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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

COMPOUND WORDS LITERACY CENTER for COWPOKES





It's about time, teachers, for compound words!

COMPOUND WORDS LITERACY CENTER Wild West Theme Compound Words Activities

Check out this adorable literacy center that celebrates compound words COWBOY STYLE!  All of the words are related to cowboys to delight your little cowpokes.


This literacy center is self-correcting.  Just flip the pairs over to reveal a cowboy picture.  Your little buckaroos will shout, "YEE-HAW!"





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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Even More FEBRUARY FREEBIES!!

It's about time, teachers, for some more February FREEBIES!




HOLIDAY MATH and LITERACY CENTER Patriotic Days SCRATTLE DifferentiatedSCRATTLE: Patriotic Edition is differentiated, making it appropriate for all grades 1-5.  Students make words from a collection of letters, then compute the value using addition, multiplication, or mixed operations.  There is a recording sheet for each of the named computation requirements.  Next they engage a friend in a Scrattle Battle, comparing their word values as =, >, or <.  The word warrior with the most >s wins!  Stand back and watch your learners quickly eschew those 3 and 4 letter words for longer ones.

DENTAL HEALTH MONTH ACTIVITIES  Freebie ELA Math
February is Dental Health Month, so attend to that with this FREE product.  It includes a song, class graphing, lost tooth bags, a word find, scrambled sentences, tooth idioms, and tooth problems math.

LEAP YEAR ACTIVITIES Literacy Math Creative and Critical Thinking
It's Leap Year and your students will leap for joy with this free unit.  Included are word work, verbal fluency exercises, and math challenges.



February is fabulous and filled with freebies from my store.  Enjoy!



Monday, February 3, 2020

It's about time, teachers!


It's about time for a TPT Site Sale!
  • Feb. 4 & 5
  • Save 25% with promo code FEBSALE
  • Everything in my store is on sale; even bundles! 
  • My store is on sale through Feb. 7!!

It's about time to save on everything on your wish list.

It's about time to stock up on time-saving products that will make your life easier.

It's about time to check out all of the great, critical thinking products I love creating.  Examples:

CRITICAL THINKING PUZZLES Valentine's Day Brain Teasers Differentiation GATE  CRITICAL THINKING BUNDLE Triads 1.0 Literacy Centers Vocabulary Task Cards  HOMOPHONE TASK CARDS Hairy Harry's Critical Thinking Grammar Vocabulary

It's about time to take advantage of this opportunity to grab gifted education resources based on my many years of teaching gifted/talented/enrichment.  Examples:

ONE DOLLAR WORDS BUNDLE I Critical Thinking Challenge Math ELA Research GATE  HINKY PINKY BUNDLE Critical Thinking Vocabulary GATE Enrichment Synonyms  CREATIVE THINKING PROJECTS Destination Imagination via Creative Thinking Vol I

It's about time you discovered the Poetry Possibilities that reflect my passion for all things poetry and using poetry to teach myriad subject matter.  Examples:

POETRY UNIT Black History Month Activities Poetry Form Poetry Elements Writing  POETRY UNIT February Poetry Activities Poetry Forms Poetry Elements Writing  POETRY UNIT March Activities Poetry Elements Poetry Forms Writing

It's about time you found the emergent readers that provide teaching practices based on my years in Reading Recovery (TM).  Examples:

EMERGENT READER Forest Animals High Frequency Words Reading Skills  SPRING EMERGENT READER BUNDLE High Frequency Words Predictable Text  Word Work:  A guide for teachers of young children

It's about time you treated yourself to the materials that will preserve your precious time with family and friends.




Monday, January 27, 2020

CHINESE NEW YEAR HASHTAG SALE!!

It's about time for a hashtag sale on TpT!



Check out all the great values on TPT at the hashtag sale: #CNY2020

Here are the links to my sale products:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/CNY2020-SYLLABLES-LITERACY-CENTER-Valentines-Day-Syllables-Prefix-Suffix-472940
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/CNY2020-IDIOMS-UNIT-Heart-Idioms-Activities-Figurative-Language-Valentines-Day-1752319

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Chinese New Year Poetry Possibilities




It's about time, teachers, for 



That means it's about time for some Poetry Possibilities to help you celebrate.

Included in Poetry Possibilities: Winter Edition are 2 poems and many possibilities for teaching with them.  









The possibilities include teaching points about poetry, but also include lessons from multiple subjects.  They even include several craftivities.

GUNG HAY FAT CHOY!


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Thursday, January 16, 2020

It's About Time for FREEBIES!

It's about time, teachers, for 


Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is almost here.  This FREEBIE is perfect for upper grade classes.

POETRY UNIT MLK Jr. Day Poetry Elements Poetry Forms Writing FREEBIE

POETRY POSSIBILITIES for MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY contains 2 poems. Each poem is accompanied by custom designed teaching points covering a variety of skills. These poems are copy ready and, thus, may be added to your students’ poetry anthologies. The range of reading levels in these poems makes them appropriate for all intermediate classrooms and provides for differentiation.

It's also the time of year that classes celebrate the 100th day of school.  Primary teachers will enjoy this FREEBIE!

POETRY UNIT 100th Day Poetry Activities Poetry Elements Poetry Forms Writing
There are 4 poems in Poetry Possibilities -- 100th Day of School Edition. Each poem has a teaching point related to poetry and teaching possibilities from multiple disciplines that are custom designed for them.

It will soon be Groundhog Day.  I have 2 FREEBIES for that special day.
GROUNDHOG DAY HINK PINKS HINKY PINKIES HINKITY PINKITIES  Critical Thinking GATE
Groundhog Day Hink Pinks, Hinky Pinkies, & Hinkity Pinkities are the perfect way to celebrate this just-for-fun holiday in your intermediate classroom.  Your students will work on language arts skills, critical thinking, and problem solving with these fun word riddles.
HOLIDAY MATH and LITERACY CENTER Groundhog Day SCRATTLE Differentiated
Groundhog Day Scrattle is a differentiated, math and  literacy, learning center activity that combines word work with computation; individual effort with competition. As in Scrabble™, students use a set of letters to create words. After recording their words, they calculate each word’s score using the letter values. Then they engage a friend in a battle wherein they compare their scores using >, <, and =. The student with the most >s wins the battle! (SCRAbble + baTTLE SCRATTLE!)  Because this FREEBIE is differentiated, it is appropriate for ALL elementary classrooms.

Enjoy the FREEBIES!  Coming soon will be more FREEBIES just for Valentine's Day.



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Saturday, January 11, 2020

HINK PINKS & HINKY PINKIES for KINDERS




It's about time, teachers, for a new bundle!

HINK PINKS & HINKY PINKIES for KINDERS BUNDLE Vocabulary Critical Thinking

And, it's 50% off for 48 hours!  

This bundle includes 4 products that promote critical thinking and boost vocabulary.

HINK PINKS for KINDERS I Critical Thinking Vocabulary Syllables Rhymes
HINK PINKS for KINDERS II Critical Thinking Vocabulary Syllables Rhymes
HINK PINKS for KINDERS Set III Critical Thinking Vocabulary Syllables Rhymes
HINKY PINKIES for KINDERS Critical Thinking Vocabulary Syllables Rhymes

These visual clues lead your learners to a two word phrase that rhymes.  For Hink Pinks, each word must have just 1 syllable.  Hinky Pinkies have 2 syllables each.  Because no reading is required, these activities are perfect for pre-readers, ELL, and speech and language students.

Want to try them before you buy them?  Download this FREEBIE!

HINK PINKS for KINDERS FREEBIE Critical Thinking Vocabulary Syllables Rhymes