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This download will include: 2 rounding practice pages 2 estimation practice pages 1 exit slip sheet for each skill 2 estimation problem solving pages These pages are meant to break up the two concepts - rounding and estimation, something the math curriculum we use does not do. We used these pages very successfully with a 100s line students were able to refer to and mark with expo markers. See my blog for pictures of us in action: http://mrscastrospanglishstyle.blogspot.com/

**Updated as of 9/15/12 to include province/provincia*** Help students comprehend their world through this activity. A perfect compliment to a study on geography, communities and the book Me on the Map. Materials provided in English or Spanish. Layers include: *This is me (1xsheet or 4xsheet) *This is my school *This is my city *This is my state *This is my province *This is my country *This is my continent *This is my world Graphics included for world, continent and country (U.S. and C

Updated 8/3/20313 - general updates and new activity "name boggle" This packet is jam-packed with activities to help you start the school year out right! The activities and printables included will help you create a positive classroom community, get to know your students and encourage students to accept and appreciate differences from day 1. All activities are included in English and Spanish. You won’t need to translate anything! Every read aloud is readily available in English and Spanish

This packet is jam-packed with activities to help you start the school year out right! The activities and printables included will help you create a positive classroom community, get to know your students and encourage students to accept and appreciate differences from day 1. Snapshot: 3 traditional read alouds. (The Kissing Hand, Chrysanthemum and First Day Jitters) 4 “new” read alouds (Rene Has 2 Last Names, Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match, Wild About Reading and Square Cat) Create 7 classroo

Use this as a review or to assess landforms. The dinosaur drawing gives a fun spin on a dry topic. Included is a dinosaur page that students will label by referring to the list. The dinosaur and lists are provided in English and Spanish. This was inspired by a Pinterest find and is not my original idea, it is free to all and designed to help you better take advantage of the super idea!

This packet is jam-packed with activities to help you start the school year out right! The activities and printables included will help you create a positive classroom community, get to know your students and encourage students to accept and appreciate differences from day 1. All activities are included in English and Spanish. You won’t need to translate anything! Every read aloud is readily available in English and Spanish (except Square Cat – which is only in English). Each was available at

Updated 8/3/013 General updates and new activity "name boggle" This packet is jam-packed with activities to help you start the school year out right! The activities and printables included will help you create a positive classroom community, get to know your students and encourage students to accept and appreciate differences from day 1. Snapshot: 3 traditional read alouds. (The Kissing Hand, Chrysanthemum and First Day Jitters) 4 “new” read alouds (Rene Has 2 Last Names, Marisol McDonald Doe

Updated 8/5/13 General updates and additional activity Bilingual Activity Pack to study René Has Two Last Names by René Colato Lainez. This is an excellent multi-cultural read aloud. It is prefect for any classroom looking to encourage a greater understanding of other cultures. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This activity can also be found in my back to school packs for Kindergarten, First and Second Grades. If you are interested in more multi-cultural read alouds and back to school activities, you

See your entire class on one page! This template is designed so that teachers have a quick whole-class view of their ELLs' WIDA levels. Instead of creating a separate Can-Do page for each student, with this template the teacher will, with a quick glance, be able to see where all the students fall in each language domain. They will also be able to quickly compare the students' language levels within the domains. This quick reference will help the teacher: *Group students *Anticipate student r

Updated 8/3/13 General updates throughout packet. This packet is jam-packed with activities to help you start the school year out right! The activities and printables included will help you create a positive classroom community, get to know your students and encourage students to accept and appreciate differences from day 1. All activities are included in English and Spanish. You won’t need to translate anything! Every read aloud is readily available in English and Spanish (except Square Ca

UPDATED 9/1/13 *Added editable T-Charts in separate PowerPoint *Added bilingual posters and pocket chart cards for dual language classrooms. *Spanish Word Work graphic now spells "Palabras" *General revisions throughout the product. This pack is designed to help you implement the Daily 5 routines in your classroom. Includes fun graphics and colors to help keep your classroom looking lovely! Includes posters, pocket chart cards, and editable T-Charts in *English *2 different Spanish transl

This prompt is meant to be an introductory lesson on persuasive writing and/or letter writing. After reading I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman your class will be inspired to write a persuasive letter to their parents! Included: *Basic breakdown of reading and writing processes for this project *Cloze Sentences prompt in Spanish or English *Paper for rough/final draft *How to take picture that ties the project together Happy Writing! Feedback is welcome! Find more at: mrscastrospanglishstyle.c

Updated 8/3/13 General updates throughout the packet. This packet is jam-packed with activities to help you start the school year out right! The activities and printables included will help you create a positive classroom community, get to know your students and encourage students to accept and appreciate differences from day 1. Snapshot: 3 traditional read alouds. (The Kissing Hand, Chrysanthemum and First Day Jitters) 4 “new” read alouds (Rene Has 2 Last Names, Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Matc

Updated 8/5/13 General updates to the entire packet This packet is jam-packed with activities to help you start the school year out right! The activities and printables included will help you create a positive classroom community, get to know your students and encourage students to accept and appreciate differences from day 1. All activities are included in English and Spanish. You won’t need to translate anything! Every read aloud is readily available in English and Spanish (except Square

Updated - 8/5/13 General updates throughout. Wild About Reading Activity Pack! Inspire your students to read with a fun read aloud, get to know your students reading styles with a survey and write a poem about reading! Great for the beginning of the school year or anytime you want to inspire your students to read! IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This activity can also be found in my back to school packs for Kindergarten, First and Second Grades. If you are interested in more multi-cultural read alo

You can see us studying contractions in action at: http://mrscastrospanglishstyle.blogspot.com/ This is a freebie I offer on my blog. It was designed to help my ELL students gain a better understanding of contractions. Please note that these worksheets are not generic worksheets. They are designed around my 2 cats who have inspired many writing assignments in our class. I have included a brief history on Max and Ellie to make the worksheets more relevant to you and your students. Your s

This resource includes 28 different reading response sheets in Spanish. These sheets are for responses to LITERATURE. Each sheet challenges students to create, evaluate and analyze texts with higher order thinking questions and prompts. The reading response sheets have been aligned to the CCSS grades 1- 3, however they are appropriate for grade 4 or 5 as well. These sheets can be used in the reading workshop, in small groups or as homework. Each activity can be used over and over with di

70+ page unit to accompany the reading and study of The Three Little Tamales by Eric A. Kimmel *Perfect for introducing Mexican culture in your classroom in general or during a Cinco de Mayo study* *Differentiated writing prompts in English and Spanish. *Cloze sentences *4-Squares *Final draft paper *Graphic Organizers - Southwest style, in English and Spanish *Craftivity *Spicy Survey *I have, who has *Sequencing *Spanish and English vocabulary pairs *ABC Order *Spicy Word Problem

Updated 8/5/13 General updates and revisions throughout the packet. This packet is jam-packed with activities to help you start the school year out right! The activities and printables included will help you create a positive classroom community, get to know your students and encourage students to accept and appreciate differences from day 1. Snapshot: 3 traditional read alouds. (The Kissing Hand, Chrysanthemum and First Day Jitters) 4 “new” read alouds (Rene Has 2 Last Names, Marisol McDonal

Do your students love Splat? Here is a fun Splat-inspired activity to accompany the reading of Splish, Splash, Splat! Included: *Templates for Splat *Directions *3 Writing Prompts in English *3 Writing Prompts in Spanish *Sample images This craftivity is also found in a larger Splish, Splash, Splat! unit sold at my store. The unit can be purchased in an English-only version or bilingual version. Click the Download Preview Button for a visual of the activity. The thumbnails do not sho