Mac's Creative Learning

This worksheet was created to assess my students understanding of fractions. It asks them to partition shapes, color fractions and write fractions.

Making a connection daily with students helps build relationships and helps to create a safe space for learning. It helps with classroom management and builds the culture of the classroom. This activity is meant to help teachers build relationships in a fun way. The download includes a poster with 2 blank spaces to display the handshakes of the day, 25 creative handshakes and instructions for performing each handshake. To print: print first 6 pages (preferably in color) then print pages 7-11

I created this to go with my blends and digraphs wall strip. It is a desk strip containing 30 consonant blends and digraphs. Print on 8 1/2 by 14 paper, laminate, cut apart and allow students to use them at their seats, during workstations...

This download contains worksheets to guide students through researching an animal. There are worksheets for each continent -Africa, Antarctica, Arctic Circle, Asia, Australia/Oceana, Europe, North America, South America. They are designed at 2 levels. One Level has guidelines in the writing spaces to assist younger kids or kids who need handwriting practice. The other is designed for older students, with more writing space.

This is a bingo game created to help students recognize numbers in base ten blocks, expanded notation and number-word form. I used the same numbers for all three sets and included 30 cards for each version. This way you can use one version for an entire class or mix the versions based on student need and still play with the whole class. Could also be used at the teacher table or in centers.

This is a display strip to help students recognize 30 different blend sounds and spellings. The sounds are listed in alphabetical order. Each block has the 2 or 3 letter blend as well as a picture which starts with the sound the blend makes. I created it to help my second grade class but it would be useful in any primary classroom. blend and digraph sounds included are: bl. br, ch, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gn, gr, kn, ph, pl, pr, sc, sh, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, spr, st, str, sw, th, tr, wh, wr

These are labels to put on snacks during testing. Snacks that I have made labels for are: Water bottles Handi Snacks PB&J Crackers Fruit Smiles Chunky Granola Bars Cheese Crackers Gripz Peanut butter crackers Goldfish crackers

This game was created to help my students practice some of the sounds they were commonly misspelling and mispronouncing. The game features 4 blends or digraphs and many common endings. spin one spinner to see how far to move and the other spinner to see which sound to say at the beginning of the word. sounds included sh, ch, th, tr

Make fuzzy critters out of pom poms and googly eyes, then add these signs to spread a drug free message. Makes a great and cheap red ribbon week give away or classroom activity. they work best when printed on card stock and laminated.

This is a vocabulary matching activity with 21 words associated with plants. Words included are: oxygen, carbon dioxide, seed coat, cone, pollinate, nectar, seedling, leaves, root, stem, flower, fruit, embryo, seed, photosynthesis, chlorophyll, glucose, deciduous, conifer, xylem, phloem. It includes 3 pages of words with a definition and a picture to be sorted and glued to an organizational page. I created this for my second grade class after a plant unit where they gained a lot of vocabulary

This is a set of cards comprised of the preprimer - 3rd grade Dolch word lists once created they are about 2x3 inches each. Use them as flashcards or print 2 sets and they can be used for many games. My students love them and use them to play memory, go fish and war all while practicing their sight words! We have also added punctuation marks with dry erase markers to practice proper expression. Preparation is simple! Print 2 copies on cardstock, laminate them. and cut them apart. To help m

This is a chart for students to self monitor their progress through the Rebecca Sitton Word list. To use it: test the student, have them color a level for each list they have mastered. then have them mark the appropriate place on the graph for the list they have not mastered. Have the student start studying the words they don't know and progress monitor them weekly. after each progress monitoring the student marks the graph appropriately. After they have mastered the list they color in the

Find someone who is an activity that can be used as a get to know you activity, a class building activity or a way to start conversations. I built this find someone who as a prelude to writing real narratives to give the students ideas of things they might want to write about.