Are you looking for the perfect book to gift parent to be? Children as young as one (or younger!) can develop a love for books if the right ones are put before them. When my second daughter was born I knew I wanted to grow our little library and what better curators than dozens of teachers. From my own book loving findings to the picks of many parents and teachers we’ve compiled a list of board books even the littlest…
Are you looking for simple warm ups to support your 5th graders? You’ve come to the right place. Here we’ve compiled 100 simple yet significant warm ups to support Common Core Standards. Place 100 chart (click here for a simple and free hundreds chart in my TpT store) in clear page protector or laminate (I actually prefer page protectors, but either will work). 1. Identifying multiples (skip counting): upper grade students benefit from practicing multiples of a given number. Quick…
For over a year now I have been daydreaming about having all matching, whimsical decorations in my classroom. Last year I started looking at cactus and succulent decorations and have always liked the whimsical feel of twinkle lights (which I have all around my room). So I decided to stop daydreaming and just go ahead and make what I have been dreaming about. I came up with a whole set of a little bit rustic, a little bit glam…
Please note: this post may contain affiliate links. Are you looking for tools to help your learners gain an understanding of number sense? If you are looking for activities to help students understand the relationship between numbers, see patterns and gain fluency with numbers and number relationships you’ve come to the right place. One of the things I notice teaching 5th grade math is that my stronger students really understand place value and see the patterns and relationships between…
