Morgan Maclin

These are four enjoyable and humorous reader’s theaters. Three have 6 speaking parts and one has 5 speaking parts. There is a Christmas one called “Holly’s Homework.” There is one called “Monkey Business at the Circus.” There is another called “Jaws 4,” and there is also one called “Jokes in the Jungle.” Each reader’s theater takes around 5 minutes to perform. My students preform them during parents and grandparents visitation. They love practicing and the plays are always a hit with the

This is a fun educational lesson (includes lesson plan) to get students sharing with each other and thinking about what makes them feel good. There is a writing piece along with some cutting, glueing, coloring, and creating. There are fish cut outs included. the only thing you will need is the book, glue, colored paper, and foil. Also, at the end, there is a fun Word Search page. The lesson can last over 2 hours or can be completed on 2 seperate days. The finished product makes a nice bullet

You only need flashcards for this game. I came up with this one year when my students were very noisy. This game keeps students very quiet and on task. Also, it gets them active and excited about their math facts. This game can be used anywhere from 1st to 5th grade. We make up brackets and play this game like the college basketball March Madness tournement. This game really helps the students learn their facts and gives them a great foundation for math. I hope your students enjoy this ga

This is a fun and educational packet that will help your students over the winter / holiday break. The packet includes a weather graph, writing pages (with candy cane lines), a poetry page, addition and subtraction word problems, coin work, shapes, and colors. It is geared towards 1st grade students, but could also be used by 2nd graders. The packet is 10 pages long and is a great way to have students do a little home work while they are away from school.

This is a fun and easy Christmas card that only requires index cards (or small card stock), any color construction paper, glue, and scissors. It takes around 40 to 60 minutes to complete, but can easily be made in a shorter or longer amount of time. Students write on candy cane paper and cut out included clip art to make their cards uniquely their own. Happy holidays and I hope your students like this card as much as mine!

This is a good way to get your students to write over the winter / holiday break. It includes six days of journal writing, a favorite memory page, and a writing choice page. Each journal page starts with “On the __ day of winter break I…” The last pages are for their favorite memory and writing choice. There is room at the top for a picture on each page. The journal includes a NICE Not Naughty list writing pass where the students can write down something nice they did and skip writing in

Quick tips to keep children healthy when they are away from school. There is a coin flip game with 10 different levels. The first 5 levels are stretching / yoga like and the last 5 levels are exercises. Each level includes pictures of the exercises so that anyone can play the fun game. The game can be printed or emailed to parents / students.

A fun way to get students to do a little math and writing homework on Halloween. Students can bring back their homework to share with the class or hang in the room. Skills include money, tally marks, numbers, drawing, and writing.

Here are 5 different spelling papers / centers. All you need to do is provide the words. The pages are set up for 15 words, but you can add more or use less words. You can use the papers / centers over and over again with different words. This makes a great independent spelling center the students can use all week. The students can make their own word search, they can create rainbow color words, they can write a story, they can use their words to make sentences, and they can practice making

This is a simple game my students love. The game helps students learn and count their coins while having fun. You only need coins, a dice, and student markers to play the game. Works well as a math center. Also, works as a file folder game to send home.

A way to give students choices in your classroom while still having them complete the work you need them to do. You can use this for any subject. Simple yet very effective for getting students to give their work.

A fun way to get students excited about writing. This printable has Christmas clip art and candy cain lines for writing.

This is a fun center for students to learn addition and subtraction facts. You can print this out, laminate it, and use it over and over again. Students really like this center in my room and it helps them learn the relationship between addition and subtraction. I have included a page of dominoes or you can simply use your own dominoes. This center is good for 2nd grade, high level 1st grade, or low level 3rd graders.

This is a simple number grid game that helps student learn their numbers and use a key. The games only requires a dice and player markers. My students love playing this game and it quickly helps them learn numbers 1 through 100.

A printable math sheet to help students with even and odd. Dice and a pencil are the only materials needed.