Layla Henry- Fancy Free in 4th- Blog

Fancy Ideas for the Everyday Classroom

Teach Your Heart Out Bahamas CRUISE!

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This past June I went on the MOST AMAZING professional development in my 12 years of teaching thanks to Teach Your Heart Out Con. We departed for a 3 day cruise with about 600 teachers in tow! Most of us were fresh from the school year ending and ready to relax. I connected with a […]

Winter Olympics in the Classroom

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With the Winter Games just around the corner, I wanted to bring it in the classroom to make reviewing math, STEM and reading comprehension have more flair.   To start off, I had to front load the students with the different types I found this AMAZING ELA and STEM set from Top Floor Teachers that […]

Ugly Sweater Persuasive Writing & Craft

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I know it is Fall ::settle down:: BUT with Target, Hobby Lobby and  Michaels already pushing Halloween out and bringing Holiday decorations in, I can’t help but think about one of my favorite Winter Writing assignments of all time. Last year, motivating my students be engaged during our writing block in last couple of weeks […]

Cactus Classroom Reveal Sneak Peek

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I posted all about my cactus classroom make over, over at Oriental Trading education blog. You can check out the post on their new Learn 365 platform and shop all the looks in the room.  Here are some sneak peeks of them! Our new library- printed with super cute water color cactus labels that you […]

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  • Whole Class Journals: Get your kids writing across all genres for the entire year with my 5 sets of Whole Class Journals. The students will love this weekly activity for center time and it is amazing to see the growth in their writing over the year.
  • Multi-Cultural Fairy Tale Comparisons
  • Classroom Managment Tip: V.I.P Boxes for a positive behavior incentive or reward.
  • Coordinate Grid Fun
  • Growth Mindset and Cactus: making classroom goals
  • The Day the Pencils Quit: A fancy idea that solves that pesky pencil problem we all have in our class by having the students creatively write from the perspective of the disgruntled pencil! Modeled after the amazing book, The Day the Crayons Quit
  • Fish in a Tree novel study unit resources with lesson plans and quizzes aligned to Common Core!
  • Fancy Geometry ideas for the 3rd-5th grade classrooms! Have your kids engage in geometry in these fun ways! Freebies included!
  • Punctuation Matters: An engaging lesson that goes over the importance of correct punctuation while making your class giggle!
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