Help students practice reading informational text with this great Food Source: EGGS download. Upper elementary 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will better understand the various places chicken eggs come from (caged hens, cage-free, free-range, and pasture-raised). See all of HoJo's INFORMATIONAL TEXT resources HERE!!! There are more FOOD SOURCE options available. WHAT’S INCLUDED? easier 3-page article (color and b&w options) harder … [Read more...] about Food Source: Eggs
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Classbuilding Activity: Think Fast!
Hello everyone. My website for teachers, engagedbyplay.com, is all about providing engaging games and activities for elementary school teachers. On it you will find morning meeting activities and ways to excite your students in their learning. The following is a great activity to get your day started in morning meeting called, “Think Fast.” This is a game that gets kids warmed up for the day and that they clamor to play again and again. One … [Read more...] about Classbuilding Activity: Think Fast!
Teaching Portfolio How To & Tips
Have you considered making a teaching portfolio to showcase your success as a teacher? Then check out this guide to making one! This post was most recently updated in January 2019. Looking at some of these pictures, I cringe at my font choices and the types of resources and downloads I was creating. But this post was written in 2012 using the portfolio I had used in 2011. Trust me - if I am going to apply for another teaching job, I will … [Read more...] about Teaching Portfolio How To & Tips
3 Ways to Maximize Learning for Busy Kids
Getting kids moving helps them learn! Today I'm here guest blogging to show you three ways to maximize learning for busy kids. If your students are like mine it is best to keep them active so they can use up all the energy they seem to have in endless supply. I have so many kids that seem to be in perpetual motion. So rather than working against that I have found a way to embrace it. Hello, I'm Christina and I blog at Hanging Around In … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Maximize Learning for Busy Kids
Are You Ready for Some Football?! Classroom Activities!
If you are a football fan like me, you want to celebrate Super Bowl Sunday, or the big game! If you aren't much of a football fan, maybe you have a classroom of students who are... Either way, here are some great classroom football activities you can use to have a fun, yet educational day in the classroom!Classroom Football Activities Updated January 2020This post contains affiliate links. This means I make a small commission at NO EXTRA … [Read more...] about Are You Ready for Some Football?! Classroom Activities!
Adding and Subtracting Within 100 Magic Square Puzzles
Add and subtract within 100 within these hands-on, engaging math puzzles. These fun magic square puzzles make it quick and easy for teachers to provide hands on activities that meet the needs of all 2nd grade students. ⭐⭐⭐This download is part of a BUNDLE that is over 80% off❗ Click here to see the 2nd Grade Math Magic Square Puzzle BUNDLE. ❤️⏳ WHAT YOU GET: 13 PDF 3x3 Puzzles Four … [Read more...] about Adding and Subtracting Within 100 Magic Square Puzzles
100th Day of School Ideas
Yes, Christmas is hardly over and I am already posting about the 100th day of school. But, if you are like me, your brain is already thinking ahead to the many different activities you can do on that fun day 100 of school! Here are some of the activities I have done in the past with my Kinders through 4th graders. The students counted out 100 ice cubes and we made predictions as to when they would all melt. I was actually surprised at how … [Read more...] about 100th Day of School Ideas
Getting Students to Complete Work
"How do I get students to complete their work?" This question has been asked by countless teachers over the years. Yet actually getting students to complete work is something that many of us have - or will have - to experience at some point in our teaching career. Today I want to share practical tips and ideas to help you out! First I think it's important to recognize why the student may not be completing their work. Is it too hard? Is it too … [Read more...] about Getting Students to Complete Work
Fish Math Activities for Basic Math Fact Practice
These FREE fish math activities are a great way to work on basic math facts in a hands-on, engaging, fun way! Your 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classroom or homeschool students will love these fun fish puzzles. What Puzzles Are FREE? There are actually four different puzzle downloads included in this blog post. Click on each one below that you want to get for FREE. Addition Fish Math Activities Subtraction Fish Math … [Read more...] about Fish Math Activities for Basic Math Fact Practice
