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$Guess Who Math Games Growing Bundle$

Guess Who Math Games Growing Bundle

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Our Class is a Family Activity : Class Family Album

By Life Between Summers

Want a meaningful extension activity to go along with the book Our Class is a Family? This book companion (created by the author, Shannon Olsen) will help build classroom community, foster reading and writing skills, and is ideal for back to school

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Printables

$4.50

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A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School Activity

By Life Between Summers

Want a meaningful back to school activity after reading aloud A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School? This book companion (created by the author, Shannon Olsen) is a booklet of writing prompts (or a “letter”) for students to write in

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Printables

$4.00

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Student Keychains for Back to School Gifts

By Life Between Summers

These personalized keychains are a fun and creative gift for your students! Kids especially love to attach them to the zippers on their backpacks. They are perfect for back to school, holiday, birthday, or end of the year gifts. These templates fit

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, End of Year

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Not Grade Specific

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Fun Stuff

$3.00

360

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$Editable Jenga : Literacy and Math Center Games$

Editable Jenga : Literacy and Math Center Games

By Life Between Summers

This fun and engaging color Jenga game is perfect for spicing up literacy and math centers, or review or test prep for any subject. The cards for this set are blank and EDITABLE. You can customize them with questions, problems, words, etc. for any

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Math

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PreK, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, ...

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Math Centers, Activities, Games

$4.00

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A Letter From Your Teacher on the Last Day of School Activity

By Life Between Summers

Want a meaningful extension activity after reading aloud A Letter From Your Teacher: On the Last Day of School by Shannon Olsen? This book companion will provide students with a special keepsake to take home with them at the end of the year. It

Subjects:

End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Fun Stuff, Printables

$3.00

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A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School Activities Bundle

By Life Between Summers

Want a meaningful back to school activity after reading aloud A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School by Shannon Olsen? This book companion is a booklet of writing prompts (or a “letter”) for students to write in response to their

Subjects:

Writing, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables

$8.00

$6.00

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Behavior Reflection Sheet or Think Sheet Positive Classroom Behavior Management

By Life Between Summers

Use these behavior reflection sheets to encourage positive behavior and student self-reflection. When students are not following behavior expectations, Fix-It Tickets are a constructive next step in your classroom behavior management plan. Rather

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Classroom Management

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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For Parents

$1.00

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New Year's Activities 2022 Goals and Resolutions Balloons & Bulletin Board

By Life Between Summers

Your class can celebrate 2022 and make new year's resolutions with these festive balloons! Templates are available in both English and Spanish. *This resource will be updated with every new year so that you can use it year after year with each new

Subjects:

Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, The New Year

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Fun Stuff, Bulletin Board Ideas

$2.00

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Student of the Week Award - Star Student Compliment Cards Book from the Class

By Life Between Summers

Want a consistent way to build classroom community, as well as students' self-esteem and leadership skills? Have a Star Student of the Week Award or Star Student to spotlight in your class each week throughout the school year! Students will write

Subjects:

Writing, Classroom Community

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Fun Stuff

$3.00

139

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$Jenga Math Games Bundle for Division and Multiplication Facts$

Jenga Math Games Bundle for Division and Multiplication Facts

By Life Between Summers

These fun and engaging math Jenga games for division and multiplication practice are perfect for math centers and early finishers! Use them for multiplication fluency, multiplication facts review, or test prep. Each math game contains problem

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

CCSS:

3.OA.A.1, 3.OA.A.2, 3.OA.A.3, 3.OA.A.4, 3.OA.B.5, 3.OA.B.6, 3.OA.C.7, 4.OA.A.1, 4.OA.A.2

$6.00

$5.00

243

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$Jenga 2nd Grade Math Games for Centers or Review MEGA Grow$

Jenga 2nd Grade Math Games for Centers or Review MEGA Growing Bundle + Holidays

By Life Between Summers

These fun and engaging Jenga 2nd grade math games are perfect for spicing up math centers, review, or test prep. When you purchase this bundle, you get access to future 2nd grade Common Core math standard Jenga game sets at the current price! Use

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Word Problems

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Games

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.5, 2.NBT.B.7, 2.OA.A.1, 2.OA.B.2

$59.00

$43.00

314

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Shades of Meaning Rainbow Writing Craft and Synonym Word Sort

By Life Between Summers

Tired of your students always using the same simple nouns, verbs, and adjectives in their writing? Help expand their vocabulary with this shades of meaning synonym word sort and rainbow writing craft that's perfect for spring.Kids analyze synonyms

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Vocabulary

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Activities

CCSS:

L.1.5d, L.2.5b, L.3.5c, L.4.5c

$3.00

112

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Our Class is a Family Bookmarks

By Life Between Summers

After reading aloud the book Our Class is a Family, these bookmarks make for great back to school or end of the year gifts for your students!Please note: This is a downloadable file to print and cut your own bookmarks (they do not come

Subjects:

Back to School, End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Printables

$1.00

115

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Student Goal Setting Template Back to School Hot Air Balloon Open House Project

By Life Between Summers

This 3D Hot Air Balloon student goal setting template is not only a fun writing and art activity for student goals, but also looks super cute hanging up in your classroom for Back to School goal setting or Open House projects! It would also be a

Subjects:

Writing, Back to School, Arts

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Fun Stuff, Printables

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (16.69 MB)

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A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School Activity - Adapted

By Life Between Summers

Want a meaningful extension activity after reading aloud A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School by Shannon Olsen? This book companion is a booklet of writing prompts (or a “letter”) for students to write in response to their teacher

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables

$4.00

124

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Classroom Behavior Management for Blurting Out - Catch a Bubble Blurt Lesson

By Life Between Summers

Do you have students who blurt out or talk too much at inappropriate times? Classroom management with constant interruptions can be exhausting! This is an effective classroom behavior management intervention to help with excessive blurting, for

Subjects:

Classroom Management

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Posters

$3.00

179

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$Guess Who Math Games Growing Bundle$

Guess Who Math Games Growing Bundle

By Life Between Summers

Need something highly engaging for math centers or early finishers? These math games help kids develop math vocabulary as they practice skills such as number sense, place value, addition, subtraction, money, telling time, geometry, and fractions.

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Place Value

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Math Centers, Activities, Games

CCSS:

1.NBT.B.2, 1.NBT.B.2a, 1.NBT.B.2b, 1.NBT.B.2c, 2.NBT.A.1, 2.NBT.A.1a, 2.NBT.A.1b, 1.G.A.1, 2.G.A.1, 3.G.A.1

$36.00

$27.00

115

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Mother's Day Craft - "You Are My Sunshine" Mother's Day Gifts for Mom & others

By Life Between Summers

This special Mother's Day craft makes for an adorable Mother’s Day gift for the mothers of your students & other important women in their lives. The kids write and illustrate a booklet all about their moms. It has a "You Are My Sunshine" theme.

Subjects:

Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Spring

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Fun Stuff

$7.00

$6.00

134

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Turkey Disguise Project Thanksgiving Activities - Thanksgiving Writing & Craft

By Life Between Summers

This turkey disguise project is a fun and engaging Thanksgiving activity for students to practice writing an opinion paragraph. This Thanksgiving writing activity can be done together in class, or sent home as homework or a project to be completed

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Autumn

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Projects, Homework, Printables

CCSS:

W.1.1, W.1.5, W.2.1, W.2.5, W.3.1, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, W.3.1a, W.3.1b, W.3.1c...

$4.00

175

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Editable Personal Spelling Dictionary for Student Writing and Editing

By Life Between Summers

Do you have students who constantly ask how to spell a word? Would you like your students to have more independence when editing their own writing? This printable spelling dictionary can be used during independent writing time to help kids check

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Spelling

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

W.2.5, W.3.5, L.2.2, L.2.2e, L.3.2g

$5.00

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I have taught in all of the primary grades, my favorite being second grade. I've been a second grade teacher for the past 14 years.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. English, University of California Irvine. Master of Arts in Teaching, University of California Irvine.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Social Studies - History, World Language, French, Spanish, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Other (Specialty), Math Test Prep, Life Skills, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community

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