Have you ever looked for supplemental activities for a story but couldn’t find what you were looking for? This happens to me a lot! You should use templates to make your own lapbook. It’s easy! Lapbooks can be a fun way to add excitement to your curriculum any time of year. Why Use Lapbook Templates? The folded notes used in…
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You can turn trash into a treasure! Really…?! No, but you can use trash to create a fun craft your students will love and it’s cheap! Do you remember Shrinky Dinks from the good ole days? You can still find them in stores but they can be too expensive to buy for a whole class. I have a cheaper alternative…
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Have you ever finished a lesson early and wondered what to do with the class for the rest of the period? I usually have the opposite problem. I’m usually working my tail off trying to fit everything in. However, the Earth must have tilted on its axis the other day because I unexpectedly ended up with an extra 15 minutes…
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Have you ever wondered why textbooks show rounding with number lines? For some kids, rounding numbers is tricky and confusing. This can be hard for us to understand because rounding makes sense to us. Because of this, teachers have over-relied on tricks and chants to teach this skill. However, rounding with number lines is easy. I’ll admit that in the…
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Learning multiplication facts is a huge deal for 3rd grade. For many of us, learning multiplication facts was pure, agonizing torture. ? I want my students to know that multiplication practice can be fun. After teaching the basic concepts of multiplication with manipulatives, I like to use music and games to help students put basic facts into long term memory….
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