Friday, October 3, 2025

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Free Fall Printable Activity - Candy Corn and Pumpkins”

by Kathy Babineau
Pre-Kindergarten - 4th Grade

Try this free fall printable activity to keep your students motivated and focused during small group activities. Activity includes easy to print black and white printable pages with corn on the cob and pumpkin patches that the students can cover with manipulative candy corn and pumpkin pieces or with real candy. Keep students motivated and engaged with this versatile, easy-to-use activity. Students can monitor their own progress in a fun, fall-themed format.

This freebie contains:

black and white corn on the cob scene mat
black and white pumpkin patch scene mat
black and white small cut-apart manipulative candy corn and pumpkin pieces
photos of an alternate way of using this product using candy
credits page

To use this product: print copies of the scene mats and if using the printable manipulatives print/copy those pages as well. Instruct students to prepare small manipulatives by cutting apart the small pieces (they can color them too if you wish). As students answer questions, produce target sounds, contribute to discussion (really whatever you are targeting), allow them to place one candy corn (if using the corn cob scene) or one pumpkin (if using the pumpkin patch scene) per response. Alternatively, if you choose, you can skip the small manipulative pages and use real candy instead. I bought a couple bags of the candy pumpkins and candy corn. It’s your choice. There is lots of flexibility with this product. You can use this in 1:1 tutoring or therapy, in small groups, or in whole class activities. This activity was originally designed for speech therapy but works equally well for all subjects.

I sincerely hope you and your students enjoy this product! Please let me know what you think by leaving feedback! Happy Fall :)

Thursday, October 2, 2025

FREE MATH LESSON - “Common Core Fractions Assessment Activity for Third Grade”

by Math - It Works
3rd - 4th Grade

This Assessment-At-A-Glance activity is a common core aligned math activity to highlight key areas of a student's understanding or misconceptions about fraction concepts. This is a quick way to monitor understanding about "equal shares", the meaning of the numerator and denominator, and equivalent fractions. Included are printable cards that students can sort and use in the journal writing activity.

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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Common-Core-Fractions-Assessment-Activity-for-Third-Grade-428318

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Dolch Crack the Code - Halloween FREEBIE”

by The Primary Techie
1st - 2nd Grade

I am so excited about this new line of videos that I want you to share one with you and your students. Each Crack-the-Code video runs for approximately 12 minutes. Students see a sight word represented by a series of pictures and a code. They must decode the word and write it. After 20 words, they check their own work. Each word appears and is read aloud.

I like using spiral notebooks with these activities. There is literally no prep! I have included optional worksheets if you prefer to have something for students to turn in.

These are wonderful for keeping students engaged while you work with small groups or test kids one-on-one. They are also wonderful resources for subs!

If you like this freebie, be sure to check out my other Crack-the-Code Videos!

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Wednesday Weekly 5 under $5 - October 1, 2025

Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5. With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!

In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) who would like to get more information about joining TBOTEMC, contact me via email at ReneeHeiss@gmail.com or by simply leaving a comment on this blog post.

Fall Pumpkin Glyph with Questions Gather and Interpret Data, Follow Directions - $3.00

by Scipi

1st - 3rd grades

Activities, Autumn, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Halloween, Homeschool, Printables

Make Halloween or fall more educational and fun for your students with this engaging pumpkin glyph activity. It will not only help them practice reading and following instructions, but also develop crucial skills such as problem solving, communication, and data organization. Not only will it engage their minds, it will also sharpen their analytical skills as they interpret the information presented visually. Through coloring or placing various items on a pumpkin, students will personalize their glyph using seven categories that represent unique aspects about themselves.

Halloween Grammar Centers: Featuring Differentiated Activities - $4.99

by Mickey's Place

1st - 4th grades

Activities, Assessment, Centers, Halloween

Halloween Grammar Learning Centers Differentiated Activities is a complete set of Halloween Activities to help students to practice their grammar skills. Focus is on using hands-on manipulatives to enhance their learning. Areas of study are: ♦ Nouns: person, place, thing, ♦ Nouns are sorted into categories for people, places, animals, food, clothes, monsters, and things, ♦ Verbs, and ♦ Adjectives.

Fifteen Cards Included for Each Category: Words and Pictures Using a Halloween Theme.

Halloween Booklet Word List & Puppets for Storytelling, Reading, Kinder-2nd ESL - $2.49

by Primarily Learning

K - 1st grades

Activities, Centers, Halloween, Homeschool, Parents, Visual Supports

Engage your students with these Halloween Emergent Reader Booklets, designed to support reading comprehension and high-frequency word practice. The word list and characters are perfect for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade and ESL/ELL/ELA learners! There are three formats and 20 BONUS Puppets for storytelling, reading and writing!

Halloween Song-Writing Activity Print and Digital - $3.50

by Charlene Tess

6th - 10th grades

Activities, Halloween, Handouts, Homeschool

This fun Halloween Song-Writing Activity works best if students work in pairs or in small groups. They will enjoy changing the lyrics of familiar Christmas songs to spooky or funny Halloween songs.

This handout is ready to give to students with no further explanation needed from the teacher. It is a sneaky way to work in practice with rhyme and syllables while students have fun.

Italian Halloween Coloring - $3.00

by Urbino12

PreK-7th grades

Activities, Halloween, Printables

This Halloween resource is perfect for teaching children about the Halloween holiday in Italian. Suitable for regular and/or Special Ed Classes. Your students will be able to: race and color the vocabulary word being depicted, color ten beautifully illustrated whimsical Halloween scenes, and answer the question Chi sono? for each page.

As always, I encourage comments and any ideas or suggestions by emailing me at reneeheiss@gmail.com

Renee Heiss

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FREE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON - “Financial Literacy Middle School This or That Money Choices Google Slides Game”

by StudentSavvy
5th - 8th Grade

Engage your students with this BONUS Financial Literacy This or That Google Slides activity! Designed for upper elementary and middle school classrooms, this resource encourages students to think critically about money management, budgeting, saving strategies, and smart spending. Each slide presents two real-world financial choices, prompting students to discuss, compare, and explain their reasoning while practicing essential decision-making and financial literacy skills.

This activity is completely editable in Google Slides, making it easy to customize scenarios for your classroom. It can be used digitally for distance learning or printed as a PDF for in-class lessons. Teachers love using it for bell ringers, warm-ups, exit tickets, stations, or full-class discussions.

What’s Included

25+ Editable This or That Scenarios on key financial literacy topics:
- Needs vs. Wants
- Short- vs. Long-Term Goals
- Saving Strategies
- Budgeting & Spending Wisely
- Marketing Tricks & Smart Spending

Editable Google Slides™ for digital use
Printable PDF version for classroom use
Teacher guide with discussion prompts and extension ideas

Classroom Benefits

Builds critical thinking, discussion, and problem-solving skills
Helps students apply financial literacy concepts to real-world choices
Great for collaboration, peer debates, or individual reflection
Works for a quick 5-minute warm-up or a full lesson
Easy-to-use and low-prep resource

This This or That Activity is an exciting way to get your students thinking about money, choices, and priorities. Use it on its own or pair it with a full Financial Literacy unit to give your students the skills they need for real-world financial success.

Standards Alignment

Financial Literacy Standards (Jump$tart / CCEE-aligned):

Distinguish between needs and wants in financial decision-making.
Set and evaluate short- and long-term goals.
Explain opportunity cost and financial trade-offs.
Demonstrate saving and spending strategies within a budget.
Recognize financial pitfalls such as overspending and marketing influences.

ELA Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1 / 6.1: Quote or cite evidence to explain what the text says.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.4 / 6.4: Determine meaning of domain-specific vocabulary in financial literacy.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2 / 6.2: Write explanatory responses that examine a topic and convey ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1 / 6.1: Engage effectively in collaborative discussions, building on others’ ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.4 / 6.4: Present claims and findings clearly with supporting evidence.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Financial-Literacy-Middle-School-This-or-That-Money-Choices-Google-Slides-Game-14378638

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Monday, September 29, 2025

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Colin’s Hand Free Font for Personal and Commerical Use!”

by Mrs Magee
Pre-Kindergarten - 12th Grade

This free font was handwritten by my husband! It is a True Type Font. To install, download, unzip, double click the font and click install. Alternatively, download, unzip, copy the font and paste into your computer's font folder.

You may use this font in both personal and commercial items you may create (in PDF files only). Commercial use requires a short credit somewhere in your document (see terms of use included in download). If using this font on a website/in a website design, please credit somewhere with a clickable link.

Enjoy! :)

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Colins-Hand-Free-Font-for-Personal-and-Commerical-Use-542999

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Freebie Partner Wheel”

by The Inquisitive Tortoise
2nd - 8th Grade

Use this tool to help create different partner options for classwork. Students paste it in their notebook to reference any time partner work is needed. They will have eight different partners in the room of their choosing.

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⚫Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Game

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