Amanda Bathman

Tired of pulling out 19 different pieces of paper with various reading levels in order to chart where your students reading levels are? Here's your one stop shop!This resource has DRA levels, Guided Reading levels, and Lexile levels into one convenient location. It also shows what grade levels they correspond with from K-4. Please rate this product and leave any feedback. Any questions or concerns? Please email me at prettylittlepencisl@gmail.com. Thank you!

In this 54 page pack I have included a variety of activities for students to practice both 2-digit addition and subtraction. Included: - Tens and Ones Place Value Mat - Part/Part/Whole Mat - Magic Numbers: Helps students to see numbers in different groups of ones and tens to help lay the foundation for subtraction with regrouping. There are 2 Magic Numbers activities. - Addition & Subtraction with Regrouping Posters - To Regroup or Not To Regroup?: Helps students decide and categorize when

Need help teaching students that fractions aren't only found in a pizza or candy bar? This resource will definitely help open their eyes to recognizing both fractions of a set and whole. Students will have a better understanding of fractions of a set if they have a foundational understanding of fractions of a whole. Included in this product:5 Page Slideshow to work through whole-class in your mini-lesson. This would be the time to show strategies and work through how to solve fractions of a set,

This sheet is great for introducing Subtraction with Regrouping. It's split into 2 where 1 side explains why and when we regroup along with an example and the other side gives them room to work out 6 problems. Hope you enjoy! Please check out my pack with tons of activities for both adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers with and without regrouping. Thanks! Amanda Bathman - Pretty Little Pencils plpencils.blogspot.com Subtraction With Regrouping Mini-Sheet by Amanda Bathman is licensed unde

Ever have kids who can't find something in their desk? Only because it's WAY too messy. With these desk fairy coupons you will motivate kids to keep it nice and tidy. I usually print these on colored paper and leave them on their desk (with a little treat) so they start their day with a nice little surprise for doing the right thing. Of course, don't let them know it's you! All the kids will want to get a little visit from the "desk fairy" and soon you'll see a lot more tidy spaces!

Ignore It? Round Up? Use It?So what ARE you supposed to do with the remainder? Well, it depends on the situation. This set of 24 task cards has students practicing exactly that. There are 24 various scenarios where students will have to decipher if they need to ignore the remainder, add one to the quotient to round up their answer, or use the remainder as their answer. The task cards come in both color and grayscale copies since I understand how much of a gem color printing can be. There are als

This could be used for multiple things in any classroom for many subjects. I've used them for both writing and math. I had my students create timeline stories when learning elapsed time. They can both illustrate and describe their stories. One page allows you to print however many copies that are needed. Enjoy! Classroom Jobs by Bathman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

In this Graphing & Data Survey Pack the students will pick a question card, observe and collect their data, and them make a bar (or picture graph) to go along with it. This is a great way to see if students really understand how to represent data. You could use this as a Math station or a class activity. The best part is that all the questions can be easily answered by simply looking around the room. There is no need for any student to bother another with a silly question like "Are you wearing

These coin posters show the front and back of a real life penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. It also has 4 different way's to say/show that amount of money. There is also one more poster that puts the coins in order of least to greatest. Most students think that a dime is worth less than a penny because of the size, so this way they can visually see which one is worth more and which is worth less. Enjoy!

I have made a small collection of 2nd grade Math Menus aligned with our 2nd grade TEKS (Texas' common core standards). You can use these for station work, homework or however you see fit! If you purchase the pack and decide you would like to change just 1 of the boxes or even 3 please email me and I would be more than happy to send you editable versions of the document you need. In this pack it includes menus over these topics: Addition (basic facts up to 10+10) Subtraction (basic facts up t

Can't decide what to do for your students for Valentines Day this year? Let them choose from their very own coupon book. The best part of it is you don't have to go out and buy a bunch of stuff. Just simply download, cut and staple together and VIOLA! Coupons included in this book: Stinky Feet - kids love to take their shoes off. Class Dojo Point - For those of you who use this online behavior management system, students will do anything for points! New Pencil - I always pick some out at the do

Spelling Bee Season! These are the perfect certificates to hand out to both your winners and runner-ups. Included are: 2 Classroom Spelling Bee Champion versions - 1 boy and 1 girl 2 Grade Level Spelling Bee Champion versions - 1 boy and 1 girl 2 Classroom Spelling Bee Runner-Up versions - 1 boy and 1 girl 2 Grade Level Spelling Bee Runner-Up versions - 1 boy and 1 girl Enjoy! 2nd Grade Spelling Bee Certs by Amanda Bathman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unpor

When going over a specific genre of books, we like to read many book of that type and compare and contrast as well as talk about what makes a story fit that specific genre. This Tall Tale Folder and Graphic Organizer is perfect for the students to dissect and see what makes a Tall Tale a Tall Tale (larger than life characters and hyperboles galore!). For the folders, what I have them do is take a large piece of construction paper (the 11x14 kind), fold it in half, and then decorate and glue t

Magic Numbers help students to see that 2-digit numbers can be broken apart many ways in tens and ones. This will help lay that foundation for when you start regrouping with your students. I will use this the first day of introducing regrouping and practice it every day leading up to subtraction with regrouping. This way they will understand that 53 is the same as 40 plus 13 making it easier to understand why we "borrow" or "take away" a group of ten. The fact that we aren't really changing the

This could be used as either a math or word work center. Students will either use their spelling words, word wall words or sight words. First they write their word down, then draw the tiles in the second box, then add them up in the third box. -or- You can cut up the scrabble tile page and have students move them around to make words then fill out the sheet. Totally up to you, but any way I can combine math and spelling I am all down! Thanks! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons At

Looking for strategies to teach students how to compare fractions with like AND unlike denominators? I've got 4 very effective strategies to help you teach your students how to compare fractions. Strategies for Comparing Fractions:Numerator is the same but different denominator.Denominator is the same but different numerator.Compare the missing piece.Compare to a benchmark fraction.Included in this pack:4 Strategies Teacher Reference GuideImplementing/Mini-lesson Guide4 Teacher Modeling Pages (

If you or your students have access to an iOS device, then why not step up your classroom prizes with QR Codes! No matter what your system is - if your students have the opportunity to earn prizes, make it a fun surprise. Students will get to scan whatever QR Code they draw to find out their surprise. These prizes are all free with an additional blank one and instructions to create your own if you want more. Prizes include things like: Stinky Feet, Lunch with the Teacher, Seat Swap, iPod/iPad

By purchasing the bundle you save $1.50, which is the same price as one individual pack, so you're basically getting one for free! This bundle includes three different puzzle packs that includes 11 puzzles with division facts that focus on dividing by 2s, 5s, 10s, 6s, 7s, 8s, and 9s. Students will need to match the quotient with the division problem and complete the square in order to solve the puzzle. These make for a great math station, homework assignment, or continuous fact practice as you d

In this 2 page pack there are 2 different types of sorting sheets. One is smaller (for them to paste into their Science/S.S. notebooks), and the other is for them to fill out after you have learned about them. Either of these could be used as a station or review as well. The first wants them to decide what each area sounds like and looks like. The second wants them to describe and illustrate each type of community. Hope you enjoy! This work by Amanda Bathman is licensed under a Creative Com

The 12 Day of Christmas Elf Hunt is a fun daily activity to do with your students on those few weeks before the holiday break hits. I know most kids (and teachers too) are very anxious and sometimes a little fun is just needed. Includes: Directions on How to Implement the Elf Hunt12 Elves (to cut and hide around the room - 1/day)Student Recording SheetWhat I like to do is hide one elf around the room each day for the 12 days before the break and have the students write down where the elf is hid