IT'S ABOUT TIME, TEACHERS, for WINTER!

 

Winter break is fast approaching. With careful planning, you can prepare for winter lessons before your break starts. Then you can just relax and enjoy your time off. I've taken the time to create lessons that will save your time.

FREEBIE

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is 1/20/25.

ELAR

MATH

CRITICAL THINKING

Check out these resources to get your January off to a great start.

IT'S ABOUT TIME, TEACHERS, for THANKSGIVING RESOURCES!

 

It's about time, teachers, for Thanksgiving! That means lots of preparation and planning for your feast. Take some school planning off of your plate with these resources:

First some FREEBIES!

ELA:

MATH:

CRITICAL THINKING/ENRICHMENT/GATE:

BUNDLES that save you 30%:

IT'S ABOUT TIME, TEACHERS, for SUDOKU!

 

Teaching your students to play SUDOKU has so much more value than just fun. Working on these puzzles gives your learners experience with problem solving skills, critical thinking abilities, perseveration practice, and improved focus. If you haven't introduced SUDOKU to your class, let me help you.

Use this animated PowerPoint presentation to break the process down into digestible bits.

Get it here:

Once you've given your students the tools to solve the puzzles, give them puzzles!  These are differentiated:

I use SUDOKU for:

• a critical thinking center
• differentiated instruction for enrichment and gifted students
• challenging fast finishers
• an anchor activity
• indoor recess
• a class reward

You may wish to provide "pre-sudoku" practice with Latin Squares.  They give similar practice on 3x3 through 7x7 grids. Here's an example:

IT'S ABOUT TIME, TEACHERS, for VALENTINE'S DAY!

 

Are you ready for the sweetest day?  Get your classroom ready with this FREE set of 💘 banners:

This literacy center is also FREE:

Introduce these 💜ly literacy activities:

There's a lot to 💙 in these math products:

You & your learners will absolutely 💗 an activity that combines word work, computation, and critical thinking:

These critical thinking resources are universally 💖ed by students: