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World Geography can be boring for students but you can make it FUN! Your kiddos will LOVE creating their own globe using a balloon and cut-outs. This set includes: Student materials list and directions, detailed continent shapes, more broad continent shapes (easier cutting), compass graphic, continent labels, ocean labels, North Pole labels, reference map of the world. Balloon Suggestion (affiliate link): 12"latex balloons (100 count), Royal BlueDon't want to use a balloon? Some teachers

One strategy for figuring out the number of factors a number has is to use factor rainbows. This resource provides a visual for your students. You can use this to create a vibrant and useful bulletin board or to create stunning rainbows to hang from your ceiling. Help your students become more fluent in multiplication and division while creating beautiful decor for your classroom! *** This resource includes:*** Teacher Tip sheet with tips to make this resource a success in your classroom Colo

Graphic Organizer for Research Reports. Students can easily organizer their ideas prior to drafting their research reports. This graphic organizer has a lot of space to write. Print front-to-back to save paper and to make organization easy! I created this graphic organizer to assist my special education students in organizing their ideas. It worked so well, I have all of my students use it now! This purchase is for personal use only. If other teachers would like to use this graphic organiz

Thanksgiving Math! Your students will love practicing dividing by a one-digit number with this fun activity! And, who doesn't love to color? First, they need to solve each division problem in order to find out what colors to use on their coloring sheet. Then, they color their turkey to create a beautiful Thanksgiving decoration! This set includes: A worksheet with 10 Divide by A One-Digit Number, The answer key, Turkey coloring sheet Check out my series of Pin & Spin products in my Pin and

I find that when students set and track their own goals they are more likely to put forth more effort. With this product, your students can set a personal goal, track that goal, and then celebrate that goal when they meet it! I have had great success using this method in my own classroom and I hope you can find the same success in yours! This resource includes goal planning sheets, goal tracking charts, and accomplishment certificates! Are you a special education teacher that is just starti

Idioms are so much fun! This Idiom matching game is a perfect addition to your idiom lessons. This set includes 34 pairs of cards with gorgeous graphics from Educlips. Each pair includes a "We say" card and a "We mean" card. Both cards have the same illustration. These cards can be used as a memory game to reinforce the true meanings of idioms. Use the entire set at once, or a few cards at a time! Check out my series of Pin & Spin products in my Pin and Spin custom category. Topics inclu

Bibliographies made easy for those learning the research paper process. This MLA-style bibliography guide includes instructions for books with one author, books with more than one author, websites, encyclopedias, and magazines. Includes step-by-step instructions and an example for each type of resource. Print front-to-back to save paper and to make organization easy! This bibliography guide is also the perfect addition to your interactive notebooks. Both pages have been shrunken down for ea

Working with students with emotional and behavior disabilities can be one of the most challenging, yet rewarding jobs. When I worked with these students, I found that it was helpful to know how they were feeling before we began our day. With this sheet, you can have a quick check-in with your students on a daily basis. This set is differentiated to fit the needs of your students. There is a girl and a boy set that each include a place to draw about or write an explanation about their fee

Book reports are boring! My students were sick of the book projects that come with our reading program so I created these new ones to get them excited about reading again. They LOVED them and your students will too! These book projects can be used with ANY book and are perfect for students in grades 4-6. They can easily be completed in the classroom or at home with minimal supplies. STOP!!! Before you purchase this set, you might be interested in the Book Projects BUNDLE which includes t

A great activity to use in October for Halloween. Students follow the directions on the page to design their pumpkin. Includes a blank pumpkin worksheet and a page of "if, then" directions. If you like this activity, click here to pick up all of my Following Directions Activities at a discounted price. Click here to see my other Fall Activities LearningLab@outlook.com

Communication barriers between school and home can impact a student's progress. I have used a empty notebook to go back and forth between school and home, but I find that I was spending too much time trying to write in details. With this communication log, you will be able to quickly fill in what is necessary. Also, there is a portion for parents to reply with information about the night before and the morning routine. I find when I get information from parents about a student's night and m

Who loves a snow day? Um, EVERYBODY!!! We don't need to do anything extra to make a snow day exciting, but we're teachers. And, so we usually do extra! Make your snow days even more exciting with these "secret missions". First, pick out one of 5 secret missions or create your own with the template. Then, seal the secret mission in a manila envelope. Finally, send home the envelopes and wait for a snow day! Your students will be so excited to finally be able to open their secret mission

All teachers and therapists are required to be informed of a student's testing accommodations and program modifications. This sign-off sheet is to be filled out at the beginning of the school year as well as after an annual review. I print a copy of this and bring it with me when I deliver copies of accommodations and modifications then I keep a copy in my binder. Just starting out? Need more Special Education resources? Looking for a GREAT deal? Check out this Special Education Bundle

50% off for first 48 hours! (until 3/14) Do your students have trouble remembering to write on every other line for their rough drafts? Mine always did until I created these pages. Every other line is lightly greyed out to remind the students to skip lines. Students can write on the white lines and that leaves space to make corrections in the greyed out lines. I created this writing paper to assist my special education students in organizing their ideas. It worked so well, I have all of

Division can be a tricky concept for kids. With this unit, students explore division using manipulatives and their knowledge of multiplication. Includes several exploration and practice pages, vocabulary instruction pieces, visuals, and an assessment. You students will love division after learning with this unit! My students sure did! Check out my series of Pin & Spin products in my Pin and Spin custom category. Topics include prime factorization, money, fractions, parts of speech, multipl

Special Education Co-Teaching (inclusion) can be confusing for parents that have never experienced it. This trifold brochure is perfect for educating parents about what co-teaching is and how it will benefit their child. Included on this brochure is: Definition of co-teaching Benefits of co-teaching Models of co-teaching FAQs about co-teaching Things to remember * * * If you are looking for the ESL version of this product, you can find that here. Are you a special education teacher that i

Visual aids help my students be successful in the classroom. I created this set of cards to display on my board when my students are working to remind them the type of voices I should be hearing during an activity. This set includes a color and a grey scale version of the same cards: Voices are a Level 0 - No Talking Voices are a Level 1 - Whispering Voices Voices are a Level 2 - Conversation Voices Voices are a Level 3 - Presentation Voices *** and also color and greyscale version of: Voi

The focus of Thanksgiving should be what we are thankful for in our lives. Too often we forget to tell the special people in our lives that we are thankful for them. With this activity, students will write a thank you letter to a special person and detail the reasons why they are thankful for them. This product includes: * Introduction to assignment for students * Brainstorming worksheet * Graphic organizer * Final product writing paper Check out the rest of my Thanksgiving and Christmas ac

A great activity to use in November for Thanksgiving. Students follow the directions on the page to color their turkey. Includes a blank turkey worksheet and a page of "if, then" directions. If you like this activity, click here to pick up all of my Following Directions Activities at a discounted price. Click here to see my other Fall Activities

ESL programs are starting to look more like a co-teaching model in some states. CoTeaching (inclusion) is a very rewarding opportunity for an ESL teacher and a general education teacher to teach along side each other in a heterogeneous setting. This Ultimate Co-Teaching Start-Up kit is perfect for those that are new to co-teaching or are co-teaching with a new partner. Even those co-teaching with the same partner for years will benefit from this product! You can find the special education