May Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It's May, only a short time till you can kick back and take a break. To help get you there, we have have so many things to share with you in this edition of May Teacher Talk. There are posts about engaging your classes till the end of the year, end of the year memories, summer stem activities, number writing instruction, reading comprehension ideas, iPad Apps for learning, advice for teacherpreneurs and so much more.  So sit back, relax and take a look at our posts.

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A Portfolio to Remember
By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Ways to pull together a show-stopping portfolio collection for every student at the end of the year.

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Tips for Engaging Your Students Through the End of the Year

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

The end of the school year is just around the corner. You’re looking forward to summer vacation and so are your students, but you still have at least 6 or more weeks left, so what do you do to keep those children tuned in to learning.

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Flash Freebie, TpT Milestone Celebration!

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

This Number Writing product is one of my best sellers. It is yours free, for a limited time!

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 Are You Getting Overwhelmed the last few months of School?

By Mary Moore of Moore Resources

Don't Stress the Last Few Months of School! It is so hard NOT to get overwhelmed, especially the last month or so of school! Read below on some tips and resources I always try to remember....at MMooreEducationalResources.com

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Can You Make 200 of Them?

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

It takes 200 opportunities per day for an augmentative communication user to learn how to use the AAC system.  We need to provide those opportunities within the context of daily activities & routines. Here are some suggestions on how to do that.

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Summer STEM Olympics

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Teachers, does the end of the year find you struggling to provide meaningful, enjoyable lessons? Never fear, Summer STEM Challenge Olympics are here! (Includes modifications for grade 2 - 8.)

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Wacky days in May and activities to go with them!

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR's Classroom

Get some stress out from testing! Do some fun activities with special days in May and some wacky ones!

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Comprehension is as Easy as ABC

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

A tried and true teaching tool to ensure student engagement and comprehension while reading!

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iPad Apps for Kids- a 6-Part Blog Series

By Shametria Routty of the Routty Math Teacher

iPad and tablet use in the classroom has gained much popularity over the last few years and they’re being used nationwide as engaging learning tools for students. “iPad Apps for Kids” is a 6-part blog series featuring cool math iPad apps that can be used for intervention, tutoring, and summer practice tools for all students, inside or outside of the classroom setting. While all of the apps are free, you may have to make a purchase for a nominal fee to take full advantage of the app's features; however, the free aspects are very useful and engaging just the same. 

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What I Have Learned on TPT-Part 2

By Marcy Howe of It's a Teacher Thing

Read some of my top discoveries on my teacher-author journey.

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An InLinkz Link-up

Number Bonds (1-10)

It's time for some Number Bond Fun! Lots of fun themed (and generic school themed) number bond worksheets all rolled up in a neat little packet. Number bonds in hearts, clovers, easter eggs, and circles. Number bonds with pictures, stories, and numerals. Number bonds standing tall, upside down, and laying on their side. 

All types of number bond activities to help students compose and decompose numbers 1-10 to help them get ready for fluent addition and subtraction! Take a look at the packet here! 

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Place Value

This unit includes everything that you need to teach about Place Value.
Filled with fun activities, this place value unit is perfect for teachers, educators, and homeschoolers.

What does this unit include?

1. Jelly bean poster and word wall words that display different forms of writing a two-digit number.
2. Math center activities
3. Place value booklet
4. Printables
5. Assessment

Here is the brief description about few of the centers:

Build a Flower:

For this center, students will match the right petals to the right flower seed and record their answers on the recording sheet or flowers.

Jelly Beans and the Jar:

During the center, place all the beans on a mat. Students will find and match all different ways to represent a number and its place value:
1. standard form, 2. word form, 3. expanded form, 4. tens and ones, 5. number using base 10 blocks

Numbered Beans for the Numbered Jar

Mix up the cards thoroughly and spread them on the table. Students will match the base ten blocks to the expanded form. They will, then, records the total number of base ten blocks in the correct jar.

Value of a Digit

During the center, students pick up the number cards, look at the underlined number, and sort the card into Tens Place and Ones Place mats. Finally, they record their answers on the recording sheet.

Mystery Number Cards

Place Value Match Up Cards

AND MORE....

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Little Achievers

Elementary BINGO

Need some activities to use when you have ten minutes extra time or when the little ones are starting to get restless? BINGO is great as a whole group or small group activity, is fun and engaging, an is easy to pull out and use as a transition game, a review activity, a tutoring session, and more! Cut and laminate these boards to keep them lasting for years!

Click any of the pictures below to view the BINGO sets on my TPT page!

 

Capital Letter English Letter Names (or sounds)

 

Capital Letter Spanish Letter Names (or sounds)

 

Lowercase letter names or initial sounds (English)

 

Lowercase letter names or initial sounds (Spanish)

All of the letter BINGO sets also include the letter calling cards so you know what you've already called.

 

Numbers 0-10 

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Kinder Actividades

Back to School Bundle

Can you believe that it is almost time to head back to school? If you're anything like me, summer has flown by and the task of getting everything prepared in your classroom seems daunting! That's why I created my Back to School Bundle to help get you through those first few days and weeks of school.

It is over 540 pages and contains all of the following products:

Let's Review Our Alphabet Complete Bundle
Editable Name Activities
Editable Get to Know Your Teacher Power Point
Let's Learn Numbers 1-10
Watch My Progress Journal
I Found, Who Found Game

I hope you have a lovely start to your school year!

Ashley

Transportation Counting Book

Trucks, cars, and trains! That's what I hear about with my boys a lot! I created a PreK/K resource I knew they would enjoy and use. They love the counting book especially because of the transportation vehicles and the cutting and pasting. If it involves scissors, my boys are in!

I hope you'll enjoy as well! Download a copy here.

Thanks for looking!

Lidia from 

The Reading Nook

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Misc. Lesson - Interactive Calendar for Smart Board

Misc. Lesson - Interactive Calendar for Smart Board - Kindergarten, March Themed
By: Hannah Stark, 21st Century K
Grades: Kindergarten

Address the MATH Common Core for Kindergarten with this FUN, INTERACTIVE Calendar for your Smart Board.  Students will be engaged every morning with 12 daily routines/activities that include weather reports, games, AND links to YouTube Songs and Videos!!

Notebook Contents:
Morning Message with Traditional Calendar
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Weather Report
Weather Graph
Ten Frame Number Builder
Base Ten Number Builder
Money Recognition
Hundred Chart
Teen Numbers
Shapes
Problem Solving (Addition/Subtraction)
Comparing Numbers
*Directions on how to use each activity are included!

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Numbers 1- 100 {Bundle}

This Bundle includes 190 practice sheets.Each practice sheet allows for students to practice reading,tracing and writing the numeral and number word,coloring the objects and drawing correct number of items for each number.

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Counting & Addition Picture Number Puzzles {Winter Edition} & a FREEBIE

Counting & addition picture number puzzles which include addition facts: There are a total of 15 puzzles included in this pack. They are also very versatile and can be used in grades K-2 easily to work on counting and addition skills.

I have made a winter version and a Thanksgiving version of these. Mt students love them! There is an added bonus of some addition equations at the top also to equal the number at the bottom - but the good news is it's not necessary to use them for lower level students.

Here is a freebie to test with your students!

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Thank you for reading!
Yara