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The Great Candy Corn Experiment

The Great Candy Corn Experiment

October 19, 2015 By fancyfreein4th

      Are you looking to add more inquiry into your science lessons? What to teach the Scientific Method in a fun and festive way? Well, if so, than you have got to take a look at my newest product, The Great Candy Corn Experiment!   This activity will help your students work through the Scientific Method in a fun and festive… Read More

Filed Under: candy corn, holiday, scientific method, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Figurative Language 3D Heart Craftivity

Figurative Language 3D Heart Craftivity

January 12, 2015 By fancyfreein4th

I reviewed Figurative Language with my class the week before we went on Winter Break and they loved it. They confused metaphors with similes as well as hyperboles with idioms.  Creating something new for figurative language has been on my radar for awhile because I have second language learners.  I already have a great, hot selling product called Figurative Language… Read More

Filed Under: bulletin board, craftivity, figurative language, holiday, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day 1 Comment

Seasonal and Holiday Homework Passes

Seasonal and Holiday Homework Passes

July 21, 2013 By fancyfreein4th

I don’t know about your class, but my students always love getting homework passes. I hand them out for every major holiday and use them an incentive.  I generally allow them to use homework passes for 1 assignment, to buy them an extra day for when a project or their AR points are due.  Last year I would forget to… Read More

Filed Under: $1, holiday, homework pass, owls, Uncategorized 2 Comments

Snow Globe 2D Art and Writing Freebie!

Snow Globe 2D Art and Writing Freebie!

December 10, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

This month, the 4th grade team were responsible for the bulletin board in the front office.  We were trying to think of something creative and new and I stumbled across this CUTE Snow Globe idea from Fabulous in Fourth!  on Pinterst. Here is what you need: – clear plastic dessert/appetizer sized party plates- we got ours at Party City because… Read More

Filed Under: bulletin boards, crafts, freebie, holiday, snow globes, TpT, Uncategorized, winter 7 Comments

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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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We read, we annotated, we celebrated and today we We read, we annotated, we celebrated and today we go on a walking fieldtrip to watch Percy Jackson ⚡️
First open house in a long time! Year 13, and the First open house in a long time! Year 13, and the first one in 6th grade in a long time!
Dress like your fave book character day today, so Dress like your fave book character day today, so me and my motile Gryffindor dressed up. I have loved having him at my school this year. #carpoolbuddy
For Valentine’s Day we went over what blackout p For Valentine’s Day we went over what blackout poetry was and then tried our own using the amazing @amandascgorman poem, The Hill We Climb. Perfect lesson for today! #ilove6thgrade
Spent the day mummifying some chicken legs for mor Spent the day mummifying some chicken legs for more of our Ancient Egypt exploration with @historyfromthemiddle #iteach6th
When in Treegap… If you know you know. #6thgrade When in Treegap… If you know you know. #6thgrade #iteach6th #tuckeverlasting
There’s so much advice I would tell first year- There’s so much advice I would tell first year- teacher-me…. Especially after the last (almost) 2 years of teaching; barely afloat. This year is so hard. I have to stop regularly and tell my student teacher, “it’s never been like this”. But to my core, it’s always been- children first, relationships first, or nothing else matters. Though this year is tough in new ways, there’s still much hope and laughter each day. Thanks @eveleon26 for reminding me of my first, wonderful year of teaching- so I can bring that energy, excitement each day- no matter the circumstance. For all of my teacher friends out there, I see you- I know it’s hard- and I’m grateful for you. (P.S-it’s almost winter break, you got this!) #tiredteacher #cleareyesfullheartscantlose
Be a goldfish! Happy Halloween 🎃 Be a goldfish! Happy Halloween 🎃
First day today went well. It was so good to be ba First day today went well. It was so good to be back in person.
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