Last weekend I started thinking about my Thanksgiving lesson plans, and I discovered a Thanksgiving product I had made in 2011. I remembered that I wasn't crazy about the product to begin with, so I deactivated it from my TpT store. Unfortunately, rather than updating the file, I
Halloween Choice Board
This year I'm recycling some Halloween Choice Board activities that I made way back in 2010. I actually used the same activities YEARS before that. Back before I knew how to make tables and insert images, I created the choice board and activities by hand. One day I'm going to dig
Pumpkin Projects
My teaching partner had the great idea of having our students complete a literacy based pumpkin project. Our students decorated a pumpkin to represent one of their favorite book characters, and then they created a written presentation to describe the character traits of the
Christmas Math Centers
I'm so excited to have all new Christmas activities for my math centers. I plan to use these Christmas Math Centers from the end of November all the way to our Christmas break. If you're looking for a post on 4th grade Christmas Math Centers, you can click here.
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Holidays Around the World
One of my favorite holidays activities is holidays around the world, which incorporates reading, writing, and social studies. In the past, I've seen a plethora of holidays around the world activities for younger students, but I wanted incorporate holidays around the word with my
Halloween Themed Multiplication
Now that I've introduced multiplication to my students, I created a few resources that tie-in multiplication and Halloween! I always love integrating math topics with seasonal activities if I can, because I see a huge increase in student engagement. It's fun for me too! I also
100th Day of School
Having only taught upper elementary, I've never done anything for the 100th day of school. It all just seemed a little too young to me.
I always start feeling the pressure of our state testing after Christmas, so I don't like giving up class time for anything other that
Twas the Week Before Christmas Activities
No matter how crazy it is, the week before Christmas vacation is one of my favorite weeks of the school year. I feel like I have more flexibility to let loose a little and have some fun with my students. I have a little Christmas tree and string some lights around the room, and
Halloween Math Activities
There is something about this time of year when I start getting excited about Halloween, Thanksgiving, and even Christmas! I love, love, love all of the fun and craziness that the holidays bring. In this post, I've shared some of my favorite Halloween math activities. I may have
Classroom Christmas Activities
There are few things I enjoy more than teaching through classroom Christmas activities! There is just something magical about that time of year, and I love being able to share it with my students. I recently created the 12 Activities of Christmas, and it is different from my
