Susan Smith

Students practice their multiplication facts for numbers 1-6 playing this dice-rolling drawing game. Print the game board for students or display a digital copy. Students play in pairs or small groups as they take turns rolling two dice and finding the product. (For virtual play, students may roll dice using Random.org's Dice Roller.) The answer will match a dog part on the game board, which includes four types of ears, eyes, noses/mouths, and tails. The game may be played as a race to see who c

For ActivInspire software: This rhyming play takes the audience on a trip around the world to experience different holiday celebrations. Each country is introduced with a map and background music. At the end of the flipchart is a link to prop/action suggestions. If you are short on time, this play can be prepared quickly and presented with few or no props. At the end of the play is an original song, "It's a Holiday," with piano accompaniment as well as additional pages with singing accompaniment

For ActivInspire software: This Promethean flipchart contains the music and lyrics to the song "It's a Holiday." The song includes 3 verses, each followed by a chorus. The first 7 pages divide the song into sections and provide piano and vocal accompaniment to allow students to practice. (Note: The vocal accompaniment is provided by a group of my 2nd-graders.) The last page provides piano-only accompaniment that can be used once students have learned the song and for performances. "It's a Holida

Students practice their multiplication facts for numbers 2-12 playing this dice-rolling drawing game. Print the game board for students or display a digital copy. Students play in pairs or small groups as they take turns rolling two dice. (For virtual play, students may roll dice using Random.org's Dice Roller.) They first find the sum of the dice and then multiply it by 6, 7, 8, or 9. The answer will match a dog part on the game board, which includes four types of ears, eyes, noses/mouths, and

Students practice their multiplication facts for numbers 2-12 playing this dice-rolling drawing game. Print the game board for students or display a digital copy. Students play in pairs or small groups as they take turns rolling two dice. (For virtual play, students may roll dice using Random.org's Dice Roller.) They first find the sum of the dice and then multiply it by 6, 7, 8, or 9. The answer will match a dog part on the game board, which includes four types of ears, eyes, noses/mouths, and

Teach students the stages of the water cycle with this fun song set to the tune "Hello Mother, Hello Father." This PDF file includes the lyrics to the 3 verses of the song that go from precipitation to evaporation to condensation and back to precipitation again.

Students practice their multiplication facts for numbers 2-12 playing this dice-rolling drawing game. Print the game board for students or display a digital copy. Students play in pairs or small groups as they take turns rolling two dice. (For virtual play, students may roll dice using Random.org's Dice Roller.) They first find the sum of the dice and then multiply it by 6, 7, 8, or 9. The answer will match a dog part on the game board, which includes four types of ears, eyes, noses/mouths, and

For ActivInspire software: This Jeopardy game reviews math concepts, including basic multiplication and arrays, symmetry, basic fractions, and probability. It consists of one round with 2 double Jeopardy boards, Final Jeopardy, and a scoreboard.