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These colorful place value posters are a great visual to add to your classroom! Whether you teach first grade or fifth grade, place value is referred to throughout the entire year as it is the foundation for all math concepts. Displaying this set in your classroom will provide the visual supports that you and your students can utilize each day! Included in this resource are four different options that represent place value from the hundredths to the millions place. Simply select the option that

Nonfiction text features help readers learn more about the topic at hand. It's so important to teach students how to recognize these text features to deepen their knowledge and understanding about the text. No matter what grade, students should always have visuals surrounding them to support their understanding of what each text feature is. With these 18 colorful, student friendly, and engaging posters, your students can refer these visuals when reading and learning about nonfiction texts. You

Toss out the basic 'A for Apple, Z for Zebra' alphabet posters and replace them with these Math A-Z posters! The bright letters and pictures on each poster will really catch your students' eyes. These posters will enhance the visual representations that align with {26} math skills for ANY GRADE LEVEL. Simply download, print, and display in your classroom for a colorful math vocabulary wall! My students have time and again proven how these posters assist in developing background knowledge. Ch

Teaching is hard. Teaching students to accept their mistakes is even harder! The most powerful tool teachers can use after an assessment is a student error analysis and reflection. Providing students with the time to analyze their mistakes and to determine what type of mistake they made is such a meaningful learning experience. It also helps teachers understand a silly mistake vs. misconception. Included in this resource are 5 self-analysis and reflection templates where students can work thro

Before any new learning can occur, it is crucial that children build a mathematical growth mindset! Math can be extremely intimidating for our students and can cause much anxiety. It is so important to use your first few days of school as a time to build a math community. This 5 day unit is the perfect resource to help you build up your students' math growth mindset and team working skills. It is filled with interactive activities that highlight all the crucial elements in a math mentality. Stu

Reading conferences are hands down, the best way, to see how your students apply their comprehension strategies! This binder resource will help you stay organized as you meet with individual students during your reader's workshop block. There are a total of 9 conference forms to reflect the strategies that good readers use to make sense of the text. Each form contains a set of questions that pertain to the specific reading strategy and genre your student is working on. The forms will guide you

As a fourth grade teacher, I am constantly on the hunt for picture books that speak to my witty and comical students. Choosing a picture book that speaks to their "matured" personality isn't always the easiest of tasks. When I came across Moo! by David LaRochelle as a suggested read aloud for the intermediate grades, I was shocked because literally the only words used in the story are "moo". But it's not just the word "moo" that tells this hilarious plot, it's the amazing visual literacy techn

What kiddo doesn't love the classic Go Fish game?! This resource transforms the beloved game into a place value activity where students play for the matching pairs. Each standard form number has a corresponding card that is written in the different ways numbers can be represented. These cards address place value to the hundreds place. This resource is a quick no-prep activity that can be stored in your classroom for repeated use. Simply print on a colorful card stock (I chose blue to match the

Who said teachers can't stay hip on the latest fidget toy trend?? Multi-sensory phonics instruction is everything students need to develop their phonemic awareness and phonics skills....and this resource does just that! Students will practice and develop their knowledge of letter sounds and sound spellings as they Read It-Pop It-Write It! Each card set addresses the progression of phonics skills students will acquire throughout their literacy development. Ranging from basic CVC words all the wa

Shared reading is often a term thrown around in the education setting. But, what really is shared reading? More than just "big books," shared reading is an interactive learning experience where ALL students participate in academic dialogue despite varying abilities. When shared readings are used, the teacher determines a strategy and 1-2 focus skills where he/she will stop at predetermined points to effectively match the learning objective. The teacher offers scaffolded support and modeling to

SUMMER IS HERE! Who said summer packets have to be boring? Included are 24 engaging activities that will push your students to think outside the box as they problem solve through various tasks. It will be sure to keep your students thinking and motivated to read throughout summer. The packet touches on a range of content areas that include math, reading, writing, and ELA. There is even a summer reading log included! Your students will have so much fun working their way through this packet!

This resource can support your teaching of the five major text features readers most commonly find in nonfiction writing: descriptive, cause and effect, compare and contrast, sequential order, and problem and solution. Each reading passage effectively models the use of each text structure where students can track their thinking on an accompanying graphic organizer. It is so important that readers become of aware of how each text structure looks in the context of writing and this resource does

In this experiment, students will explore how polar bears are able to stay warm in cold climates. They will follow the scientific method to discover how blubber helps a polar bear stay warm. As students' test their hypothesis, they will quickly discover that the thermometer reads a warmer temperature in the ice water with shortening fat (Crisco). This super easy and minimal prep science experiment takes no longer than one class period and costs close to $0! To help guide your instruction and

Winter break is right around the corner! Now more than ever, students need SCREEN FREE TIME! My biggest fear is that my students will begin Winter Break and stay glued to their screens. This packet will give your students the option to work their brains and occupy their time that doesn't involve electronics. Full of enrichment activities, critical thinking puzzles, and ELA/Math worksheets, this packet will call students to think outside the box throughout their break. Simply print it off prior t

This Back to School Packet is a great resource to have on hand for the first week of school. It contains numerous activity pages ranging from brain teasers, math reviews, reading activities, i nterest surveys, and much much more! You can assign this throughout the day for time fillers, independent work, or as a way to practice routines and procedures! Students will love the content on each page that give them ample creativity opportunities and critical thinking exercises! What's Included?

Nonfiction text features is such an important skill to teach students. No matter what grade, students should always have visuals surrounding them to support their understanding of what each text feature is. With over 20 colorful student friendly posters, your students can refer these visuals when reading and learning about nonfiction texts. You can tape these to an anchor chart, laminate them, print a copy for each child, or even assign with a text feature scavenger hunt! The options are endles

My muscles are enormous, they bulge from top to toe, and when I carry elephants, they ripple to and fro, but I am not the strongest in the Simpson family, for when I carry elephants, my grandma carries me. Super Samson Simpson by Jack Prelutsky is a silly poem to emphasize or introduce visualizing and how it can help readers better understand the text. Your student's will have a blast imagining a boy carrying 12 elephants! This item is also included here in a visualizing bundle pack with 5 Jac

My brother’s bug was green and plump, It did not run, it could not jump, It had no fur for it to shed, It slept all night beneath his bed. My Brother's Bug by Jack Prelutsky is a silly poem to emphasize or introduce visualizing and how it can help readers better understand the text. Your student's will have a blast imagining and drawing this silly little big. This item is also included here in a visualizing bundle pack with 5 Jack Prelutsky poems! Check out this FREEBIE POEM that also uses Ja

COCOA MOCHA MACARONI TAPIOCA SMOKED BOLONEY CHECKERBERRY CHEDDAR CHEW CHICKEN CHERRY HONEYDEW TUTTI-FRUTTI STEWED TOMATO TUNA TACO BAKED POTATO LOBSTER LITCHI LIMA BEAN Bleezer's Ice Cream by Jack Prelutsky is a silly poem to emphasize or introduce visualizing and how it can help readers better understand the text. Your student's will have a blast imagining and drawing these ridiculous ice cream flavors! This item is also included here in a visualizing bundle pack with 5 Jack Prelutsky poems!

Last night I dreamed of chickens, there were chickens everywhere, they were standing on my stomach, they were nesting in my hair! Last Night I Dreamed of Chickens by Jack Prelutsky is a silly poem to emphasize or introduce visualizing and how it can help readers better understand the text. This item is also included here in a visualizing bundle pack with 5 Jack Prelutsky poems! Check out this FREEBIE POEM that also uses Jack Prelutsky as a visualizing practice! Hope you enjoy!