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Not my Gumdrop Buttons {a persuasive writing unit}

Not my Gumdrop Buttons {a persuasive writing unit}

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Last week my students used my Wait, Wait! Don’t Shoot! Persuasive Writing Set and wrote from the point of view of the turkey who job it was to convince the farmer spare their life  and eat something else for the Thanksgiving Day Feast. The kids came up with a lot of amazing reasons why the farmer shouldn’t eat them- including:… Read More

Christmas Factor Trees and other Activities!

Christmas Factor Trees and other Activities!

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Tis’ the season for your students to understand prime, composite, factor trees and multiples! I am very excited to share my new math activity pack with you! Included in this pack: Prime Number Hunt Great for whole group instruction and as an introduction to what whole Color the Gingerbread Independent or partner practice- progress monitoring! Prime or Composite? Perfect for… Read More

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  • 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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