Creative BUZZ

All you and your students will need is a 6-sided dice and this worksheet! Roll your dice 5 times to create a unique jack-o'-lantern! This can be played independently or with a partner. I am excited to share this with you as it features my debut pumpkin and jack-o'-lantern clipart! I hope you find this sheet fun and helpful!

This package is aimed at helping Primary Grade students reflect upon their own learning journey. It includes core competencies for communication, creative thinking, critical thinking, personal and cultural identity, and social responsibility. Students are asked to provide examples of them demonstrating the competency pictorially, provide a written reflection of when they demonstrated the particular competency, and also to provide a learning goal for the future. My personal goal for using this

This is an easy to prep booklet, ideal for budding art enthusiasts! This booklet includes simple activities introducing the basic elements of art: colour, line, shape, form, texture, and space. The pages can be put into any order depending on how you want to introduce the concepts!Canadian and American versions included.

There are 5 story element posters included in this FREE poster package (characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution). These posters are great for helping primary students understand the elements that make up stories. They can be used to enhance your guided reading program, literacy centers, or classroom library. Simply print and laminate for durability.

This minimal-PREP Canadian Money Math Centers package is designed to encourage financial literacy and responsibility. Through these interactive math centers, Grade 2 and 3 students will be able to gain fluency with coins by counting mixed combinations of coins, adding and subtracting different amounts of money, and understanding the concept of spending and saving. Students can work on these centers independently, with a partner, or with a small group of students. Centers included: • Grocery

These Core Competency Self-Assessment sheets are designed with all learners in mind. They can be filled in independently or with teacher guidance. I love doing these on a weekly basis! I have seen excellent growth with my students as they are able to better reflect on their own learning and set realistic learning goals for themselves.

This print and go package is filled with 30 different spelling activities designed for any spelling list. These worksheets can be put in all sorts of combinations to help create an engaging and fun spelling program for your class. They will help your students define, spell, and use their new spelling words in sentences. These activities are designed to lead to more meaningful understanding and greater vocabulary development. Activities included in this package are: Let’s Go Shopping ABC Orde

Check out these BC Core Competency triangles! Although these triangles are all original art I have created, they were inspired by ones presented at the BCPTA Conference! There are so many ways to use these in the classroom! I have included black and white copies of all triangles. There is a full set of enlarged posters and small triangles that are intended to be used with your shape of the day, student self-assessments, and in any daily activities where you would like to draw attention to all of

This 10 page Earth Day booklet is perfect for grade 1-3 students. This booklet includes writing and drawing activities and a wordsearch designed to help students reflect on their own Earth friendly practices. Simply photocopy and fold (stapling is optional)! Together we can make everyday Earth Day!

This personal spelling dictionary makes a great reference tool for students during journal writing, literacy centers, and word work activities. This dictionary includes a selection of helpful entries and has space for students to add words that they may need for personal use. This dictionary provides each student with the independence they need and seek during the writing process. It is easy to prepare and is fun for students to use!

This easy to prepare All About Me booklet provides students with the perfect start to the school year. Questions about family, friends, favorite foods, favorite television shows, and goals for the school year will help students think more deeply about themselves.

The editing process is often an overlooked part of the overall writing process. These self and peer editing checklists will allow students to reflect and revise their own creative stories independently and with a peer.

This pumpkin observation booklet is a perfect companion to any pumpkin science unit! It is engaging and allows students to observe 8 different pumpkins or gourds by sketching what they see and recording any relevant adjectives. It is easy to prep and offers students a chance to work cooperatively with small groups as they rotate to the different stations.

I am so excited to post this freebie of my debut clip art! Please enjoy this jack-o'-lantern this Halloween season! There are 2 images included (1 coloured image and one black and white). Both images are saved as PNG formats with transparent backgrounds. If these clip art images are used for educational products or paid products, please provide a link to my store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Buzz in your credits page. Many thanks!

This updated "arrow" self-assessment and reflection tool was developed by the Delta School District in an ongoing effort to make assessment meaningful and authentic. This arrow can be used with the entire class, but also with individual students. The language is accessible to students of all ages and helps to honour each students' ongoing learning journey. Terminology on the arrow itself has been updated to include language used by the Surrey School District #36.

Happy Earth Day 2018! Please check out my Earth Day freebie! I have included a Save the Bees word search, a coloring sheet, and a writing activity on how students can work to save the bee population. Enjoy!

Happy New Year! This easy to prep package will help students to both reflect upon 2017 and ring in the new year. This eight page package begins with a wordsearch containing a collection of New Year’s related words, followed by two pages reflecting upon the holidays and 2017. Students can both draw and write their thoughts. A page has also been included where students are invited to write about what they look forward to the most in 2018. There are also two pages that allow students to think

This easy to prep activity includes lists of the most frequently misspelled words, a blank template for any spelling word list, and a "What's the Scoop?" writing template. Students choose three vocabulary words from the spelling word lists, glue them onto the writing template (into the ice cream scoops) and use them to write a creative news story, giving students a different way of practicing their spelling.