Friday, February 5, 2021

FREE MATH LESSON - “Pigeon Math - Roll and Cover Games with Printable Manipulatives”

by Mrs Magee
Pre-Kindergarten - 1st Grade

These roll and cover games were designed to compliment the book Pigeon Math by Asia Citro. They can be used without the book as well. Perfect for beginning/early learners to introduce addition and subtraction concepts.

Included:

* 1 Addition roll and cover game

* 1 Subtraction roll and cover game

* Manipulative mat with printable counters

* Directions included

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Thursday, February 4, 2021

The Mighty "IF"

The word IF is small but powerful. Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem about it (which, IF you haven’t read it since high school, read it again – it is meaningful even today!). IF can be a conjunction with several meanings or a noun with only two meanings in Webster’s dictionary. But to teachers who want to enlarge their students’ world of possibilities for creative writing, I offer you the “Educational IFs” for your students to ponder. Combine these with my prompts (links below) and you will have a fun time reading a wide variety of stories, essays, and articles from your little learners.

Ask your students to use one of these IFs in their assignment

The “Curious IF” – What IF…? (Example: What IF the snow was green instead of white? How would that change the world?)
The “Conditional IF” – IF….. then….. (Example: IF my dog gets into the garbage, then __________- fill in the blank with the many things that could go wrong.)
The “Dictator IF” – No IFs, ands, or buts! (Example: When my mom told me to clean my room, she told me there would be no IFs, ands or buts. How would you respond to that?)
The “Regrettable IF” – IF only…. (Example: IF only I had tied my shoe before I got on my bicycle. What happened next?)
The “Sassy IF” – As IF! (Example: When my sister told me she was going to make a million dollars selling lemonade, I said, “As IF!)
The "Simile IF" - As IF (without the exclamation point) (Example: My notebook fell to the floor, as IF it had a life of its own.)
The “Sorting IF” – IF any…. (Example: IF any flowers bloom in my garden, I will be pleasantly surprised.)

So, offer your students the possibilities below for their writing assignments, while using one of the IF statements above and watch their creativity soar, as IF their words took wings!

For Middle and High School:

FUN Writing Prompts - Nonfiction - This collection of prompts is in the form of clickable images on PowerPoint interactive slides. Your students will enjoy exploring all the possibilities. (Also available on Google slides HERE)

FUN Writing Prompts - Fiction - This collection of prompts is also in the form of clickable images on PowerPoint interactive slides. Your students will enjoy exploring all the possibilities. (Also available on Google slides HERE)

Valentine's Day Story Starters - No lace or Disney characters in these prompts!

For Elementary and Middle School:

Weekly Visual and Verbal Story Starters - A set of 40 story starters that will keep your young authors busy all year long with a variety of topics to explore and develop. Each picture also contains a question for your students to answer.

For Elementary School:

180 Picture and Sight Word Prompts - Grade 3 - This collection of 180 picture prompts are arranged on an Avery 30-label template, so you can stick them to your students' journals, or simply print them on plain paper and glue into the journal. They are based on a Dolch sight word list.

180 Picture and Sight Word Prompts - Grade 2 - This collection of 180 picture prompts are arranged on an Avery 30-label template, so you can stick them to your students' journals, or simply print them on plain paper and glue into the journal. They are based on a Dolch sight word li

180 Picture and Sight Word Prompts - Grade 1 - This collection of 180 picture prompts are arranged on an Avery 30-label template, so you can stick them to your students' journals, or simply print them on plain paper and glue into the journal. They are based on a Dolch sight word lists.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “CVC Bingo”

by Blue Cottage Reading
Pre-Kindergarten - Kindergarten

A bright and cheerful CVC Bingo game for your small groups or homeschool.

We take turns flipping and reading the word cards. All words are short vowel CVC. There are no digraphs or doubled consonants. I've provided 6 Bingo boards.

Have fun!

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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/CVC-Bingo-3023160

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “FREE Tools for Improving Writing WORKSHEETS”

by Stacey Lloyd
7th - 10th Grade

Looking to help your students improve their writing skills? Why not take it back to basics with these three *FREE* engaging worksheets focusing on words, sentences and style.

CONTENTS

Worksheet One: Word Choice
Contained on this worksheet are three exercises designed to prompt students to think about the impact word choice has on tone in writing.

Worksheet Two: Register
This worksheet prompts students to think about how genre, audience, purpose and style impact writing.

Worksheet Three: Sentence Length
This worksheet requires students to write three different passages with varying sentence lengths, and then analyze their efficacy.

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For more writing resources, check out these:

22 Word Choice Worksheets

Sentence Fluency Mini Unit

Teaching Paragraph Structure

Understanding Genre, Audience, Purpose & Style

Formal and Informal Writing

Paragraph Writing Prompts Task Cards

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Wednesday Weekly 5 under $5 - 2/3/2021

Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5. With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!

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Valentine Fraction Riddles: Identifying and Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms - $3.00

By Scipi

4th - 6th grades

Activities, fun stuff

Valentine Fractions is not a “drill and kill” fraction activity, but instead is a math resource that is a fun and engaging way for students to be involved and focused while identifying and reducing fractions to lowest terms. Specific words are given for each riddle. If each fractional part is correctly identified, when the students write the fractional parts on the lines provided, a new word is created. Each group of new words becomes a Valentine message.

Beginning Sounds Valentines Day Activity with Print and Digital Task Cards - $4.00

By Tammy's Toolbox

K - 3rd grades

Interactive whiteboard, Internet activities

Beginning Letter Sounds Task Cards are a fun digital Valentine's Day activity that help students practice matching beginning consonant and consonant digraph sounds to the printed letter. They are great for literacy centers and provide multi-sensory practice, fun graphics, sound, and a game like format to strengthen phonemic awareness.

Number Sense: February - $2.00

by Mickey's Place

PreK - 1st grade

Digital activities

Number Sense: February is a complete learning game to enhance the concept of numbers: one thru twelve using a Valentine’s Day theme. Number Sense involves matching the cards to their appropriate number. The cards include matching: Dice, Ten frames, Dots, Number words, Objects to count, and Tally marks. Assessments included.

Understanding the Meaning of Metaphors Exercise for Distance Learning - $3.98

By Charlene Tess

9th - 12th grades

Activities

Determining the meaning of metaphors is fun for students once they examine the meaning of the words, phrases, and sentences and can make or draw an analogy between the two things being compared. They will learn to recognize metaphors in commercials, movies, songs, games, literature, etc., and will write metaphors of their own.

Lunar New Year Zodiac - $4.50

By Urbino12

Pre-K - 8th grades

Cultural activities, fun stuff

February 12th 2021 is the year of the ox! Students will create their own 25 page booklet while learning the animals and their character traits used in Lunar New Year. Perfect for ENL, Special Ed. and/or mainstream classes!

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Mass Hysteria Writing Assignment”

by Different Drummer Secondary Resources
8th - 12th Grade

This can be used with any unit that teaches propaganda or how mass hysteria is understood in America. It asks the students in prompt format to find articles and periodicals on events that have caused mass hysteria and reflect on them in an essay format.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mass-Hysteria-Writing-Assignment-358254

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Monday, February 1, 2021

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Shake It Up, Baby: Word Sort for CH, SH, TH, and WH”

by Teacher's Open House
1st - 4th Grade

This activity is well-loved by students!

Incorporate a word sort with a twist by creating a word sort in a bottle! Add dyed rice to a bottle filled with sorting cards to add a little pizazz in a work station. It keeps students' attention for a long period of time because they are enthralled with colored rice. Directions on how to color the rice is included in the download.

If you do not want to create the rice bottle for the activity, playground sand can be substituted for rice, or students can just use the cards as they normally would during a sort.

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