Creative Learning Ideas

This Word Study pack includes everything you need to teach roots, prefixes, and suffixes. There are 15 sets to be used for 2 weeks each (30 week long pack). Each set includes a root family, prefix family, and suffix family. Also included are parent letters, study cards, pages to be completed by students to introduce the words, practice pages, and tests for each unit. A great way to meet Common Core objectives for college and career readiness!

Tired of looking all over the internet for riddles to stimulate your kids' creative thinking? This packet includes 31 riddles to challenge students to think outside the box. Spread out over the year and not using them on "short weeks" you will have enough brain teasers for each week! Reward students for problem solving or just have fun giving them these challenges! Pictures by © Laura Strickland/MyCuteGraphics.com, Riddles compiled by Jaclyn Seiders.

Everything you need to effectively run a literature discussion group in your classroom. Great for meeting those speaking and listening strands from Common Core as students share about their book. Includes notification letter to parents, evaluation page, think mark-bookmark for student use, contract, and group collaboration pages. Incorporates Reading Strategies in each component. Created by Jaclyn Seiders.

These handouts are a great way to reinforce Old Testament stories. Each page focuses on a different story from the Old Testament. Students put the events in order and place the designated letter in the blank in order to unscramble a secret message. Each of the 13 pages is unique and comes with an answer key. Pages are great for a variety of ages and are a great review sheet or a way to reinforce already covered topics.