I am a certified teacher in Phoenix, Arizona. I've been teaching for over 16 years. I've taught 1st-4th grades. I am now running my own tutoring business.
I am a certified teacher in Phoenix, Arizona. I've been teaching for over 16 years. I've taught 1st-4th grades. I am now running my own tutoring business.
STEM Posters for the Classroom includes 12 posters. (Plus, a black and white copy of each one.) Each poster prints in a 8.5x11 size standard sheet of paper.
1 Poster has the STEM acronym and kid pictures that match science, technology, engineering, and math students. There are also the 7 engineering design process words that are in a cute rhyming verse.
4 Posters include a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics topic. Each picture includes 4 words that describe each STEM job.
7 Posters include the engineering design process. Each poster lists a process and 2 or 3 questions about what the student should be thinking when they ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve, and communicate.
Check out the preview for a better look at the 12 posters.
Hang these posters in your room to help students remember and think about the process as they solve problems in the classroom.
I also made the clip art myself. These are original!
CVC Unscramble Sentences Worksheets has a total of 20 worksheets (4 worksheets for each of the five vowel sounds). Each worksheet includes 3 sentences for students to unscramble and form into a complete sentence. Students read the 5 or 6 words in the word bank and write a complete sentence that could match the picture.
These are simple sentences that are designed for beginning readers learning to read, make, and write complete sentences. The words in the word bank use CVC words and only 11 sight words. The sight words used for each page are located on the top right hand corner of each worksheet. The 11 sight words used in this entire packet include: a, and, at, has, I, in, is, my, on, see, the
These are great to use at your small group time for a quick assessment of who’s reading and/or forming sentences. Place a worksheet at a reading center or use as part of your lesson for students to practice unscrambling sentences.
Simple Word Problem Worksheets Using Addition and Subtraction Facts 1-10 includes 30 worksheets.
These worksheets include 30 very simple word problems using facts 1-10. These word problems are for beginning readers AND beginning problem solvers.
Each word problem is on a half-sheet of paper.
There are 15 addition and 15 subtraction word problems. Students use the work space to draw a picture to help them solve the problem. Students will write an equation for each problem. The boxes are for the plus or minus sign and the equal sign. Students also write the answer to the word problem. The answer is already labeled for them.
Use these half-sheets for a math or morning work warm-up exercise, during your small group time, for your lesson on word problems, or send home for homework.
Monster Subtraction Games include 17 Game Boards to practice subtraction facts 0-10 with differences to 20. The game boards are separated by subtrahends. Students subtract from numbers 0-20. There are a mix of facts and some missing minuends game boards. There is enough variety to keep your students engaged and learning their subtraction facts all year long.
The 17 game boards include:
• Subtract 0-5
• Subtract 6-9
• Subtract 0-10
• Subtract 0
• Subtract 1
• Subtract 2
• Subtract 3
• Subtract 4
• Subtract 5
• Subtract 6
• Subtract 7
• Subtract 8
• Subtract 9
• Subtract 10
• Facts of 10
• Missing minuends & subtrahends Facts 0-4
• Missing minuends & subtrahends Facts 5-10
Also included is a fact table to check answers.
Monster Addition Games include 19 Game Boards to practice addition addends 0-10 with sums to 20. The game boards are split up by addends. There are a mix of facts and some missing addends game boards. There is enough variety to keep your students engaged and learning their addition facts all year long.
The 19 game boards include:
• Addends 0-5
• Addends 6-9
• Addends 0-10
• Addend 0
• Addend 1
• Addend 2
• Addend 3
• Addend 4
• Addend 5
• Addend 6
• Addend 7
• Addend 8
• Addend 9
• Addend 10
• Doubles
• Missing Addends Facts 0-5
• Missing Addends Facts 6-10
• Missing Addends 0-10
• Facts of 10
Also included is a fact table to check answers.
Division Games include 100 Division Cards that are separated into 2 sets (set 1 = divisors 1-5/ Set 2 = divisors 6-10). These Division Task Cards are used to play with the 14 Game Boards that are included. Use the division task cards for the games, as flashcards, for a math center, or to practice facts.
These Division Games will help differentiate in the classroom and you will be able to choose the set of facts your students are ready to practice.
If you are teaching division and/or your students need more help with their division facts, this is the pack for you! It is loaded with engaging and motivating games to learn and practice Division Facts!
Addition and Subtraction Fact Drills contain 70 (half) sheets dedicated to single digit addition and subtraction facts. Each half sheet has 32 facts on them It’s ideal that students can do all 32 problems in under 2 minutes.
This pack is separated by each fact.
The addition drills contain:
o Add 0
o Add 1
o Add 2
o Add 3
o Add 4
o Add 5
o Add 6
o Add 7
o Add 8
o Add 9
o Add Doubles
o Add Neighbors
o Add Mixed Numbers
o Add Missing Numbers
o Add a Ten
The Subtraction Drills contain:
o Subtract 1
o Subtract 2
o Subtract 3
o Subtract 4
o Subtract 5
o Subtract 6
o Subtract 7
o Subtract 8
o Subtract 9
o Subtract from a Ten
o Subtract Mixed Numbers (6 half sheets)
o Subtract a Ten
o Subtract Missing Numbers (4 half sheets)
o Add a Ten
This pack also comes with data sheets for students to keep track of their own progress. It also contains a fact table to help students learn those addition and subtraction facts.
Use these drills to help with fact fluency when learning addition and subtraction problems. Instead of drills, these sheets can also be used for classwork, morning work, homework, math centers, or small group.
This pack has 10 silent e games to practice the vowel sounds of: a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e
All you need to do is print and play. 1 die and some game tokens to cover words are needed too. The game boards can be played with 2 Players. They are perfect for small groups or reading centers. Game boards include each vowel sound (a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e) and a review of them mixed. Students will have great practice reading silent e words.
How to play the game: Players roll a die two times to reveal a word. If a word can be made, the word is covered with a game token. The first player to cover 5 words is the winner.
These Mean, Median, Mode, and Range Task Cards are perfect to spice up your lesson or math centers. This pack includes 30 Task Cards to find the mean, median, mode, or range on each card. You can use these cards to find all four tasks or you can concentrate on just one. There are different recording sheets included for teacher choice on use.
These task cards can also be used to make graphs. There are 2 recording sheets included so students can create a picture or bar graph from the data represented on each card.
Use task cards for centers, group work, mini-lessons, review, morning work, warm-up, homework, or class work.
Word Problems using 3 and 4 Digit Addition and Subtraction includes 30 Task Cards. Students will have plenty of practice to solve word problems after using these task cards.
Use the task cards at a math center, for morning work, as a warm-up exercises, or for a 2-4 player game. Game board is included along with recording sheets and an answer key!
Recording Sheets- Use for students to record answers or use the problem solving mat to help solve problems.
Game Board- A fun game board is included to use for a 2 or 4 Player game.
All task cards come in a black and white copy too.
These task cards include 15 Addition and 15 subtraction word problems using 3 and 4 digit numbers.
Decimal worksheets using Tenths and Hundredths has 30 worksheets.
These worksheets include:
•Identify decimals using models
•Writing decimals and their fraction
•Order and comparing decimals
•Rounding to the nearest whole or tenth
•Writing the word names of decimals
•Add, subtract, and multiply decimals
Use these worksheets as part of your decimal lessons, for homework, or as assessments.
CVC Words Rhyming Worksheets will have your students reading and rhyming all year long! This pack includes 36 Rhyming Worksheets (5 pages for each vowel sound and 11 pages of mixed vowels for assessments). These are great to use at your small group time for a quick assessment of who’s reading and rhyming. Place a worksheet at a reading center or use as part of your lesson for students to practice rhyming.
CVC Word Strips will have your students reading short vowel words all year long! This pack includes 70 CVC Word Strips (14 for each vowel sounds) using CVC Short Vowel Words. These are great to use at your small group time for a quick assessment of who’s reading and rhyming. Place a set at a reading center for students to practice rhyming. A recording sheet is added for students to record their answers.
Do your students need help generating good opening and closing statements? How many of your students leave one or both out? Well not anymore! This pack will give your students a few ideas to get them started. You’ll be amazed how much better your students’ opening and closing statements improve!
This product includes:
2 posters with a list of variety of ways to open and close writing. These opening and closing statements can be used for any genre of writing. They are both kid friendly and easy to use. Students pick from a variety of ideas for their openings and closings statements.
There are 2 lists of examples on opening statements and 1 list of examples on closing statements.
2 worksheets to practice opening and closing statements.
A blank template for opening and closing statements to create your own ideas or take notes.
Also included are black and white versions for those that do not want color.
Data Task Cards for Graphing are perfect for students when they draw a bar graph or pictograph to represent data. This pack includes 3 sets of task cards (18 task cards for each set):
Set #1: 4 categories to graph
Set #2 4 categories using tallies to graph
Set #3 5 categories to graph
Worksheets are included as well for students to make a pictograph and a bar graph. Students will be able to graph the data on the task cards and write 1 or 2 questions about their graph.
Place the task cards and worksheets at a math center. Students use the data on the task card to make a pictograph or bar graph. Use these task cards as part of your graphing unit or lessons.
Opinion Writing Worksheets will have your students expressing their opinions all year long. This little pack includes 34 opinion prompts or questions. These questions are meant to spark some interest in students to write some of their opinions on the subject matter.
Also included is an anchor chart to help with opinion starters, transition words, and closings.
Would You Rather… Fraction Task Cards is a fun way to compare fractions. This pack includes 48 task cards to get students thinking about fractions and what they would rather have more or less of.
For example, task card 1 reads, “Would you rather have 2/3 of a box of cookies or would you rather have 4/5 of a box of cookies?” Students would want more of the box of cookies so they would choose the larger fraction. Another task card question reads, “Would you rather stick your arm 3/10 of the way in an alligator’s mouth or would you rather stick your arm 2/5 of the way in an alligator’s mouth?” Students would want less of their arm in an alligator’s mouth so they would choose the smaller fraction.
This pack comes with recording sheets if you want to place them at a math center. It also comes with a comparison fraction chart to help students compare fractions.
This FREE Editing Marks can be used the next time you want students to edit their own writing. The editor’s marks will be helpful when students are editing themselves. It will also be helpful when someone else has edited them and they’ll know what to change in their writing from the marks given. There are also some friendly reminders at the bottom of the sheet for students to check their work.
You can also copy and place this page in the students’ writing folders. Students can pull this out the next time they need to edit a paper or make corrections using the symbols.
You can also copy this page and post it on your writing bulletin board for friendly reminders.
Send this copy home for parents to help their child edit their work.
These editing marks below are the most commonly used in a
primary setting. It is not a complete list of marks or symbols.
I have a fun and engaging writing activity for 1st-3rd graders! This FREE worksheet has students using their imagination about the monster. They answer who, what, when, where, and why questions about the picture. Then they use the information in their answers to write about it.
Use this FREE example to spark some interest and get students excited to write their own version of the monster and his crazy adventures.
Use this worksheet for a fun writing lesson on paragraph writing.