Happy Teacher Appreciation week! Every day this week, I will have a new mini game that will be a freebie for the entire week. You can pick it up in my TPT store. In addition, I will giving away a game of your choice from my TPT Store.
In this mini game, students must decided if the given word is a common or proper noun. There are 10 questions in all.
Students are given a word. Each word is in ALL CAPS so it will be a litter harder to determine if it is common or proper.
This game will be perfect for those students that need extra help. Don’t forget to leave some feedback. If you’d like me to make a full common or proper noun game, let me know!
Don’t forget to enter to win a free game of your choice from my TPT Store on Facebook. Enjoy your week. You deserve it!
Happy Teacher Appreciation week! Every day this week, I will have a new mini game that will be a freebie for the entire week. You can pick it up in my TPT store. In addition, I will giving away a game of your choice from my TPT Store.
In this mini game, students choose the word that should be placed on the line that completes the ABC order. There are 10 questions in all.
Student are given 3 words to choose from. The first letter is the same. Students must use the second letter to determine the order.
Most words include sight words, Dolch words, and CVC words. This game is great for 1st and 2nd grade.
This game will be perfect for those students that need extra help. Don’t forget to leave some feedback. If you’d like me to make a full Alphabetical game, let me know!
Don’t forget to enter to win a free game of your choice from my TPT Store on Facebook. Enjoy your week. You deserve it!
Teacher Appreciation week! Every day this week, I will have a new mini game that will be a freebie for the entire week. You can pick it up in my TPT store. In addition, I will giving away a game of your choice from my TPT Store.
Some of you requested rhyming words as a game. In this mini game, students must create rhyming words from a given picture. There are 10 questions in all.
This game is perfect for circle time or as a quick review. No scoreboard is included so individuals can practice without any pressure.
Students are given a image and they must come up with words that rhyme with it. I have given you 3 possible answers, but some have many you can come up with (like -un words).
I also included a hint in case your students don’t know what an image is. For example, Question 8 is a coat, but some would say “jacket” instead. The hint will reveal what the image is in writing.
This game will be perfect for those students that need extra help. Don’t forget to leave some feedback. If you’d like me to make a full Rhyming Words game, let me know! Don’t forget to enter to win a free game of your choice from my TPT Store. Enjoy your week. You deserve it!
It’s Saturday, everyone! This week has been truly amazing! It’s the final day of my celebration. Here’s what up for grabs today!
Today’s gift card is for a $25 shopping spree to my TPT store. I know that I’ve already given this away, but I can’t help it! So many of you love my games that I just wanna give more away! So many that I’ll giveaway 2 shopping sprees! Here’s where you can enter
Today’s powerpoint game that’s up for grabs is for everyone! I don’t usually give these away, but I’m so excited about making 300 games, I’d make the exception.
If you love my games, you should consider purchasing a permanent license. This license give you access to every powerpoint game I’ve created over the years. To be exact, I’ve created
Today’s mini game freebie is a mini game template.
Now you can make your own mini games! There are 1 questions for you to create your very own game. Best of all, you can use it commercially.
Don’t forget to stop by my Facebook page each night for some games and flash freebies starting at 6 PM EST!
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!
