It's hard to believe that Back to School season is already here again! I don't know about you, but summer has flown by. That's the bad news. The good news? I have had a very productive summer and I have a bunch of new resources you have to check out. And possibly even better news is all of the resources in my Teachers Pay Teachers store are 25% off on August 2nd and 3rd, ... Read More
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Math Read Alouds for Upper Elementary
Read alouds are not just for reading and writing! This post will share math read alouds that are perfect for back to school (or anytime really) with ideas for using them in the classroom and free activities. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience (as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases- which means if you make a purchase after ... Read More
Free Back to School Parts of Speech Task Cards
Do you need a quick way for your students to practice basic parts of speech? These free parts of speech task cards are just that! Students can breeze through these cards to identify basic parts of speech and demonstrate their understanding of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. About the Printable Parts of Speech Task Cards The printable set is made up of 16 task ... Read More
Amazon Prime Day Deals for Teachers
If you are a teacher and love Amazon shopping, keep reading because I'm sharing the best deals for teachers on this page. Prime Day 2022 may be over, but incredible prices and products are still alive! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience (as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases- which means if you make a purchase after clicking a ... Read More
Free Digital Reading Activities
Are you looking for digital reading activities to kick off your school year? It can be challenging to plan reading lessons when you're still getting to know your students and getting to know what they know. You don't want to bombard your students with too many skill-based reading activities before you've reviewed or taught the skills. This set of free digital reading ... Read More
Free Digital Math Centers Starter Pack
"What does it mean to drag and drop?" "Where do I type my answer?" "What do I do when I'm done?" Questions just like these can come up when students are getting familiar with digital activities. This is especially true after a whole summer away from educational technology. Using digital math centers in the elementary classroom may seem like a no-brainer to most of ... Read More
Digital Math Pre-Assessments for the Beginning of the Year
At the beginning of the year, it's important that we get to know our students as mathematicians...how they feel about math, their confidence levels, and their interest levels in regards to math. If you are looking for a way to digitally get an idea of how your students feel about math and their interests/mindsets about math, click here for free digital math interest ... Read More
Free Digital Activities for Getting to Know Your Students
As teachers, we know the importance of getting to know our students, their interests, learning styles, preferences, and families. Getting to know your students is important for building relationships, which leads to stronger classroom management and higher levels of engagement. Knowing your students also helps you create learning opportunities that even your most ... Read More
Free Digital Back to School Math Activities
One of the most important parts about back to school is getting students back into the routine of learning AND giving them multiple chances to get to know and interact with one another. One way we do this every year is through traditional back to school activities. You can also do this digitally! This post shares two of my favorite digital math back to school activities ... Read More
Beginning of the Year Math Interest Survey Activities
Math can be quite the polarizing subject for many students once they get in 4th and 5th grades. Some students love it and are confident, and some need a little (or a lot of) extra support and encouragement to engage with and enjoy math. It is so important that we get to know our students and their beliefs about math as soon as we can. These free digital math interest ... Read More
Free Digital Reading Interest Surveys
One of my favorite things as a teacher is getting to know my students as readers. One of our jobs as teachers is to engage even our most reluctant readers in books and texts that they enjoy. The first step to do that is to get to know your readers and one way to do that is by using reading interest surveys, But, the same old survey-style worksheets just don't seem to ... Read More
Teaching Empathy and Perspective in Grades 4-5 (Free Activities)
Empathy is very important for students and adults to have. I strongly believe that empathy is one of the most important "soft skills" that teachers can cultivate and grow in children. The ability to have empathy for others saves a lot of conflict and negative feelings from both sides...the person receiving empathy and the person giving empathy. Because I feel so strongly ... Read More
