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Each week, a student is designated to fill up the class estimation jar with 20-100 objects. The objects may include candy, small toys, etc. The children are given the chance to view the jar and objects and make a guess in their journals. We then proceed to count the objects by 2's, 3's, 5's and 10's to determine how many objects are in the estimating jar. This standards based activity book addresses number sense, place value, computation, multiplication, CGI and interactive learning. Students a

Valentine's Day is almost here! Save time planning a math lesson that integrates literacy! This engaging activity will allow students to use candy hearts as manipulatives. Counting Cupid's Colorful Candy Activity develops the following math concepts and skills: estimating, sorting, patterning, number sense, computation, interpreting graphs, place value, and introducing basic fractions. This activity can be extended and integrated to literacy instruction by having students alphabetize candy hea

12 MONTHS OF POETRY INTEGRATED WITH MATH AND WRITING! The theme of "Chicken Soup With Rice" can be carried into the daily calendar, literacy and math lessons. Each month, a different poem is featured. Students will find the value of each month using coins to develop math number sense, and computation, literacy comprehension, and writing skills. This resource can be used all year long, so save yourself some time by sipping on some Chicken Soup With Rice!

You need this magnificent, extensive parent handbook! Provide parents with all the information they need about your classroom and school so that there is no room for them to ask questions. This parent handbook includes: **Table of contents **Class and School Produdures **Parent Communication/Friday Folders **Homework **Curricular Units **Grade Level High Frequency Words **Science **Language Arts/Handwriting **Classroom Schedule Because this file is in Microsoft WORD format, you will be able to

You need this magnificent, extensive parent handbook! Provide parents with all the information they need about your classroom and school so that there is no room for them to ask questions. This parent handbook includes: **Table of contents **Class and School Produdures **Parent Communication/Friday Folders **Homework **Curricular Units **Grade Level High Frequency Words **Science **Language Arts/Handwriting **Classroom Schedule Because this file is in Microsoft WORD format, you will be able to

This math activity incorporates several math strategies while allowing students to interact with marshmallow manipulatives independently or in a cooperative group. The following math strategies are integrated into this lesson: estimating, computation, number sense, place value, operations, and could be extended to multiplication.

This Hot Off the Press News Journal promotes writing daily. Students become better writers by writing about their experiences. Hot Off The Press News writing journal allows for communication from the student's perpective about events and learning experiences that occur throughout the school day. Students also report the day's weather, cloud type, and temperature, reported on a visual of a thermometor. Students learn how to organize events of their day. This journal also allows for parents to rec

This writing journal can be used after EVERY math lesson or activity! This journal includes standards based instruction and vocabulary development experienced during each lesson taught. Words are added to a WORD WALL provided in their journals so that students will include them in their writing of retelling what they learned and experienced during the lesson. Students will also illustrate their experience to connect it to the lesson. This math journal serves as a great communication tool for par

The Wild About Weather activity is an interdisciplinary approach to teach weekly weather of the community while comparing and contrasting weather in other locations around the world. Wild About Weather includes social studies, writing, math (measurement), and vocabulary development. It also promotes writing by teaching students how to organize a letter to communicate weather to their parents. This helps build a connection between the home and the classroom throughout the year. The pages can be d