Lately I have really gotten excited about using cootie catchers (fortune tellers) in my classroom. I had actually thought that I had come up with the idea of using them in the classroom, but no, they’re all over the place! I just had never hear of the phrase “cootie catcher,” and maybe I have a […]
Oreo Moon Phases (Fases de la Luna)
I’m not sure exactly where this idea originated first, but I’ve seen it floating around on Pinterest (I’ve finally joined, yeah! Click here for my profile.) and Facebook and had to give it a try. It’s not the most healthy activity, but it was a whole lot of fun and definitely a keeper in my lesson […]
Math Fact Label Winners
Here are the winning numbers to my math fact label giveaways. I am emailing the winners now for which labels they would like. THANK YOU so much for all that participated. If it didn’t cost time and money, I would send you all some labels. Remember to shop the Cyber Monday sales at TpT and […]
Holiday Titles, Elf Puzzle Freebie, and 30% off for Cyber Monday!
Last year was my first year to teach 4th grade math and a certain curriculum whose name will go unmentioned had next to nothing for me on how to teach measurement conversions with U.S. customary units and the metric system. After researching with fellow veteran teachers, I came up with a packet of holiday-themed activities […]
Math Facts Bottle Cap Labels Giveaway!
Have you seen my math facts bottle cap recycling activity? It’s free, fun, and will get your kiddos practicing those facts. Check it out here. *** GIVEAWAY CONTEST I am going to mail one operation set (add., sub., mult., or div.) of these bottle cap labels to four winners. If you win, you choose which […]
Math Facts Bottle Cap Recycling Activity
Hey guys! Happy America Recycles Day! I am super excited to finally have this post and title together to share with you. My students and I have been recycling bottle caps this year, and we have been using them to master our math facts in all four operations. Let me explain how. Using Avery 5408 […]
“Tickle the Turkey” Decimals Smart Board Activity
I just made a free decimals Smart Board activity with a fall theme. It came in really handy today for an observation. I love my job as a Spanish immersion teacher, but we get LOTS of observations from outside people, the community, and today I was observed by future teachers of the immersion program. Uh […]
Turkey Tickle Time Activity & Freebie
Teaching elapsed time is a SC 4th grade standard and at times a not so easy one to teach. Here is an activity I implemented this past week in small groups to help my students with this skill. It’s similar to my Pumpkin Poke freebie that you may or may not have downloaded. First, I printed out […]