Do you need some fun Thanksgiving activities to get through those hectic days leading up to Thanksgiving break? I’ve got you covered with activities for math, grammar, and writing! These are perfect for students in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades. They’d also work well with older students who struggle with certain concepts and need an extra review. Before I start, scroll down to the bottom to find some TURKEY IN DISGUISE examples and ideas! Have you ever heard of Collaborative Coloring Posters? They are so FUN! Students each get a small part of the full poster to color. Once the poster is put together, you can use it as part of a bulletin board. Check out this fall-themed collaborative poster! 🍁 Collaborative Coloring Poster Fall Bulletin Board – 25 individual student pages that go together to create a 30 x 30 inch poster. Each student page includes multiplication problems (2s-12s). Students solve the problems and color based on the code provided. Build a positive classroom community as students complete the blocks and put the poster together. The end result will look great on your fall bulletin board where you showcase your students’ math skills! I know how crazy November can…

Do you need some fun Halloween activities to get through those hectic days leading up to Halloween? I’ve got you covered with activities for math, grammar, and writing! These are perfect for students in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades. They’d also work well with older students who struggle with certain concepts and need an extra review. These can be used for whole group activities, centers, early finishers, and for your sub folder! 🎃 Halloween Math Skills Review Worksheets 👻 Halloween & Fall-Themed Grammar Skills Review Color by Code Activities Keep students engaged with these fun color by code activities that are perfect to do in the fall and around Halloween. Students practice identifying nouns, adjectives, verbs, and more! You’ll get 10 color by code activities. You can use these as independent practice after teaching/reviewing a skill, complete one or two each week during September and October, and/or put them out for early finishers! Students review nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, contractions, adverbs, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, syllables, and rhyming. 💀 Halloween Writing Activities Bundle — SEVEN amazing resources to get your students writing! Including – 🍬 ESCAPE ROOMS Do you decorate your house for Halloween? Here are some fun ideas to do…

How do you address character education in your classroom? Do you put up a few posters and point out the traits a couple times a year? Are you looking for meaningful activities to teach students what it means to have good character? When I first started teaching in 2001, it seemed like character education was part of our weekly routine. Our district focused on Character Counts! Somewhere along the way, though, it seemed to slowly go away. I have a feeling it was when everything became driven around standardized testing. In more recent years, it seems it’s made a comeback. There are several different books and resources available now, and it’s not hard to implement. However, I think it really depends on the teacher. I’ve seen it. Some, like me, make it a priority and know it MUST be included in our curriculum. Others just don’t seem to care. I truly believe that character education will make a huge difference in your classroom. We want students to be caring, respectful, and responsible, but what if they’ve never really been taught those things? What if we’re just assuming they’re coming into our classroom understanding what a person of good character looks…

📏 Get a FREE SAMPLE of my 3rd Grade Math Bundle HERE! A couple of years ago, I decided to bundle together most of my math resources. They are perfect for review, assessments, early finishers, and holiday & seasonal fun. I started with 32 great products already available that are perfect for 3rd grade, and they would work great for older students as review or for those who struggle in math. But I had several more resources I wanted to create. I’d been putting off making my bundle because I knew there would be more resources to come. That’s when I came across information on GROWING BUNDLES! Basically, a growing bundle is a bundle of resources that will grow. You purchase the bundle at a lower price, as it’s growing, and you get all future resources that are added for FREE! That’s right….. FREE! When a new resource is added, the price of the bundle goes up, but not for those who’ve already purchased it. You can search for growing bundles on TPT. Most sellers explain what’s already available, what still needs to be created, and when new resources are expected to be added. I’ve purchased some growing bundles recently,…

Morning work/spiral review activities for students can really help set a routine for your classroom and make the day run smoothly. When students know what is expected of them as they walk through your classroom door, they’ll be ready to learn and set up for a successful day. Having daily or weekly spiral review of key math, language, grammar, and writing skills will help students retain important information needed for your classroom and the next grade level. Spiral review activities that are repetitive allow students to understand the directions. They’ll get right to work and know what’s expected of them. This leads to fewer questions and distractions as you start your day. Sentence Writing Practice and Grammar Spiral Review/Morning Work This resource is a year long spiral review practice for writing sentences. It will help your students write better sentences. Students practice how to restate the question, proofread, expand sentences, and write the question when the answer is given. These activities span over 36 weeks. ~Each week includes the following : *RESTATE THE QUESTION – Students are given a question. They must answer in a complete sentence and restate the question in their answer. *PROOFREADING – Students practice using proofreading…

📋 Sub plans are necessary for a classroom to run smoothly! Being both a teacher and a substitute, I can’t say that enough. I’ve been in classrooms where I have no plans, and I’ve been told to make copies of random pages left. Substitute teachers have a lot to deal with, especially if they’re new to your classroom and school. ARE YOU PREPARED FOR A SUBSTITUTE? 🤔 Get this FREE CHECKLIST to make sure your classroom runs smoothly while you’re gone! WHY YOU NEED THESE SUB PLANS! I learned a long time ago that I hated having to head in to school at 5 a.m. to leave decent sub plans when I had a sick child. So, I created Emergency Sub Plans, and everyday I left a day’s worth of work (with instructions and answer keys!) on my desk/front table. My Emergency Sub Plans Bundle allows you to leave everything you need for the substitute to have a successful day in your classroom. The only thing you need to do is print and make copies. Instructions and answer keys are already done for you! When one set gets used, you simply get out the next set. Any not used can…

It’s time to read with your students!  What are you doing to ensure students are comprehending the stories?  Are you following the weekly guide in your reading curriculum TE?  If you are, I know that can get monotonous.  You need to keep students’ attention.  But how? Easy… you give them Response to Literature activities!  What are some activities you could complete? activities before you start reading – examples include looking at the cover and chapter titles visualization – have students draw and color something from the story; have them compare with their classmates to see similarities and differences setting – think about if the setting changes and if all settings are equally important characters – there are so many activities – character development, character traits webs, acrostic poems, comparing characters problem/solution author’s purpose summarize the story unanswered questions at the end letter to the author or illustrator compare stories – Is there another story that’s similar?  Have students read a different story from the same author? story’s message – moral/lesson; what the character(s) learn text connections – text to text, text to self, and text to world storyboard – students write a sentence or two for main events and draw a…

The simple answer? EASY! Teaching about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln for Presidents’ Day doesn’t have to be daunting for you or boring for your students! These resources are perfect for 3rd/4th grade. They could even work for your 2nd graders who need a challenge, or 5th/6th grade students who may struggle with comprehension. Having several activities can be a lifesaver in the classroom. Some of the activities are perfect for the whole class (maybe reading aloud the reading passages). Others offer great team building activities as students work in groups (escape rooms)! And, what about those early finishers? How about color by code and summary activities? These activities could easily work in your classroom for the first few weeks of February, allowing your students to learn all about these American presidents! Students compare/contrast the two presidents. I’ve included one with lines and one without. These resources could easily give you three weeks of activities! GET THE BUNDLE AND SAVE BIG! Looking for other activities for the winter months? Check out Beat the Winter Blues! Engaging Review Activities to Meet ALL Students’ Needs!

If you’ve ever taught 2nd or 3rd grade, then you know what it’s like to teach basic fractions. This can be a fun concept to teach students because there are so many visuals and math manipulatives you can use to help students understand what a fraction is. One of my favorite ways to introduce fractions to my students is by reading the book Gator Pie by Louise Mathews! This story was one of my favorites as a kid. What I really love is that none of my students ever know the book. It feels like a rare thing nowadays to be able to introduce something new to students that will keep their attention. In the book, two gators find a pie. They decide to split it in half. Unfortunately, lots of other gators have found out about the pie and want a slice. The visuals in the book really help students understand the concept of when the denominator gets bigger, the pieces get smaller. Drawing models, writing in word form, looking at equivalent fractions, and understanding where they land on a number line are all very important fraction concepts for students to understand. You can practice all year with these…

Let’s face it, the days leading up to winter break, and the first days back in January, are hectic. It can be difficult keeping students engaged. What if you had some activities that not only get students working, but also give you a poster to create a bulletin board? Below you’ll see some activities that have students reflect on 2025 and create goals for 2026. There’s also a really fun collaborative coloring poster. Students work together to create a large poster that can be your bulletin board for the new year! This New Year’s collaborative coloring poster is perfect for your winter-themed bulletin board! Students practice rounding to the nearest 100 and use the code to color one of 25 blocks. All 25 blocks make a large poster that is 30 x 30 inches! Build a positive classroom community as students complete the blocks and put the poster together. The end result will look great on your bulletin board where you showcase your students’ math and writing skills!