Lindsey Volk

Create a beautiful classroom with these pastel "shabby chic" decorations! This pay includes: -Cursive Alphabet Chart: Beautiful shiplap background. Ready to print and laminate! Great for intermediate students or for students learning cursive handwriting. Vowels are colored in coral so they stand out as a reminder! -Word Wall Alphabet Labels: Ready to print, laminate and cut. Beautiful floral designs on a chalkboard background If you are going for a shabby chic or farmhouse style classroom, th

These geometry task cards are great for centers, early finisher work or extensions. They are intended for use in grades 1-3, but can be used in any elementary math classroom. The content included on each card aligns with CCSS and is intended to promote higher-order thinking skills (See Bloom's Taxonomy). Helps students think creatively about geometry concepts. Great for those Gifted and Talented kiddos! Enjoy!

Take your pick! There are 3 different options for each step of the writing process. Choose from the different shabby chic styles I have created. Use clothespins to keep your students and yourself organized during writing! Just print and connect each slide to create a vertical clip chart.

Roll and Draw activity intended for use in grades K, 1, and 2. Great for mathematics center time or early finisher work! Aligned with CCSS. Prep: Laminate pages or insert into page protector for an easy-made center. Include dice. Task: Students roll dice to determine the number of sides and corners/edges their shape must have. Students then create a shape based on that specific criteria.

My reading groups are named for my LOVE for the beach and all things nautical. I kept the Shabby Chic theme to match my Writing Process Clip Chart (Also found in my TPT store :) Print, Cut, and use this rotation chart to help guide students through 4 rotations (Silent Independent Reading, Independent work, Teacher Time, and Centers) Use across all grade levels!

Help your students and guests in your classroom stay on topic and focused with a Revolutionary style Reading Focus Board to match the American Revolution theme of Unit 4! Aligned with Reading Street Series (unit 4, grade 5) All cycles included! American Flag Pages: Headers British Flag Pages: Skills, strategies, and texts specific to unit 4

Help your students and guests in your classroom stay on topic and focused with a Reading Focus Board! Aligned with Reading Street Series (unit 3, grade 5) All cycles All cycles included! Pink Pages: Headers Purple Pages: Skills, strategies, and texts specific to unit 3

Help your students and guests in your classroom stay on topic and focused with a Reading Focus Board! Aligned with Reading Street Series (unit 2, grade 5) All cycles included! Pink Pages: Headers Purple Pages: Skills, strategies, and texts specific to unit 2

Great for Gifted and Talented education. Students must determine defining attributes of a made up shape in order to determine what figures can be classified as a "Zimparoo". Promotes creative thinking, critical thinking, and higher-order thinking.

A creative writing activity intended for use in grades 1, 2, and 3. RAFT (Role, Audience, Format, Topic) activities provide student choice in writing. This item is a matrix/ choice board to give to students that will give them several choices for writing about their community. Works great for a culminating activity for Our Community, Citizenship, or Social Issues units/themes!

This is a choice board intended for grades 1-2 that promotes higher-order thinking in Geometry Units. Great for gifted and talented students, extensions, or a math center.

Use these signs on your Reading focus board. Aligned with Reading Street Series for Grade 5. Includes all cycles within Unit 1!

Use this graphic organizer for a fun activity that teaches inferring! Great for the beginning of the year- Getting to know you Place up to 8 personal objects around the room. Students will record the name of each object, record what they know about the object, then make inferences about who the objects belong to using the objects as EVIDENCE!

Use to help students plan their very own tall tale!

Intended for use as a pre- or post assessment for Geometry units in grades 1 or 2. Aligned with CCSS.

This activity is a fun and engaging way for students to make inferences based on personal items. By placing 8 items around the room, students can infer things about their teacher! Great for the first week of school.

This serves as an interest survey to use prior to teaching a geometry unit. According to several studies, interest surveys are beneficial in getting to know your learners. Especially in Gifted and Talented education, interest surveys provide teachers with useful information for creating projects and assignments!