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The Naturally Creative Classroom

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Welcome to my shop! I'm so happy you are here! I have experience as an elementary teacher (1-5), teacher mentor, guest teacher and mom (twins!). The belief that ALL students can be creative thinkers guides all that I do. I am certified to teach gifted education and am pursuing my ESL endorsement. Elementary Math and integrated unit planning are my favorite subjects to teach. There is a little something for everyone in my shop! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!

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Welcome to my shop! I'm so happy you are here! I have experience as an elementary teacher (1-5), teacher mentor, guest teacher and mom (twins!). The belief that ALL students can be creative thinkers guides all that I do. I am certified to teach gifted education and am pursuing my ESL endorsement. Elementary Math and integrated unit planning are my favorite subjects to teach. There is a little something for everyone in my shop! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
Fraction Posters
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Fraction Posters

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Post these six colorful fractions posters around your room to aid student learning. These posters address The posters include: Parts of a Fraction - Numerator, Denominator and Fraction Visual Fractions on a Number Line Equivalent Fractions Comparing Fractions- Same Sized and Different Sized Wholes with visuals CCSS Math: 3.NF.1 3.NF.2 3.NF.3 If you enjoy this resource, please check out my Fraction Activity BUNDLE!!! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fraction-activity-bundle-11121361
Christmas Maths Pack for Year 6
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Christmas Maths Pack for Year 6

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This Christmas Maths Pack is 26 pages and designed for Year 6 students. It covers TONS of maths concepts in fun and engaging ways. This Christmas Maths Pack is perfect for the week before Christmas or holiday breaks! This Christmas Maths Pack for Year 6 Includes: *Coordinate Graphing Mystery Picture *Multiplying and Dividing Fractions *Rounding and Comparing Decimals to the ten thousandths *Volume *Colour by Product *Interpreting Line Plots with fractions *Fraction Word Problems *Order of Operations *Writing and Solving Equations *Scaling *Christmas Logic Problems *Ordered Pairs Check out the other UK Christmas Products available in my shop!
Keeping Your Hands and Feet to Yourself
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Keeping Your Hands and Feet to Yourself

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Students can have the hardest time keeping their hands and feet to themselves! Here are two lessons outlining why it is important to keep our hands and feet to ourselves. These lessons each include 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Santa's Village Christmas Map Project
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Santa's Village Christmas Map Project

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Santa’s Village Map Project This super engaging project is perfect for the week before Christmas! Students will create arrays of different items that might be found in Santa’s Village in the North Pole. This Christmas Map project is a hands-on way to reinforce area, perimeter, factor pairs, map skills and finding and identifying coordinate points on a graph. For each item student are asked to record the array(s) used, multiplication fact(s) that helped them, the total area and the perimeter of each item. Some items are a simple rectangle, while other aspects, such as the reindeer barn have rooms within the building. Specifications are given for each room in the building. Two options of this project are included: Option One: *All buildings are given (Santa’s house, reindeer barn, candy shop, etc) *Units are given for each building and students must create the building to the given specification *Students will add 3 of their own buildings *Word problems that can be solved with the map are included *Graphing coordinate points sheet is included *Blank sheets for students to create their own word and graphing problems are included Option 2 *All buildings to be included are given (Santa’s Workshop, elf club house, etc) *Students must decide how big or small to make each building *Students add 3 of their own buildings *Students write their own word problems *Graphing coordinate points sheet is included This project can be fully differentiated to fit the needs of your students!
Christmas Coordinate Graphing
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Christmas Coordinate Graphing

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In this Christmas Coordinate Graph project, students will graph the given coordinate points to create a detailed, “fridge-worthy” Christmas picture. This is also part of my Christmas Maths Pack for Year 6! You can find that Here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-maths-pack-for-year-6-11182529
Choosing Safe Playground Games
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Choosing Safe Playground Games

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Help students figure out which games are great for the playground and which games might not be a good choice. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behaviour Dealing with Anger I Feel ____ and Talk and Squawk Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Dealing with Conflict- "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk"
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Dealing with Conflict- "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk"

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How should you respond to someone when they say or do hurtful things? What should you do once you have used your words, but the other person STILL won't leave you alone? This lesson gives students the words and actions that they need to deal with conflict in a safe and healthy way. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Race to the New World:  A Thanksgiving Game for the Hundreds Chart
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Race to the New World: A Thanksgiving Game for the Hundreds Chart

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In this Thanksgiving Math game, 2-4 players will Race to the New World on the hundreds chart. Students will use two dice to play this Thanksgiving Math game. Following the instructions on the instructions page, they will roll the dice and move the number of spaces shown on the dice. Watch out for Doubles! Each time a student rolls a double, they will see if it means smooth sailing or a misfortune for their travels. A full color page hundred board (shown in thumbnail) and a white hundred board with a colorful background are both included in this game. This Thanksgiving Math Game makes a wonderful center or an activity for early finishers. Game pieces included!
Christmas Maths Pack for Year 5
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Christmas Maths Pack for Year 5

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Christmas Maths Pack This Christmas maths packet is made with Year 5 in mind. This Christmas maths packet includes story problems, line plots, comparing numbers, fractions and more! Concepts are covered using games, hidden messages and hidden pictures. Adorable graphics compliment these fun problems. This Christmas Maths packet is perfect for the week before Christmas! Included you will find 37 pages of Christmas Maths: *Christmas Story Problems *Colour by Sum- Adding and Subtracting 3 digit numbers *Factors *Writing fractions with 10 or 100 as a denominator as a decimal *Comparing Decimals *Logic Problems *Line Plots *Area and Perimeter *Number and Shape Patterns *Time, Money, measuring *So much more!!!
Kindness Elves:  A New Christmas Tradition
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Kindness Elves: A New Christmas Tradition

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This Christmas Elves unit is designed to help students understand the true meaning of Christmas and spread a message that lasts all year! The premise of this Christmas Elves unit is that the Christmas Kindness Elves will come each day to the classroom or home with different acts of kindness as well as the supplies (if needed). Each night the Christmas Elves will return to the North Pole to think of another act of kindness and to refresh their supplies. There are twenty four unique Christmas Elves activities included in this unit, enough to take you through twenty four days. Have your children or students name your Christmas Kindness Elves. Place the Christmas Kindness Elves in a different place around your home or classroom each day. Complete the act of kindness the elves left either together at home or at school, or assign it as homework (when appropriate and fun). The activities the Christmas Elves leave can be done in any order and have versions appropriate for home or classroom. You may choose to print out the Christmas Elves tags or print off a page of blank tags and write the message yourself. Writing papers and lists of supplies (when needed) are included. Christmas Kindness Elves activities are most appropriate for children who can read and write on their own, but may be adapted for younger children. If you enjoy this Christmas Kindness Elves product, check out some of my other Christmas products available in my store!
Dealing with Anger
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Dealing with Anger

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What can you do when you get really angry in school? What is OK and what is not OK? This lesson gives students tools to deal with their anger. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Showing Respect to Others
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Showing Respect to Others

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It is important to show respect to others, even when you might be unhappy or upset. This lesson will guide students why it is important to show respect to others. This behavior lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Tattling vs. Telling
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Tattling vs. Telling

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Help students recognize the difference between tattling and telling and reduce the amount of tattling in your classroom. This behavior lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
The Importance of Being Honest
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The Importance of Being Honest

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It is really important to tell the truth and be honest. Teach students why. This behavior lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Close Reading Folder
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Close Reading Folder

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Make this Close Reading folder for your students to increase engagement during Close Reading! Students will keep all of their resources for a close reading in one spot! The use of sticky notes adds novelty. Included are complete instructions with photos including exact measurements and an editable label template.
Multiplication on the Hundreds Chart
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Multiplication on the Hundreds Chart

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Multiplication on a Hundreds Chart Activity Packet Students need to become fluent with a hundreds chart in order to understand how numbers relate to each other in multiplication. Using a hundreds chart will help students solve problems using mental math. This Multiplication on a Hundreds Chart Activity Pack will do just that. Students will use the hundreds chart activities to find patterns, solve multiplication problems and more! This Multiplication on a Hundreds Chart Activity Packet will help your students use a hundreds chart to: -find and recognize multiples on the hundreds chart -Identify and list the multiples of a number using the hundreds chart -write multiplication facts for a number from 1-10 using the hundreds chart -Identify items that always come in that number (Ex: bicycle wheels always come in sets of 2) -draw a visual representation of a multiplication fact -Identify patterns that they see within the hundreds chart for that multiple -Practice Multiplying on the Hundreds Chart This Multiplication on a Hundreds Chart Activity Pack has a Pre, Post and Mid unit assessment. Have students keep this Multiplication on a Hundreds Chart Activity Pack in their desk for reference. This hundreds chart activity packet is a great activity to do whole class or offer this hundreds chart multiplication pack as an early finishers activity. Your students will really gain confidence navigating the hundreds chart with this Multiplication on the Hundreds Chart Activity Pack!! CCSS Math Standards: 3.NBT.A.3 3.OA.B.5 3.OA.C.7 3.OA.D.9
Behavior Lesson BUNDLE!
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Behavior Lesson BUNDLE!

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Classroom Management Lessons Save 35% when you BUNDLE! These Behavior Management Lessons will help get your classroom management on the right track! Use these at the beginning of the year or throughout the year to address common behavior management issues in and out of the classroom. Great for PBIS and Social groups! Each lesson has five parts: Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities/Role Play, Reinforcement Activities and Poster! This Behavior Lesson BUNDLE is also part of my Behavior MEGA Bundle The Behavior Lessons included are below: Bucket Filling Power Point Trust Bank Presentation The Golden Rule and Acceptance The Importance of Being Honest Tattling vs. Telling Snow at School Being Respectful Lining Up Properly Know Your Anger Triggers Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Good Fit Video Games Dealing with Conflict Dealing with Anger Controlling Your Behavior How to be a Bucket Filler Behavior T-Charts A Safe Recess 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight RL.1.1 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.4 RL.1.10 RL.2.3 RL.2.10 RL.3.1 RL.3.3 RL.3.6 RL.3.10 RL.4.1 RL.4.2 RL.4.3 RL.4.10 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.10 If you like these items, check out my Ultimate Behavior Management Bundle available in my store. This Ultimate Behavior Management Bundle is packed with these items and much, much more!
How to Cook a Turkey
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How to Cook a Turkey

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Your students will enjoy this Thanksgiving Writing Project and Craft about as much as others will enjoy reading them! This Thanksgiving writing project has students write instructions on how to cook a turkey- from cooking temperatures to turkey size. In this Thanksgiving writing project, students will write a numbered list or a paragraph. This Thanksgiving writing will focus on expository writing, sequencing and the use of time transition words. How to Cook a Turkey Thanksgiving Writing and Craft includes: *Detailed daily writing instructions- This packet contains detailed instructions for 8 days of Thanksgiving writing instruction *Graphic organizers- You will find graphic organizers for brainstorming and organizing rough drafts for this Thanksgiving writing project *Thanksgiving Writing Rough draft writing paper- lined or unlined depending on the level of your students *Thanksgiving Writing paper- Final draft Thanksgiving writing paper available in full color or black line *Turkey writing Coloring Page- Color in this cute Turkey with his sign to compliment these Thanksgiving writing projects! *Thanksgiving writing Craft Instruction- Another alternative to go with the Thanksgiving writing. Create a turkey craft following these simple instructions *Thanksgiving Writing Grading Rubrics- This Thanksgiving Writing project includes a student and teacher checklist as well as a Product Descriptor for easy grading. Post this Thanksgiving writing project in your hallway and let the Thanksgiving chuckles begin! If you like this Thanksgiving Writing project, check out my Thanksgiving Bundle available in my store. It includes this and three other Thanksgiving themed packs for math and language arts! W.1.2 W.1.5 W.1.6 W.2.2 W.2.5 W.2.8 W.3.2 W.3.4 W.3.8 W.4.3 W.4.4 W.4.5 L.1.2 L.2.2 L.3.2 L.4.2 L.5.2
Being Respectful in the Classroom PowerPoint
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Being Respectful in the Classroom PowerPoint

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This interactive presentation will teach children all about how to be respectful in the classroom. It provides a child-friendly definition of respect and concrete examples showing kids what respect to yourself, others, the classroom and things in the classroom looks like and sounds like. This presentation is perfect for PBIS, beginning of the year, review or social groups! If you like this resource, please check out the other Behavior Management Resources available in my shop! Bucket Filling Power Point Trust Bank Presentation The Golden Rule and Acceptance The Importance of Being Honest Tattling vs. Telling Snow at School Being Respectful Lining Up Properly Know Your Anger Triggers Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Good Fit Video Games Dealing with Conflict Dealing with Anger Controlling Your Behavior How to be a Bucket Filler Behavior T-Charts A Safe Recess 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight
Cupid's Busy Day:  A Multiplication Game for the Hundred Chart
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Cupid's Busy Day: A Multiplication Game for the Hundred Chart

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Enjoy this FREE Valentine's Day Math Game for the 100's Chart. Be the first to make 120 hearts fall in love this Valentine's Day! It's Valentine's Day, Cupid's busiest day of the year! He needs to make 120 hearts fall in love before the clock strikes midnight. Roll the dice and help him collect 120 hearts before Valentine's Day ends! This game is also part of my Valentine’s Day Math Pack for 3rd Grade On each turn , students will roll the dice and move their game piece according to the direction page. They will need to add, subtract, multiply and be familiar with multiples to move their piece. The first person to reach 120 hearts wins the game. This Valentine's Math Game Includes: Teacher Instructions Student Instructions Cupid's Busy Day game board Put this out as a center or use this Valentine's Math hundred chart game as an early finisher's activity. Happy Valentine's Day!