It's About Time, Teachers!: July 2022

Saturday, July 30, 2022

BACK TO SCHOOL SALE on TPT

It's about time, teachers, for

TPT's Back to School site sale!

You can save up to 25% on everything in my store when you use #BTS22. The sale is Aug. 2 & 3, so NOW is the time to kick back with your laptop and start filling your cart.

It will be time for fall scarecrows before you know it, so grab this bundle of activities. Here's what is included:

Also included is this bonus FREEBIE!

Both of these units are also available on TPT Easel.

Remember the TPT Site Sale...

Sunday, July 24, 2022

Back to School Planning

It's about time to start planning for the new school year. A great way to start the school year is with these fun poems and the many POSSIBILITIES for using them in your classroom.

From allaying 1st day jitters to establishing rules & procedures for the year, these poems will get your students off to a great start!

Incorporate Social Emotional Learning (SEL) with poems like the one above. SEL will have a great impact on everything from developing strong, positive relationships to academic achievement. Reassure all of your students that everyone has some jitters at the start of a new school year. Your timid learners will especially appreciate knowing that you will not be cruel if they have forgotten something.

Above is another poem that deals with feelings, this time focusing on learning new things and how frustrating that can be. Use the POETRY POSSIBILITIES to lay the foundation for employing patience and practice.

Use the following poem to introduce concrete poetry. Invite your poets to try one of their own. When poetry is this fun, everyone loves it!

This collection of 12 poems includes a broad range of reading levels, making it appropriate to both primary and intermediate classrooms. This will allow teachers to accomodate students reading above and below grade level with differentiated instruction.

BACK TO SCHOOL POETRY POSSIBILITIES is on sale this week! Save 50% through Friday, 7/29/22.

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

STEP RIGHT UP to a Great Start to the School Year!

It's about time, teachers, to STEP RIGHT UP to some terrific ideas for the new school year.

This is a thematic unit to immerse your class in a study of feet, socks, & shoes. It's the perfect next step to extend the learning from SNEAK INTO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, a sole-full day of sneaker activities for the beginning of school. (You can read more about sneaker day here.)

Best suited to primary classes, STEP RIGHT UP! combines ELA, math, and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).

LANGUAGE ARTS:

verbal fluency exercise

vocabulary printables

Compare Your Pairs partner writing activity
Tercet poem writing activity

MATH

Venn diagrams
pattern task cards
sorting activities
printables
math journal prompts
and more!

H.O.T.S.

word evolution puzzles
algebraic logic puzzles

Step up to some great learning!

You may also like these foot related resources:

This bundle is on sale for 50% off on

7/20/22 ONLY!

Use #bundlebash.

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Christmas in July $2 Deals

It's about time for some $2 DEALS.

A group of TPT authors have created a series of Christmas in July deals. Today and tomorrow we offer $2 deals on 100s of products. Be sure to use #ChristmasinJuly22.

Here are the links to my special offers:

There are more deals to come so check back daily.

Monday, July 18, 2022

Start the School Year on the Right Foot

Start the new school year off on the right foot with one sole-full day of activities.

This thematic unit is the perfect way to introduce your learners to each other, classroom procedures, expectations, as well as multiple curricular disciplines.

Kick off the new school year by having a SNEAKER DAY! Invite your students to wear sneakers to school, then fill the day with math, writing, art, and get acquainted activities.

Send a note home to alert parents to their child's need to wear sneakers.