Lori Smith

This is a simple, turkey-themed card game that students will enjoy while developing fluency in addition facts with sums 6-20. I have included a page with smaller “title pages” to label the game, as well as directions to include for student use. How to play: Place the cards in a pile so that all players can reach them. Each player takes a turn by choosing a card. If he/she correctly answers the addition problem, he/she gets to keep the card. If a turkey card is chosen, the child says, "Gobb

If you’re anything like me, you love the look of a cute anchor chart, but can’t seem to get it to look quite right. That’s why I decided to make this packet. It has everything you need to set up your chart in a variety of ways to get that cute look, while still enabling you to fill in the chart with your students. I have included titles, subtitles, clip art, and bullet points to help make your chart look great. Simply cut the pieces you wish to use, glue them to the anchor chart, and fill in th

This is just like my Me on the Map Flipbook, except I have modified it for teachers in Australia. It includes all of the Australian states and a map of Australia. This activity is based on the book, Me on the Map, by Joan Sweeney. This idea is not original. I saw it on the web, and decided to put my own spin on it to do with my class. Included you will find everything you need to make a flip book, as well as vocabulary words to put on your word wall.

This game includes a variety of multisyllabic words, with no emphasis on particular prefixes or suffixes. To assist children with reading the words, I have divided the words into syllables using red and green. I have included a page with smaller “title pages” to label the game. There is also a page with directions to include for student use. How to play: Place the cards in a pile so that all players can reach them. Each player takes a turn by choosing a card. If he/she correctly reads the w

These cards can be printed and used to keep track of students on WBT’s Super Achiever’s Wall. There are many free Super Achiever’s Walls available on Teachers Pay Teachers if you don’t already have one. These cards will help you and your students keep track of that 10-day period when they are trying to achieve their goals to move up a level on the wall. I made these so students can simply color in a smiley face for each day they work on their goals. They come in color and blackline. I have also

These rubrics are based on our county’s new writing textbooks, Being a Writer. However, the rubrics can be used in any writing curriculum, and cover the following CCSS in Writing and Language: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.6 Included are rubrics for narrative, fiction, informative, nonfiction, letters, poems, and opinion writing. I h

In this packet, you will find 7 different styles (unofficial adaptations) of scoreboards to be used with the Whole Brain Teaching program. I am in no way affiliated with Whole Brain Teaching. If you are interested in learning more about the program, there are lots of FREE materials and downloads at http://wholebrainteaching.com . You are welcome to use the scoreboards for other purposes as well! I hope you enjoy this freebie! You might also like: Whole Brain Teaching Super Achiever Card F

Updated 2/22/15! Extra vocabulary words have been added, including each of the provinces, as well as an updated flip book cover. This is just like my Me on the Map Flipbook, except I have modified it for teachers in Canada. It includes all of the Canadian provinces and a map of Canada. This activity is based on the book, Me on the Map, by Joan Sweeney. This idea is not original. I saw it on the web, and decided to put my own spin on it to do with my class. Included you will find everything yo

A simple writing rubric for Pre-K or the beginning of the year in Kindergarten. It is great for getting students to become great authors. It helps them to focus on their pictures (where most of the story is at first) and learning to add words to their stories through labeling or writing sentences. Each step in the rubric can be used to develop minilessons for Writer's Workshop. This is the same as my Beginning Writing Rubric (Kindergarten) except it is in Spanish. Rubric includes: 1. ¿Tú dibu

This is a simple, fall-themed card game that students will enjoy while developing phonics skills. This works wonderfully with Common Core Reading Foundational Skills. I have included a page with smaller “title pages” to label the game, as well as directions to include for student use. How to play: Place the cards in a pile so that all players can reach them. Each player takes a turn by choosing a card. If he/she correctly reads the word, he/she gets to keep the card. If a pumpkin card is ch

This is a simple, fall-themed card game that students will enjoy while developing fluency in facts with missing addends. This works wonderfully with Common Core. I have included a page with smaller “title pages” to label the game, as well as directions to include for student use. How to play: Place the cards in a pile so that all players can reach them. Each player takes a turn by choosing a card. If he/she correctly completes the addition problem, he/she gets to keep the card. If a pumpkin

This is a great way to develop fluency in multiplication facts, and it is Common Core aligned! Print cards on cardstock (you may want to print more than one of each set for a single game). Cut and laminate the cards. You could separate the facts into several different games, or use them together. Use as many or as few of the pumpkin cards as you want. I have included a page with smaller “title pages” to label the game. There is also a page with directions to include for student use. How to p

This is a simple, fall-themed card game that students will enjoy while developing fluency in subtraction facts to 10. This works wonderfully with Common Core. I have included a page with smaller “title pages” to label the game, as well as directions to include for student use. How to play: Place the cards in a pile so that all players can reach them. Each player takes a turn by choosing a card. If he/she correctly answers the subtraction problem, he/she gets to keep the card. If a pumpkin c

This game is played the same way as the original “Go Fish” game, except players will work with addition. This game can be played with 2 or more players. Shuffle the cards, and give each player 7 cards. The remaining cards can be placed in the middle of all players (in a neat pile or scattered). Players will look in their hands for addends that equal the same number. If there are any matches (ex: 4+2 and 5+1), the player will put the match down in front of him/her. Next, the first player shoul

This game is played the same way as the original “Go Fish” game, except players will work with addition. This game can be played with 2 or more players. Shuffle the cards, and give each player 7 cards. The remaining cards can be placed in the middle of all players (in a neat pile or scattered). Players will look in their hands for addends that equal the same number. If there are any matches (ex: 4+2 and 5+1), the player will put the match down in front of him/her. Next, the first player should

This packet contains steps to solving word problems. I based it on our Go Math! book at school, but it can be applied to all math word problems at the elementary level. It has been a lifesaver in helping my students learn to solve word problems! Steps to Problem Solving 1. I read the problem. 2. What do I need to find out? 3. What information can I use? 4. How do I use this information to solve the problem? Show Your Work 1. Pictures 2. Numbers 3. Words Included you will find posters with

Pastel-colored table numbers 1-6. These can be printed whole page or you can make them smaller to fit your needs by clicking “print”. When the print settings window pops up, select “multiple pages,” then choose the number of labels you want per page. Then, choose “portrait” or “landscape” to get the size you want (one of those will print larger labels than the other). I hope you find these table labels helpful!

This game includes cards for practice in the fluency of addition facts 11-12. It's a fun way to have your students practice addition facts! Print cards on cardstock (you may want to print more than one of each set for a single game). Cut and laminate the cards. Use as many or as few of the shark cards as you want. I have included a page with smaller “title pages” to label whatever the game. There is also a page with directions to include for student use. ***This set can be used as an add-on

This game includes cards for practice in the fluency of addition facts 5-9. It's a fun way to have your students practice addition facts! Print cards on cardstock (you may want to print more than one of each set for a single game). Cut and laminate the cards. Use as many or as few of the shark cards as you want. I have included a page with smaller “title pages” to label whatever the game. There is also a page with directions to include for student use. How to play: Place the cards in a pi

This game includes cards for practice in the fluency of addition facts 0-4. It's a fun way to have your students practice addition facts! Print cards on cardstock (you may want to print more than one of each set for a single game). Cut and laminate the cards. Use as many or as few of the Zonk! Splat! Kapow! cards as you want. I have included a page with smaller “title pages” to label whatever the game. There is also a page with directions to include for student use. How to play: Place the