concepts are explained and modeled so that students can be successful with the digital practice. There are lots of draggable elements, and text boxes are read

Class Rules: Superhero Theme Editable This set of 8 Editable Class Rule Posters is perfect if you have a Superhero theme in your class this year! You can use the set with rules already written, or change it up to have exactly the wording that is right for you and your students. You will receive: Set of 8 different superhero posters with rules written Set of 8 editable posters with spots for numbers in both full page size and half-page size Set of 8 editable posters with no number spots A one-pag

SMARTBoard Ten Frame Templates and Recording SheetsBuild foundational number sense and counting skills with these 12 engaging and versatile SMARTBoard Ten Frame Templates that you will use over and over! Included are six types of Smart Notebook Ten Frame Templates, in two styles, which will help you meet a variety of student needs, as well as printable Ten Frame work mats and recording sheets. You can easily customize each template to create endless practice opportunities for your Pre-K -2nd gra

Geometry Vocabulary Cards for Lines and Angles Geometry is full of vocabulary that students need to understand. After all, how can they classify polygons according to the properties of their lines and angles, as the Common Core expects, if they don’t know the difference between parallel and perpendicular lines, or they don’t know how to recognize acute, right, and obtuse angles? That’s the idea behind my sets of Geometry Vocabulary Cards. In this set, which features line and angle vocabulary,

Greek Mythology Allusions & More! If your 4th graders are anything like mine, they absolutely LOVE Greek Mythology! This newly updated PowerPoint, (and now including Google Slides option) resource provides a nice structure to use with whatever myths you choose to read. It gives students an engaging introduction to the topic of mythology and will help them understand what allusions are. Students will learn to identify 15 different allusions that come from Greek mythology. I include my sources f

Branches of Government, Voting, and Elections Digital Unit Updated for 2025, this interactive and engaging Google Slides Unit is perfect for helping your grade 3-6 students gain a better understanding about how our government is structured, the history of voting rights, and the election process. Click for the SMARTBoard Version of this unit.Use the Google Slides Slideshow, which is full of fun animations, for whole-class lessons where you want to have discussions about the content. Students p

Monster Multiplication PowerPoint: Introduction to Multiplication Want an engaging and interactive way to introduce or review the concept of multiplication? This fun monster-themed PowerPoint is the answer! You will receive 43 slides loaded with animations and opportunities for your students to actively participate. There is also an interactive quiz at the end. Concepts covered in this product include: • Connecting Multiplication to Repeated Addition • Skip Counting • Vocabulary: Factor, Produc

Calendar Math for 4th Grade Google Slides Version Are you looking for a fun way to provide spiral review of Common Core math skills? Want to boost your 4th grade students’ math scores? This Google Slides version of my Calendar Math routine is an excellent way to give students regular and repeated practice with a wide variety of key math concepts and vocabulary in just 15 minutes a day. Each page in the calendar is colorful, interactive, and fun! This one file has over 20 math routines! I give yo

Looking for an easy writing project that makes a great bulletin board display? “The Top 10 Things about Me” is a fun way for you and your class to learn about each other and have a finished product that everyone can be successful with. This quick and easy back-to-school writing project can be completed in person or remotely through Google Slides. It’s a great way to get to know your students better! Whether you are returning to school remotely or in-person, this activity can work for your gr

Digital Portfolio Monthly Templates for Google Drive™Perfect for Use at Student-Led Conferences!Do you struggle with creating and maintaining paper student portfolios? Is preparing for parent-teacher conferences stressful, with you feeling buried under piles of papers, looking for evidence of student progress? My Digital Portfolio Monthly templates are just what you need! Digital Portfolios are an amazing way to have your students collect and build a body of evidence of their learning, while

"All About Me" Digital Activities Get to know your students with this All About Me digital interactive resource! Whether learning in person or remotely, this Google Slides resource will work for you as long as you have access to Google Drive, Google Classroom, or Microsoft OneDrive. Students will complete up to 15 engaging activities about themselves and their families. Directions are included for sharing the file with students. It's a fun paperless digital activity for the start of a new year!

Factors and Multiples PowerPoint and Printables: Monster Multiplication 2 This fun monster-themed PowerPoint is perfect for students who already have a basic understanding of the process of multiplication and are ready to delve more deeply into the difference between factors and multiples, as well as how to make organized factor lists and factor rainbows, using my “Finding Factor” rules. Check out my other Monster Multiplication resources! Monster Multiplication 1: Introduction to Multiplicat

Now that using a protractor is a Common Core skill for 4th grade, here is a little freebie to help your students, (and maybe you too, if it has been a while since you've had to use one!) You get a large version of the poster which can be projected on your interactive white board or printed out poster-sized. There is also a page with a smaller version, which is great to print out for students to glue into their math notebooks. Please check out my other geometry products, which go into more deta

Are your fourth graders mystified by measuring angles? Does geometry vocabulary like parallel, perpendicular, polygons, and protractors leave them puzzled? Make geometry and geometric measurement practice engaging and fun with this digital and no-prep Google Slides bundle with (mostly) paperless practice. This huge bundle includes all six of my 4th Grade Digital Geometry and Geometric Measurement Resources. With 200 pages of visually appealing Google Slides, and 33 printables, this bundl