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Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

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Reading Log Alternative: "Tower of Books" {An Independent
Reading Log Alternative: "Tower of Books" {An Independent Reading Challenge}
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
Replace that hum-drum reading log and Infuse new life into students’ independent reading, at school or at home, with the “Tower of Books” Challenge! Perfect for a summer reading challenge or an alternative to the stuck-in-a-rut reading log
Subjects:
Reading, Literature, Informational Text
Grades:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool
Types:
Homework, Printables, Google Apps
$8.00
4,375
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End of the Year Memory Book {Non-Grade Specific}
End of the Year Memory Book {Non-Grade Specific}
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
End of the Year Memory Book: Help your students remember their school year forever with this fun and meaningful end-of-year memory book! Designed in an engaging notebook/journal style, this memory book is sure to become a lasting keepsake for your
Subjects:
Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, End of Year
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2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Printables
$6.50
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Back to School Activities "Get To Know You" First Week of School
Back to School Activities "Get To Know You" First Week of School
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
Begin the year with some fun and fresh back to school activities to help your students get to know each other during the first weeks of school! These seven back-to-school activities, geared toward students in grades 3 through 5, are engaging and
Subjects:
Creative Writing, Back to School
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th
Types:
Activities, Printables
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End of the Year AWARDS {Customizable, 40 Categories} Digit
End of the Year AWARDS {Customizable, 40 Categories} Digital & Printable
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
These end of the year awards will make a great keepsake for your class of students! The awards are designed to resemble ribbons, with a fresh and appealing (but not overly "cutesy") style. 40 fun categories are included. Printable and Digital
Subjects:
End of Year
Grades:
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Types:
Printables, Google Apps
$6.50
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END OF THE YEAR Activities: Fun & Fresh!
END OF THE YEAR Activities: Fun & Fresh!
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
End of Year Activities: End the school year with some fun and fresh activities! These six end-of-the-year activities, geared toward students in grades 3 through 5, are engaging and interactive! Includes all the descriptions, printables, and
Subjects:
Creative Writing, Writing, End of Year
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th
Types:
Activities, Printables
$6.00
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End of Year Memory Book {3rd Grade}
End of Year Memory Book {3rd Grade}
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
3rd Grade Memory Book: Help your third graders remember their school year forever with this fun and meaningful end-of-year memory book! Designed in an engaging notebook/journal style, this memory book is sure to become a lasting keepsake for your
Subjects:
Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, End of Year
Grades:
3rd
Types:
Printables
$6.00
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End of Year Memory Book {2nd Grade}
End of Year Memory Book {2nd Grade}
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
2nd Grade Memory Book: Help your second graders remember their school year forever with this fun and meaningful end-of-year memory book! Designed in an engaging notebook/journal style, this memory book is sure to become a lasting keepsake for your
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Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, End of Year
Grades:
2nd
Types:
Printables
$6.00
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End of Year Memory Book {4th Grade}
End of Year Memory Book {4th Grade}
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
4th Grade End of Year Memory Book: Help your fourth graders remember their school year forever with this fun and meaningful end-of-year memory book! Designed in an engaging notebook/journal style, this memory book is sure to become a lasting
Subjects:
Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, End of Year
Grades:
4th
Types:
Printables
$6.00
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End of the Year DIGITAL Memory Book (Google Slides)
End of the Year DIGITAL Memory Book (Google Slides)
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
This DIGITAL End of the Year Memory Book will help your students remember their school year together with a lasting keepsake. Bright, engaging pages for students to fill out using Google Slides, perfect for distance learning. The memory book comes
Subjects:
End of Year
Grades:
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Types:
Google Apps
$6.00
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End of Year Memory Book {5th Grade}
End of Year Memory Book {5th Grade}
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
5th Grade Memory Book: Help your fifth graders remember their school year forever with this fun and meaningful end-of-year memory book! Designed in an engaging notebook/journal style, this memory book is sure to become a lasting keepsake for your
Subjects:
Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, End of Year
Grades:
5th
Types:
Printables
$6.00
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"Goal Blocks" Student Goal-Setting, New Year's Resolutions
"Goal Blocks" Student Goal-Setting, New Year's Resolutions
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
Goal Blocks is a meaningful and memorable goal-setting activity for students (with eye-popping display options!), perfect for setting New Year's resolutions or for a back to school activity at the beginning of the year. Students use the letters of
Subjects:
Back to School, The New Year
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas
$4.00
194
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Make Words! Word Work - Word Study Activity
Make Words! Word Work - Word Study Activity
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
"Make Words!" is a fun way to incorporate word work into your daily or weekly routine, and gives students valuable word study practice. Students cut apart a group of letters and use them to form words.The resource includes 28 activity sheets, each
Subjects:
Balanced Literacy, Spelling, Phonics
Grades:
2nd, 3rd, 4th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Centers
$8.00
1,355
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End of the Year Awards "License Plate Awards" 45 Categorie
End of the Year Awards "License Plate Awards" 45 Categories, Editable
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
Giving these “End of the Year License Plate Awards” to your class is a fun, unique, and memorable way to celebrate your students and their school year. Each award is in the shape and style of a license plate, with the award category spelled out in a
Subjects:
End of Year
Grades:
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Printables, Google Apps
$6.50
115
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BUNDLE End of the Year Activities: Fun & Fresh! {2 Packs}
BUNDLE End of the Year Activities: Fun & Fresh! {2 Packs}
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
End the school year with some fun and fresh activities! This BUNDLE includes the following two resources:• End of the Year Activities: Fun & Fresh! {Pack #1}• End of the Year Activities: Fun & Fresh! {Pack #2}Check out the preview for a
Subjects:
End of Year
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th
Types:
Activities, Printables
$12.00
$10.00
463
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"About Me" Roll-Up: Back to School Activity
"About Me" Roll-Up: Back to School Activity
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
Looking for a fun and fresh "About Me" activity for back-to-school? This "About Me Roll-Up" is perfect for the first week of school!Students fill out the front and back get-to-know-you sections, cut out the peek-through windows, and then roll their
Subjects:
Back to School
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Activities
$3.00
731
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Frog and Toad Are Friends {A Book Study}
Frog and Toad Are Friends {A Book Study}
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
This resource is a reader's notebook book study for Frog and Toad Are Friends, a classic early chapter book by Arnold Lobel, commonly used in first and second grade classrooms.Kids love having their own little notebooks. Teachers love having kids
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Literature
Grades:
1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables
CCSS:
RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RL.1.10, RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.2.10, W.1.1, W.1.8, W.2.1...
$5.00
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Keep It Fresh! Writing Centers BUNDLE (15 Writing Centers)
Keep It Fresh! Writing Centers BUNDLE (15 Writing Centers)
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
My "Keep It Fresh! Writing Centers" are designed to engage students in fresh writing practice without having to create brand new centers each week. Each writing center focuses on one form of writing and uses simple ways for you to easily change it
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th
Types:
Printables, Google Apps, Centers
$42.00
$25.00
845
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Sentence Structure, Grammar: 5 Lesson BUNDLE [Google Slide
Sentence Structure, Grammar: 5 Lesson BUNDLE [Google Slides & PowerPoint]
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
This BUNDLE includes all 5 of my sentence structure lessons, focusing on key grammar skills (subjects and predicates, simple and complete subjects and predicates, compound subjects and predicates, subject - verb agreement, and compound sentences)
Subjects:
Grammar
Grades:
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschool
Types:
PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Google Apps
$30.00
$22.00
821
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Reading Response BUNDLE (for Literature & Informational Te
Reading Response BUNDLE (for Literature & Informational Text) *PRINT & DIGITAL*
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
A huge collection of flexible, differentiated, reading response pages in an engaging reader’s notebook style, to use with virtually any piece of literature or informational text. Printable (both half-page and full-page) AND digital (Google Slides)
Subjects:
Reading, Literature, Informational Text
Grades:
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps
$52.00
$36.00
963
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Back to School Activities "Get To Know You" BUNDLE {2 Packs}
Back to School Activities "Get To Know You" BUNDLE {2 Packs}
By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder
Begin the year with fun and fresh back to school activities to help your students get to know each other! This BUNDLE includes the following two resources: • Back-to-School "Get To Know You" Activities: Fun & Fresh! {Pack #1} • Back-to-School
Subjects:
Creative Writing, Back to School
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th
Types:
Activities, Printables
$13.00
$11.00
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Eleven years of teaching at the elementary level, including 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Five years serving as a Lead Teacher for my school.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in helping students become bolder, deeper, better thinkers. I believe authentic, meaningful learning impacts children. I believe in risk-taking, and showing students that making mistakes can help you grow. I believe in expecting a lot from a child, but to guide them in reaching those expectations. I believe that the best way for children to become better readers is to READ, a lot, and usually with good-fit books.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I have the honor of being a teacher and a dad and a husband... does that count?

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. in Early Childhood Education, Miami University Reading Endorsment

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Check out my blog! The Thinker Builder. Or find me on Facebook or Pinterest too!

GRADES

Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Graphing, Measurement, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Word Problems, Library Skills, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Phonics

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