Life with 5 Boys

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. 🎃 Halloween Math Skills Review Worksheets — 43 pages of math worksheets and color by numbers reviewing – 👻 Halloween & Fall-Themed Grammar Skills Review Color by Code Activities — Keep students engaged with these fun color by code activities that are perfect to…

These Back to School activities are perfect for the first week of school! These writing activities, crafts, and beginning of the year memory book packet would look great on Back to School bulletin boards. Students can write about themselves and what they’re looking forward to this year. Click HERE to get these amazing activities! Products Included: First Week of School Activities: Getting to Know You – These are great for independent activities. They are created to look like a frame. Students fill in sentences around the perimeter of the frame, and the inside is used for pictures! – First Week…

Being a teacher is hard. Being a substitute is hard. Let’s make each other’s lives a little easier! Right out of college I started substitute teaching….over 20 years ago! I then had my own classroom for 17 years. Currently, I’m back to being a substitute. And boy, things have changed! I put together this checklist for teachers. It’s perfect to look over before school starts to make sure you’re prepared anytime a substitute has to come into your classroom. Some are a little time consuming – such as information for fire drills/lockdowns/etc. Others are simple – such as have a…

Teacher appreciation week is here and we are celebrating with free math resources your students will love! My teacher friends and I came up with the teacher appreciation week freebie event in order to save you time and sanity as you close out the school year. And guess what!?! All 24 of these amazing math resources are FREE! You can download them all or just choose a few. Click HERE to get some fantastic Math FREEBIES!

Click here to get How to Create a Writing Rubric for FREE! If you’re like me, you’ve been frustrated with what’s provided to you for teaching writing in the classroom. Many years ago I went to a presentation where we were taught how to create a rubric. I really loved the way she explained how to make a rubric for any writing assignment. It didn’t give me a curriculum, but once I knew how to create the rubric, it was easy to come up with writing ideas. Something I love about creating my own rubrics is that I can customize…

Have you ever heard of a hashtag sale on TpT? I’ve been a buyer for over ten years and a seller for a year and a half. Last week was the first time I’d heard of it. Basically, it’s a group of sellers that join in on a sale together. There are rules to follow, so if you’re a seller, don’t join one unless you’re part of the group and know the rules! The sellers choose products (I’ve seen from 1 to 4) in their store to offer at a discount for a certain number of days. I’ve seen discounting…

I now have three stores open that sell teacher resources and products. Check them out! TPT — https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Life-With-5-Boys Made By Teachers — https://www.madebyteachers.com/seller/life-with-5-boys/ Classful — https://classful.com/lifewith5boys/