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Showing posts with label New Year's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Year's. Show all posts

Monday, December 30, 2019

NEW YEAR'S DOLLAR DEALS!!

It's about time, teachers, for 

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To celebrate, I've joined with a group of talented teacherpreneurs to create a hashtag sale.



This sale offers hundred of resources marked down to just $1.  All you have to do is type #RingIn2020 in the search bar on TpT.  Then scroll through the resources, filling your basket as you go.  At $1 each, you can start the new year off with a bang without breaking the bank.

Here are my offerings for this sale:


ANTONYMS LITERACY CENTER Monster Antonyms Activity Word Work Grammar Activity



ONE DOLLAR WORDS 2.0 Critical Thinking Challenge Math ELA Research GATE


This sale only lasts 2 days, 12/31/19 and 1/1/20, so hurry over to TpT now and scoop up these great deals.


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TpT Dollar Deals Hashtag Sale

It's about time, teachers, for 

Image result for 2020 new year clipart

To celebrate, I've joined with a group of talented teacherpreneurs to create a hashtag sale.



This sale offers scores of resources marked down to just $1.  All you have to do is type #NEWYEARNEWDEALS in the search bar on TpT.  Then scroll through the resources, filling your basket as you go.  At $1 each, you can start the new year off with a bang without breaking the bank.

Here are my offerings for this sale:

CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Story Sleuths Set I Literature Extension GATE HOTS

SYLLABLES LITERACY CENTER Frog Theme Syllables Game Literacy Activity

This sale only lasts 3 days, 12/31/19 - 1/2/20, so hurry over to TpT now and scoop up these great deals.



Saturday, December 24, 2016

Happy Holidays!



It's the most wonderful time of the year!  In order to appreciate my family, traveling here from 4 states, I am taking a technology vacation.  I look forward to connecting again in 2017.  In the meantime, best wishes for a ...





Saturday, December 13, 2014

It's About Time, Teachers, for 2015

It's about time, teachers, for 2015.  Are you ready?

Every new year, I make a teaching resolution to work smarter, not harder.  To that end, I have some suggestions that may help YOU work smarter, rather than harder.  

*Before you leave your classroom for the last time in 2014, remove all traces of the holidays. Upon your return in Jan., such leftovers will be about as welcomed as the proverbial fruitcake.  If you can rustle up enough energy, change your bulletin boards now.  You've earned a break. You need a break.  Don't go into school during your break!

*After decades in the classroom, the thrill of changing bulletin boards has long passed. To that end, I like to get as much mileage out of my bulletin boards as possible. So, I have created boards that work as learning centers, anchor activities, and/or enrichment experiences. Moreover, I like boards that last the whole month long.  



This one is from How Many Ways? -- Jan. EditionSimilar to Boggle(TM), the challenge in this activity is to arrive at a given number in many different ways. It readily provides differentiation by allowing the teacher to choose between 2 questions: one asks students to count to the target number; one requires students to use basic operations to arrive at the target.


Reproduce the mitten icons and place them on a bulletin board along with the How Many Ways? question of your choice. When using the basic operations challenge, select the math operation(s) appropriate for your students and post them, as well. Then invite your students to determine how many ways they can reach the target number. Enough target numbers are included to allow you to change the target each day, if you so desire.

This activity is CCSS aligned. It requires students to think critically while practicing math skills. What could be better than an activity that challenges your students in multiple ways?  

*Prepare all the materials you will need for the 1st week back.  If you employ thematic units, you may be interested in starting the new year off with Hats! Hats! Hooray for Hats! in preparation for National Hat Day on Jan. 15. This unit integrates ELA, math, HOTS, and creativity. The resources include:
Language arts
· Book links
· Compound words 
· Idioms 
· Vocabulary
· Comprehension
· Poetry
· Riddles 
· Handwriting practice
· Alphabetical order
· Writing
· Verbal fluency
Math 
· Counting
· Computation
· Graphing
· Patterns
· Venn Diagrams
· Math Journal prompts
· Sorting
· Measurement
· Money
Higher Order Thinking Skills
· Analysis
· Evaluation
· Creation
Art
· Arts & crafts project


Materials for literacy and math centers are included, as well as homework assignments. A perennial favorite of my students are the hat riddles we use for critical thinking, morning message, and handwriting practice.  Here's an example:


          His hat is striped in white and red.
          He put a pink stain on mother’s bed.
          Who is he?

My kiddoes can hardly wait for our morning meeting to share the answer to the riddle. (The Cat in the Hat)



*Another teaching resolution I make is to stretch my teaching repertoire into a new area.  So 1 year I resolved to incorporate more creative thinking opportunities.  The result was Destination: Imagination via Creative Thinking (Vol. I). (Vol. II will be launched soon.) 


This is an eclectic collection of activities originally developed for use with my gifted and talented classes. The goal of these activities is to promote the 4 traits of gifted children: fluency, flexibility, elaboration and originality. But really, what child wouldn't benefit from working on those aspects? I have found the project works very well with heterogeneous groups and have successfully used it with 1st - 5th graders.


These activities are structured to be used in 1 week intervals: assignment sheets go home with a due date; products are shared one week later. This product includes copy ready assignment sheets in color and black line, notes to the teacher, and participation certificates. Some are designed to be used seasonally; others are appropriate to any time of the year.



To ensure that you enjoy your winter break, plan for January NOW! It's about time -- your time!


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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

The Best of 2013

The new year is here!  Traditionally, radio stations and television shows prepare a list of the most important news stories and/or best songs of the past year.   In that same vein, Stephanie @ Principal's Principles, has created a linky party of the best pins of 2013.  Fun! 


Here are my top 5 Pinterest pins:










I love Pinterest and it has shown me some love right back.  Such an awesome site!  What are your 5 best pins of 2013?


Happy New Year!  And, happy pinning!


I'd love it if you followed me on Pinterest!  

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

New Year’s Poem Freebie

It’s about time, teachers, ... for the New Year.  And we all know that the New Year brings resolutions. If you are not already using poetry regularly in your classroom, I hope you will resolve to do so in 2013.  If you are using poetry, resolve to create anthologies for your students.  Already making anthologies?  Great! 

Just for the New Year, I have a humorous poem to which every teacher and most students can relate. 



To help you start off the New Year right, I have created some possibilities for using this poem in your classroom. 
                                                 

If you decide to have your students write list poems, you may wish to display this poster. It is especially helpful in a writing center.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            



I wish you all the best in the New Year!



This poem and its possibilities are from my product, Poetry Possibilities for Winter.  The list poem poster is from Pick a Pack of Poetry Posters.


                                                                      
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