This math game is one of our favorites! Meet Big Piggie....isn't she cute?! Big Piggie (yes, we voted on the spelling of "Piggie") is one of my favorite ways to review money skills with a whole class. This game is highly engaging, and very simple! All that is needed for Big Piggie is a ... READ the POST
Cutesy Calendar FREEBIE!
I want to share with you my free set of Cutesy Calendars. These are perfect for a student-made holiday gift, but they can also be used for a variety of other purposes, too. Handprint calendars make the sweetest gift for parents to receive from their student during the holiday season! I love these ... READ the POST
OCTICORN
OCTICORN is one of my new favorite picture books for teaching students that IT IS OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT! This cute story is about a octopus/unicorn who doesn't seem to fit in with either group. This book provides lots of good teaching points for students, too. This post contains ... READ the POST
The Compliment Box
The Compliment Box is another one of my favorite classroom management tools. Teaching students how to compliment one another not only promotes kindness, but it provides them with an opportunity within the school day to practice that kindness. WHAT YOU NEED: To set up your own Compliment Box, all ... READ the POST
Adjective Collages
I love Adjective Collages! They make such a special teacher gift (or a gift for parent volunteers)! To make an Adjective Collage, I have each student choose a word to describe the teacher (or parent volunteer). Every student gives me three adjectives, that way if there is any overlap (which there ... READ the POST
Favorite Poetry Unit
Teaching poetry is so much fun and so easy to do when you have the necessary tools! I remember my first year teaching fourth grade, our writing curriculum had nothing for teaching poetry. Luckily, I have always loved to write, especially poems, so I developed my own Poetry Unit. It was incredible to ... READ the POST
Counting Coins Activities
Counting money is such a fun skill to practice. I love all the great ideas out there on Pinterest and I'm always amazed at how excited students get when real money is involved. Here are a few ideas that can easily be mixed into your math centers for some counting money fun. I love the "Counting ... READ the POST
Solve It Strips
When math is hands-on, I have found that students will engage, no matter how difficult a math concept may initially seem. I have seen this over and over during my years in the primary classroom. Building math fluency, as well as student confidence in math, is critical in the early elementary years. ... READ the POST
Learning ABCs – Games and Centers
A-B-C-D-E-F-G, let's learn the alphabet, yippee oh yee! I love teaching the alphabet because the possibilities are endless for ways to introduce and review all of the letters. In fact, I have an entire Pinterest board dedicated to Learning ABCs, full of hands-on games and crafts for little ... READ the POST
