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Guest Blog Post from our friends over at ClassroomFreebiesToo.com! Hope you enjoy.I used this menu in third grade (though it could be adapted easily by other grade levels as well), and the students, parents, and administrators loved it!I love menus for differentiating and allowing student choice with guidelines in place. The freebie menu packet below comes with a basic plain template with no graphics, along with 12 other monthly “themed” pages, in case you want to change things up a bit to l ...
Guest Blog Post from our friends over at ClassroomFreebiesToo.com! Hope you enjoy.Do you ever have time during the school year that doesn't feel rushed? It seems as though teachers are always running, running, running. Maybe this post will give you some ideas for how to take a breather every so often. Some of the biggest frustrations I hear from teachers when I ask are:Time managementTime to fit everything inTaking lots of work homeWork/Life BalanceJust finding more time - and ...
How fun is it to learn a new language? For those who don't know me, I am a full-time missionary and teacher (and administrator and tutor and youth pastor and principal, and ...) in Mexico through an organization called Youth With A Mission (YWAM) San Diego/Baja. You can read more about my journey & what all I'm learning as I travel through this adventure over on my missionary blog. Even though I took 4 years of Spanish in high school (many, many years ago) I didn't really speak it when ...
Guest Blog Post from our friends over at ClassroomFreebiesToo.com! Hope you enjoy.Looking for a quick template to use to create a standardized task sheet for math stations? One of the ways I like to manage and organize my math stations is by creating a standard game directions page to include with any game that I use, i.e. card and dice games, board games, etc. Taking the time to create these from the start makes it easier for students to locate the directions and get started right awa ...
Let's talk Strip Puzzles! I had never used them before until about 2 months ago when I came across a picture on pinterest and immediately saw so many uses for them. As a puzzle, these are a great & simple way to reinforce anything from counting, sequencing, ordering, patterns, even spelling. The uses are endless. I even have plans for ordering with higher level math (like algebra) for fun holiday activities for middle & high school students! For now though, I have these fun Number Recogn ...
Guest Blog Post from our friends over at ClassroomFreebiesToo.com! Hope you enjoy.Check out this super fun mid-March activity that is sure to bring out the creativity in your students! You'll feel like a leprechaun who has hit the pot of gold when you hear the kids' creative writing stories all about everything green!Here are a few free resources from around the web:Coloring PagesSt. Patrick's Day Coloring Pages for PreschoolersHappy Saint Patrick's Day Coloring PageShamrock Coloring Page/ ...
Guest Blog Post from our friends over at ClassroomFreebiesToo.com! Hope you enjoy.Would you like to save time in the classroom and have better work/life balance when you are home? Keep reading to get some ideas...Hmmmmmmm you say?If you think about work/life balance as something that you are trying to multitask, it suddenly makes sense that by trying to do EVERYTHING at once (work, maintain a household, run our kids everywhere, have hobbies, stay connected to friends and family members, an ...
Guest Blog Post from our friends over at ClassroomFreebiesToo.com! Hope you enjoy.Looking for a fun critical thinking activity to challenge your students' thinking about shapes? Pattern blocks. I know what you’re thinking. When you inherited your classroom, there were gobs of these random shapes, maybe even a few buckets of them. You thought to yourself, “What am supposed to do with these? We only teach geometry and shapes for three weeks!” Well, did you know that pattern blocks can b ...
Guest Blog Post from our friends over at ClassroomFreebiesToo.com! Hope you enjoy.Do you want to take your teacher seller business to the next level?Are you stuck in a rut and have no inspiration to try to even begin looking for something different to try for your business?Would you like to challenge yourself to try new technology that may propel your business forward?If you answered yes, to any or all of the above, you’ll want to check out this FREE month-long event!Stop at Teaching Blog Traf ...
Guest Blog Post from our friends over at ClassroomFreebiesToo.com! Hope you enjoy.Some days are going to feel like the cards are stacked against you no matter what you do. The question to ask is: On average, how often do those days occur?Is this you most days?Do any of these happen to you on a regular basis?You receive a memo about 15 minutes before you start your day letting you know about the change in schedule for todayThere is an unannounced fire drill during your testing timeImmediately fol ...
