Beth Van

***FREE PRODUCT*** When it comes to teaching factors and multiples my students always seem to get them mixed up! I love these tips and tricks because they are fun and catchy and really help out those kiddos that need a trick to help them remember (who am I kidding, they even help me!). I created these posters as great reminders for my students to refer to. There are phrases that and some small examples that I have on the posters. I also printed with all four posters on one page for my students

This is one of my favorite science activities because it is engaging and easy to prep! Use this lab to have students explore the scientific method and set up your expectations for completing science activities and labs for the entire year! It's also perfect for beginning of the year STEM! To prepare the lab select some random objects to place and secure in paper bags, have students write down their observations—detailed notes, drawings, diagrams, and have them draw a conclusion as to what the o

How many times do we say "Show Your Work!" to students? #thestruggleisreal isn't it? Grab this FREE collection of work boxes to use throughout the year! With just a glance you can see if students showed their work on anything from task cards, quizzes, & tests. This set had recording pages in both portrait and landscape formats and different table layouts! Students have room for their names and to write the title of what they are working on to keep things organized (I'm all about that! Aren't y

Rather than doing dull activities with homonyms I decided to spice it up with this engaging activities that got my students excited about words! Students are able to be creative with this interactive classroom version of a popular game. How and why I use this activity in my classroom: There was a popular app that came out called “Four Pictures, One Word” and before school I would have students come up to me asking if I could figure out what the mysterious word that all four pictures had in comm

This is a fun and free activity to use to get your students thinking, drawing, and talking about fractions. Students show their understanding of modeling fractions, improper fractions, and mixed numbers. Each student is given a card with a mixed number written down and it is to be kept top secret! To figure out their mixed number they need to draw a clear fraction representation of the mixed number and write it as an improper fraction. Their mixed number is revealed under a flap in numerical f

This freebie is perfect for your students to keep track of their reading throughout the entire year. Also, to get your students to branch out of one particular genre by visually keeping track of what genres they are (or aren't) reading. Both of these resources are fantastic for book conferences, to help students find a good book they will love, and to keep them accountable and reading throughout the year! Included are: Genre trackers (3 formats) Blank genre trackers (3 formats) Reading Log Pl

***FREEBIE*** In this freebie are signs to use in your classroom when covering the metric system. The signs are as follows: kilo hecto deka meter (m), liter (L), gram (g) deci centi milli Here are a few of the ways I’ve used this product in my classroom: -Laminated and placed above my white board- -Printed two to a page (so they’re smaller), laminated, put magnets on the back, and put them on my white board- -Printed several copies and place on the floor of my room so students can move when

With the new school year coming up grab these 6th Grade Math Vocabulary Reference Pages for your students to use throughout the entire school year. This resource is fantastic for those moments when students need to refer back to examples or definitions of things previously taught and is any easy way to keep everyone organized. The reference pages are organized by standard and are perfect for math binders or to put interactive math notebooks (simply shrink when printing or copying). Use the colum

When it comes to the scientific method ((and science)) it's so important to make it exciting. You can use these notes to compliment all of the fun experiments and labs that you do to have students document their discoveries. Notes are included for students to take notes if they are observing an experiment someone else is doing, if they are doing the experiment, and also notes for reflecting on the scientific method. Print a poster size for you to display in your classroom! These are used in diff

This download includes 28 cards (14 pairs) of common fractions and decimals that you want your students to know! Common Fractions included are: 1/2, 1/3, 2/3, 1/4, 3/4, 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5, 1/8, 3/8, 5/8, 7/8, 1/10 You can use these cards to help your students gain confidence in converting between fractions and decimals (memory & matching) and memorizing them as well. It helps makes math faster too! These are fantastic and reinforcing and exploring the relationship between fractions and decimal