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Springing into Learning Blog Hop
I’m so excited to join Elementary Antics for a spring time blog hop! Spring is one of my favorite times of the year. Flowers are blooming, the weather is warmer, and the clear blue skies are beautiful.
When spring comes around, it’s one of the best time for students to learn about plants. During my student teaching, I did a fun plants unit. Students learned about plants.
I had students decorate Styrofoam cups to look like vases. Then they got to choose what flower they wanted to grow. Later, they would take them home and give them to their moms for Mother’s day. =)
Most of them grew slowly. There was one that grew very well. So much so that the vine wrapped around my desk.
Here’s a wonderful freebie to use with your older students. Task cards are a big hit, but not one has time to print and cut them out. These digital task cut the work in half. All you have to do is print the recording sheet.
All you need is a tablet or iPad. You could even use your interactive board and play as a whole class. You can get this freebie here, but only for a limited time!
Don’t forget to check out these other wonderful teacher bloggers for more ideas and freebies!
Thanksgiving Blog Hop 2015
The Classroom clique proudly presents our Thanksgiving hop! Jump from blog to blog and gather some wonderful Thanksgiving traditions, recipes, and freebies.
I have so much to be thankful for! Over this past year has been a real struggle for me. Doing TPT full time, helping my sister take care of her 3 beautiful children, and managing my seizures has made me strong and so thankful for every thing I have. I thank my family, especially my mother who was always there for me. My friends who still put up with me and antics. My friends in the Classroom Clique. Lastly, I thank my followers. You guys keep me running and motivated, especially through the exciting moments and the toughs moments. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
As is tradition in our house, I do the baking. It’s mostly desserts. A few years ago, I challenged myself to make an apple pie from scratch (minus the pie dough). I have to say it was the most delicious pie we ever had. It was gone the next day. The recipe is very simple. I found it online at Pilsbury.com for Perfect Apple Pie. I added some a little powder sugar and apple juice to the filling to sweeten up the Granny Smith apples I used.
I figured out how to do the Lattice topping for the pie crust. It wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. I used eggs whites as a glaze for the top and covered the edges with foil (to stop the burnt edges).
It came out beautifully and served with vanilla ice cream, it was the best dessert I had ever made.
Each year at Thanksgiving I make a new dessert so my sister asked me to make peach pie. I’m up for the challenge! =)
I don’t have many Thanksgiving games in my store, but I made new a freebie just for this blog hop. Moreover, it’s a forever freebie!
In this game, students use dry erase boards to write the lower case letter that matches the capital letter.
This game covers all 26 letters of the alphabet. It’s a perfect game to review to check for understanding.
Students are given the capital letter and on their dry-erase boards, write the lowercase letter. Great for the entire class or in small groups. Students can also practice individually on the iPad.
You can grab this game here:
Thank you for stopping by. Be sure to stop by other teacher bloggers for more recipes, traditions, and freebies!
Trick or Treat! Blog Hop
I’m so happy to join The Classroom Game Nook in a “Trick or Treat” blog hop! Halloween is literally around the corner (one week away) and it’s time for teachers to go trick or treating with some awesome tips, tricks, treats, and more!
Sight words are fun. Tic-Tac-Toe is fun too! Why not put the two together?
My nephew who is in kindergarten practices his sights words every night. After a few weeks, he got tired of doing the flash cards. I decided to play Tic-Tac-Toe using his sight words. He was more than willing to play!
Set up is simple! Make a large Tic-Tac-Toe board on some paper. Write the sight words in each box.
Write X’s and O’s on some paper or index cards and you’re ready to go! The first time around, I folded a paper in thirds and just traced the lines. Later, I made some boards, X’s, and O’s on my computer and printed them out.
You can save paper by drawing a Tic-Tac-Toe board on some paper and insert it into a Sheet protector. Use a dry-erase marker to write the letters. You can change the words any time with a eraser or paper towel. You can even insert 2 pages in one sheet placed back-to-back for 2 games in 1. You also have a carrying case for your cards and dry-erase pen!
When I think of Halloween, I think of all the sweets. In particular, candy corn. You can never have to much candy core! Here’s a sweet candy corn game for your classroom.
My nephew Isaiah loves adding numbers so here’s a fun Adding to 10 powerpoint game.
This Halloween themed game has students practicing adding numbers up to ten.
It’s played with dry-erase boards so it’s perfect for small groups. You can grab this wonderful freebie here. Be sure to grab it here:
Lastly, it’s giveaway time! Halloween’s a week away, but what about Thanksgiving? Once Halloween’s over, the turkeys go into hiding! You and your students can practice counting turkeys with this fun Counting Turkeys PPT Game.
Before the big Turkey Day comes, make sure your students know how to count! Students play against the teacher as they count turkeys.
Some turkeys are in rows while others are scattered about. Great for a Thanksgiving review game. You can check out this game here:
You can enter to win this wonderful game! You can enter below. I’m also having a milestone celebration where you can win a $25 gift card.
You Ought to Know About Binding Machines!
Remember when you were in school and your teacher made a class book with each student making a page? I remember doing this, but never knew how the teacher made that book. Today, I thought you should know about CombBind Binding Machines!
I’ve used my own personnel CombBind Binding machine for my classroom as well as in my home. There are so many uses! It’s easy to operate (just like a 3 ring hole puncher) and durable. I bought this one in 2006 and it still works 10 years later! Here are 6 ways to use a Combbind Machine.
1.) Everyday Planner
You can create a custom planner that fits your needs. Whether it’s a life planner, school planner, or business planner, you’ll be more inclined to use it since you made it! I created a TPT planner on my computer, printed out the pages, and used it to plan out my projects for each week and each month. It was great because I could plan for holidays and giveaways. You could also add sheets whenever you need to, creating a one of a kind planner.
2.) Daily Lesson Plan Book
I would type up my lesson plans for the week and place them in a “Daily Lesson Plan” book. I’d include a copy of all the lessons, worksheets, and any activities I plan to do. It’s great for reference, especially if an administrator comes in unexpectantly or you’re absent for the day.
3.) Weekly Lesson Plan Book
My first few years of teaching, I typed up all my lessons and placed them in a “Lesson Plan” book. I would turn that book into my principal for approval. A few years later, I gave it to a fellow teacher when I switched grades. It was a great reference to go back to if I needed to as I had listed the materials I needed and included the worksheets I had used in each lesson. Plus, my colleagues loved it!
4.) Substitute Teacher Guide
As a teacher, you must plan for the unexpected, especially when flu season starts. You can create a “Substitute Teacher Guide” book that can include your classroom information, school duties, lessons for the day, worksheets and answer keys, and any other things you would like the substitute to use. Whenever I was absent, I’d leave this book for the substitute to use throughout the day. I even included a Substitute Form where they could fill out before they left about the day they had in my classroom. You can make many at the beginning of the year so you’ll be prepared.
5.) Student Books and Journals
When I taught 5th grade, I had an after-school tutoring group. I would create worksheets we could work on together and added them to their “Math Tutor Journal”. Conversely, when I taught 2nd grade, I would create journal books and add writing paper to each journal. Then, I’d add mailing address labels with the journal prompt on each sheet when needed.
6.) Intervention Log
Whenever my students go for intervention or enrichment, I’d always document it in an intervention log. Included are the dates, times, the teacher, the subject, what method they are using (one-on-one, small group, etc), and the teacher’s signature on each log. Each student had their own page. I kept it at my back table and if my students are responsible enough, they would fill it out themselves.
Other Tricks
- Combs come in different sizes, holding anywhere from 25 pages to 500 pages.
- Combs come in different colors including black, white, red, and dark blue (the color I have).
- You can buy pre-punched paper, cover pages, and back pages.
- Buy teacher paper (like the apple pictured above) and laminate it to make your own durable and reusable covers.
- You can even make mini books by cutting the combs in half.
- You can turn practically anything into a book! For example, a stapled planner into your own personal planner.
Most schools have one so just ask you librarian! If not, you can purchase your own online or at an office supply store (around $60+ depending on where you get it). I think it’s a great investment. It has only jammed on me once and it was a very easy fix!
I love my binding machine and can’t imagine life without it!
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