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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!
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!
Building Trust in the Classroom and Beyond
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Building Trust in the Classroom and Beyond

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Trust must be earned. Use this lesson plan to give students a visual example of building trust that you can refer to all year long. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. A "10 Ways to Build Trust" Poster is also included. 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!
The Golden Rule
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The Golden Rule

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"Treat others as you wish to be treated"...why is this so important? Teach your students why using this lesson. 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!
Everyone Wants to Belong- An Acceptance Activity
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Everyone Wants to Belong- An Acceptance Activity

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This is an activity that will help students (and adults) realize that EVERYONE wants to be part of a group. This lesson promotes the acceptance of others. 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!
Animal Research Project
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Animal Research Project

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This 155 page Animal Research Bundle contains all you need to teach students how to complete an individualized, self-directed research project ending in a Natural History Museum. Students will learn how to research using non-fiction books and put the information in their own words! No more copying directly from the book! The process is broken down into day-to-day lessons. This Animal Research bundle is differentiated and a perfect way to meet the needs of all of your students. Students will choose one animal from a selection of grade-appropriate non-fiction and focus on their animal's adaptations, habitat, predators, prey/diet and other interesting facts. Common Core and Science Standards aligned! Suggestions for guided reading groups are also included. This Animal Research Bundle includes: -5 + weeks of complete daily lesson plans -Completed PROJECT SAMPLES to show your students what a quality animal research project looks like -All student handouts, parent letters (English and Spanish) and teacher masters -Choosing books for animal research -Suggested Animal Lists -Anchor Chart Printables -Interactive Journal Pages -Creative ways to assess prior knowledge -Informational Text Features -Informational Text vocabulary activities -detailed instructions on how to teach students how to write an interesting paragraph with strong, varied language -suggestions on how to supervise student work and create guided reading groups based on need -step-by-step instructions on how to demonstrate to students how to make a No-to-Low cost diorama -step-by-step instructions on how to demonstrate how to make animal research product using PowerPoint or Prezi -Product Descriptors for easy grading! These Animal Research Product Descriptors are available in English and Spanish (translated using Google Translate) -Writing Process Clip Chart If you enjoy my Animal Research Project, check out my Biography Research Project! CCSS ELA Standards: RI.3.1 RI.3.3 RI.3.4 RI.3.5 RI.3.7 RI.3.8 RI.3.9 RI.3.10 RI.4.2 RI.4.5 RI.4.7 W.3.1 W.3.2 W.3.4 W.3.5 W.3.6 W.3.7 W.3.8 W.3.10 W.4.2 W.4.4 W.4.5 W.4.6 W.4.7 W.4.8 W.4.9 W.4.10 SL.3.3 SL.3.4 SL.3.6 SL.4.1 SL.4.2 SL.4.4 SL.4.5 L.3.1 L.3.2 L.3.3 L.3.4 L.3.5 L.3.6 L.4.1 L.4.2 L.4.3 L.4.4 L.4.5 L.4.6
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
Shape Fraction Play Dough Mats and Games
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Shape Fraction Play Dough Mats and Games

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Engage students with Shapes and Fractions using these Play Dough Mats and original Shapes Games! Students will need to identify shapes and fractions and divide the shapes into given fractions. This packet contains *Directions for Individual or 2 Player activities *18 Play Dough Mats *Fractions Playing Cards *Shapes Playing Cards CCSS Math Standards: 2.G.3 3.G.2 3.NF.3b 3.NF.3c These Play Dough Mats and Game are also included in my Shapes Activity BUNDLE!!! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/shapes-unit-bundle-11121840
How to Be a Bucket Filler
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How to Be a Bucket Filler

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Bring the Concept of Bucket Filling into your classroom with this pack! This pack includes Lesson Plans, classroom activities, a guide to a classroom display, Posters and More! 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 in the Lunchroom PowerPoint
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Showing Respect in the Lunchroom PowerPoint

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This interactive presentation will teach children all about how to be respectful in the lunchroom. It provides a child-friendly definition of respect and concrete examples showing kids what respect to yourself, others, the lunchroom and things in the lunchroom looks like and sounds like. This presentation is perfect for PBIS, beginning of the year, review or social groups! Check out some of my other lessons and presentations! 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
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!
Trust Bank Presentation
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Trust Bank Presentation

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What does it mean to be trustworthy? How do you earn trust? How do you lose trust? Use this kid-friendly presentation to teach your class about trust banks. Students will learn what it looks like when people trust them and what they can do to earn the trust of those around them!
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!
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!
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!
Summer Math Pack
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Summer Math Pack

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Looking for something fun and engaging to keep your student on track during the summer months? Look no further! This Summer Math Fun Pack is 31 pages packed with standard's matching summer math activities that are so fun, your students won't even know that they are doing real math! This Summer Math Fun Pack is geared towards 3rd -5th graders. This Summer Math Fun Pack includes story problems, graphing, secret message, fractions and more summer math fun! Included in this Summer Math Fun Pack, you will find: *Student Book Cover *Beach Ball Math- Add, Subtract, Multiply or Divide *What’s Under the Bucket?- Find the missing number *Summer Math Hidden Picture- Solve 119 summer themed money problems to find the hidden picture *Summer TIME *Summer Math Hidden Message-Rounding *Word Problems *Graphing- Using the data provided, answer graphing problems and create a pictograph *Logic Problems *Color by Answer *Answer Key
Behavior Clip Chart
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Behavior Clip Chart

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Use this Behavior Clip Chart in your class to keep track of daily student behavior. This Behavior Clip Chart also allows students to keep track of their own behavior each day. This Behavior Clip Chart is also available in Spanish!!! Behavior Clip Chart Levels include: Outstanding Great Job Good Day Ready to Learn Think About It Teacher’s Choice Parent Contact Maravilloso Excelente Muy Bien Listo Para Aprendar Piensalo Decision de la Maestra/ Decision del Maestro Contacto con los Padres Print this behavior clip chart on heavy card stock and hang vertically in your room. You can also slide it into plastic sleeves to keep it looking beautiful year after year. Check out my store for more Behavior Management Products!!
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
Tattling vs. Telling and "I Feel" Slide Show
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Tattling vs. Telling and "I Feel" Slide Show

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When is it Tattling? When is it Telling? How can you teach your students the difference? This interactive PowerPoint Presentation gives students an easy to understand definition for each and concrete examples. This slide show also addresses "I Feel" statements and how students should always use their words first before going to a teacher or an adult. This slide show is perfect for review, beginning of the year, PBIS or social groups! If your like this product, please check out: All the items below are also available in a Behavior Lesson BUNDLE Showing Respect in the Library Showing Respect in the Bathroom Slide Show Showing Respect in the Lunchroom Slide Show 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
Showing Respect in the Bathroom
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Showing Respect in the Bathroom

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This interactive PowerPoint presentation will teach children all about how to be respectful in the school bathroom. It provides a child-friendly definition of respect and concrete examples showing kids what respect to yourself, others, the bathroom and things in the bathroom looks like and sounds like. This presentation is perfect for PBIS, beginning of the year, review or social groups! If your like this product, please check out: All the items below are also available in a Behavior Lesson BUNDLE Showing Respect in the Lunchroom Slide Show 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!