Creative Learning Ideas

Have students cut out these notes and glue in to their math journal when learning about rounding. Includes fill-in the blanks with simple vocabulary and steps for rounding a number. Also includes a cute picture to help concrete students visualize which numbers "rest" and which numbers "raise the score." Answer key included. If you enjoy this resource, download Rounding Frogs Sorting Game as an activity students can play to practice their rounding skills.

Use this cute Parent Newsletter Template to engage parents in what's happening in your class each week. There is a spot for you to share comments, what's being covered in class, important dates and upcoming events, and a spot for a student highlight. Template is a word document so can be edited. I have left my name and school banner as a suggestion for where you can put your personal information. Pictures by © Laura Strickland/MyCuteGraphics.com. On the second page, there is a link to a Google D

Students think of 5 things most people don't know about them and use those ideas to decorate their pennant. The top band can be used for the student's name. Once they are finished, cut them out, hole punch, and then string together in the hall as a great Back To School display. Is a great activity for the first week of school when trying to get to know your students. Created by Jaclyn Seiders

These three problems allow for students to construct their own answer and then justify the solution. The questions are based off facts about the human body system: respiratory, digestive, and circulatory. The math word problems require students to round to the nearest ten, repeated addition or multiplication, and subtraction.

These two activity pages are meant to be used with boxes/bags of conversation hearts. The skills covered include: creating bar graphs, line graphs, line plot, and pictographs; also fractions, fractions on a number line, adding fractions, and probability. A fun way to review skills during a Valentine's Day unit! Graphics provided by © Laura Strickland/MyCuteGraphics.com.

This journal entry is ready to be cut out and glued into Reading Journals or student's notes. The information is presented like a Nonfiction piece of text embedding the new vocabulary and content skills into the layout. Students will learn what the words mean and can also see them being used in context. Great way to introduce Nonfiction. Answer key included.

Print these icons out, laminate, and stick a magnet on the back to have subject labels that look like Apps. Can be used as header for frameworks, standards, and objectives, or simply as a schedule of assignments and tasks for the day. A picture gives students a fun image to associate with the subject. Labels included: literacy, math, science, social studies, word study, morning work, extra homework, and menu. Labels are a little bigger than 5 in tall by 5 in wide. Pictures by © Laura Strickland/

These division cards have a cute ocean theme and cover simple remainders all the way to 4 digit dividends. There are 4 levels of cards with approximately 9 cards for each level. These work great in Math Centers, intervention, or a way to enrich students ready for a greater challenge. If you enjoy these cards, check out my Division Game Pack! Created by Jaclyn Seiders, NBCT.

Use this document to briefly outline the week's homework and any assignments due during the week. There's a spot to write the due date for the assignments. The box at the bottom allows you to communicate with parents and let them know what you are covering in class during the week. Created by Jaclyn Seiders.

Tired of students wanting to publish writing before they have thoroughly revised or edited the piece? This publishing checklist will help make sure students actually peer revise/edit before meeting with you to go over their writing. Step by step checklist will help ensure students thoroughly read through their piece before signing up for a writing conference.

This group project has students build numbers with manipulatives and then write the 3 forms of the number: word form, standard form, and expanded form. Students then walk around to the other groups and record the numbers they have built. Extension activities allow for numbers to be sorted least to greatest and to be used in writing inequalities. Directions and recording chart included. Pictures provided by © Laura Strickland/MyCuteGraphics.com, activity created by Jaclyn Seiders.

Encourage students to research interesting facts by printing off this cute graphic, putting into a frame, and then having students record their information with a dry erase marker. Information can quickly be changed and updated. Students will love getting to show off their interesting knowledge. The format also includes a line for students to share where they learned the information to begin to cite references. Graphics by © Laura Strickland/MyCuteGraphics.com. Layout created by Jaclyn Seiders.