Wednesday Weekly 5 Under $5 - 3/4/20

Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5.  With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!

In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) that would like to get more information about joining TBOTEMC, click here.  Free free to contact me via Twitter (@ATeachersTeach) or simply by leaving a comment on this blog post.

2-Digit Subtraction WITH Regrouping Worksheets with Math Jokes - $3.00

By Believe to Achieve by Anne Rozell
Math; Grades 2-4

Let your students practice 2-Digit Subtraction WITH Regrouping with these no prep activity sheets with fun math jokes and color the border! Great for morning work, homework, math stations, tutoring, early finishers, quick assessment or review!

Subject Verb Agreement Grammar Worksheets - $3.10

By Charlene Tess

ELA; Grades 9-12

Learning to make subjects and verbs agree in number is an important writing skill. Most of the time, writers can detect an error in subject/verb agreement because it sounds wrong. To those whose first language is not English, it may be more challenging to hear the errors. In this practice exercise, if students follow the first three steps from Charlene Tess’s Simple Steps to Sentence Sense grammar program, they can easily make the subject agree with the verb in number. You can find out more about these steps on the product page.

Spring Fun Booklet - $2.50

By Sunshine and Laughter by Deno

ELA, Math; Grades 1-2

This resource provides fun and exciting Alaska themed math centers for learners to practice addition facts to 10. This packet has 5 sets of addition equation cards (10 cards per set) and recording pages with matching Alaska themed graphics. The images include musher kids on sleds, sled dogs, sled dog teams, and the starting line.

Festa della Donna - $2.00
By Urbino12

Italian; Grades PreK-12

March 8th is International Woman's Day in Italy. All women can expect to receive beautiful bouquets of mimosa flowers. I hand these out to the female students in my classes as they enter the room. It always prompts an interesting discussion about the holiday!

Rainbow Ranger PowerPoint - Learn All About Rainbows - $3.00

By All-American Teacher Tools

St. Patrick's Day, Basic Principles; Grades 1-2

The Rainbow Ranger in this PowerPoint WebQuest will teach very young learners the correct order of rainbow colors as they learn to use the computer to access information and solve puzzles. Additionally, your students will learn how to spell the colors of the rainbow and they will learn a song that will help them remember the order of colors.

Other WW5U5 Team Members on TpT to Visit:

Mistakes Allow Thinking to Happen
History at Home
A Teacher's Teacher
Reading Spotlight
Tammys Toolbox
Kids Adventure Yoga
Kamp Kindergarten
Smart 2 Heart Creations

As always, I encourage comments below and any ideas or suggestions by tweeting me @ATeachersTeach.

-A Teacher's Teacher

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Wednesday Weekly 5 Under $5 - 3/20/19

Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5.  With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!

In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) that would like to get more information about joining TBOTEMC, click here.  Free free to contact me via Twitter (@ATeachersTeach) or simply by leaving a comment on this blog post.

Perimeter and Area Unlock the Box: A Fun Math Mystery - $3.00

By Teach Without Tears
Math; Grades 3-5

Test your students' understanding of perimeter and area with this fun Unlock the Box Math Mystery. Your students will use teamwork and problem solving skills to solve 4 clues and unlock a box for a special surprise. This activity is perfect for reviewing before a test.

Spring Bears Clip Art - $4.00

By Doodles and Kreations

Seasonal/Spring; Not Grade Specific

These cute bears will enhance your Spring projects! The set includes color and black and white bear graphics, Spring graphics, and borders. As with all products from Doodles and Kreations, this product is sure to please.

Color Recognition Activities - $3.25

Primarily Learning

Vocabulary / Early Intervention; Grades PreK-1

Read, print and draw to learn your colors! Match colors with clip cards or play color Bingo! Develop sight word vocabulary and word matching with Preschool and Kindergarten children. Check out these color activities now!

Number Sense Spring Bundle: April, May, June - $4.80
By Mickey's Place

Math/Numbers; Grades PreK-1

Number Sense: Spring Bundles are complete learning games to enhance the concept of numbers: one thru twelve. Number Sense: Spring Bundle uses the themes of spring, flowers, and gardens The cards include: Dice, Ten frames, Dots, Number word, Objects to count, and Tally marks

Paired Passage Process - A No-Nonsense Approach - $3.00

By Teaching's a Joy

ELA; Grades 4-6

This product is intended to help students from upper elementary through high school navigate the waters of the paired passage. Use the first seven pages as a PowerPoint presentation. Offer page 8 as a handout, and have students create their own foldable for the seven magical steps in the Paired Passage Process.  

Other WW5U5 Team Members on TpT to Visit:

MrsQuimbyReads
Sally Hansen - Purposeful Plans
Margo Gentile
A Teacher's Teacher
Reading Spotlight
Believe to Achieve by Anne Rozell
Urbino12
Scipi - Science and Math
Under One Roof

As always, I encourage comments below and any ideas or suggestions by tweeting me @ATeachersTeach.

-A Teacher's Teacher

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Fun ways to seize teachable moments this holiday season!

 

This is the season of abundance and gifts, with teachable moments everywhere we turn! From learning about how others celebrate the season, to having a true purpose for writing, discovering math concepts, and for those of us who teach in Catholic and Christian Schools, learning about the Nativity!

Learning about how others celebrate the season:

These photos were taken after kindergarten students read stories with their reading buddies about how different characters celebrate the holiday season. The buddies then found similarities and differences between their own holiday traditions!

 

The big buddies didn't know it at the time, but their little buddies had a surprise in store for them, because the holiday season is also a perfect time to show kids that...

We write for real purposes!

I have dedicated an entire blog post to this topic here, but will emphasize that I think we need to bring back the hand-written Christmas card tradition (or begin that tradition for other holidays). Do you remember the thrill of getting real mail? Writing a card, addressing it, putting the stamp on and mailing it? It meant something. Below are two free samples of Christmas cards with multiple levels of support for your earliest writers!

Math is everywhere during the holidays,

Here's a popular post and product about counting by two's with reindeer. I just added images to create toilet paper roll figures and / or crafts to the Big Christmas Bundle that make ideal manipulatives  acting out the 10 at the Sled Song / Storybook:

 

Santa stood at his sled and then he said "Come Dasher, come Dancer," so along came Dasher and Dancer, too! There were 2 at the sled and Santa said, "Come Prancer, come Vixen..."

Especially in patterns!

 

Ask kids to go on a pattern hunt throughout the classroom, through picture books or at home. Recreating and extending patterns using a variety of art mediums, on shaped paper, or with beads, cubes, building toys, etc. make exploring patterns so much fun!

Here are some fun and easy examples of how students duplicated some of the patterns they found!

Learning about the Nativity

Reading picture books are always a great way to introduce and review content and vocabulary with kids, and there are many wonderful stories about the First Christmas. Having themed costumes, toys, puppets handy are a great way to inspire dramatic play! Check out these amazing Nativity Education Ideas for Young Students on Pinterest!

 

The images used for these figures are a part of my Big Christmas Bundle. I laminated the color ones before taping them onto the rolls for durability, and the kids colored their own to take home! They really enjoy retelling the story of The First Christmas with these figures.

They also just can't believe it when they realize that these are the exact same characters from their very own readers! Little minds blown! lol

Happy holidays, everyone, and best wishes to you and your loved ones!
xo Ida Mae 
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This fun cut-and-paste activity involves matching upper case Shepherds and lower case sheep! 

From Nativity: Read and Write and More!

Happy New Year 2017 - FREE Math and Literacy Printable!

Happy New Year everyone! I am sending you my best wishes for the new year with this free New Year Writing activity for primary students. I spent the first day of the year thinking of how grateful I am for my followers and for being a part of this TpT community.

Have you made New Year's resolutions? I know that as teachers and parents, our real new year is at the beginning of the school year, wouldn't you agree? I like having a fresh start mid-year, too. I'm getting my store and website organized and planning to create more fun freebies and products (and to update more older ones in the summer!)

Thank you for your business and friendship over the past three years. Your feedback, social media shares and communication have taught me so much and helped me grow That Fun Reading Teacher. I hope you enjoy this fun New Year writing activity!

Best wishes for 2017! Ida Mae

 

Reading Buddies - Tips and tools for an easy start up in your classroom this year!

 

Thinking about starting a Reading Buddies program in your classroom this year? Here are some tips and tools to get things rolling! 

Consider putting School-wide Reading Buddies on a staff meeting agenda. 

Discuss the benefits for all students with your divisional leads and administration, and even if the seed of the idea is planted to be reassessed next year, it will give you a sense of who might be open to a pairing for this year. 

Take age into consideration. 

 An age / grade difference of 2-3 years between buddies puts a clear boundary between who the big buddies and little buddies are. 

Approach a colleague about pairing classes... ...and be realistic about whether your schedules will work! Casual conversation over lunch can often accomplish this, but it seems like our time is less our own these days! Here is a frees free letter and form to simplify the process:

      

Build Reading Buddy time into your timetable. 

When 'it's official' everyone knows what to expect, when. Perhaps it is alternate week familiar reading, word-work, or math skills review through games, part of character education or religious education for forty minutes. While Reading Buddies may not appear in on the timetable your principal has to hand in to the school board, it's important that the kids have this special time to look forward to. It could even happen over lunch! 

Define expectations to both classes. 

This is accomplished best if done as individual classes, as the expectations differ for the age groups in some ways. Review general expectations when they are brought together for the first few times, and provide visual reminders. Reading Buddies time can quickly look like recess if sixty kids are unsure of what the rules are, half the kids, 'read the book already' and have decided to hang out with someone else! 

Talk to your partner class' teacher about general and specific expectations. 

I wrote general expectations in a storybook lesson format for my students, explaining to the bigger buddies (third graders) 'This is what I am reading to your little buddies' (kindergarters). One of my TpT customers reads her class the story each year, then posts the pages on a bulletin board! I love that! Here are some ideas for general expectations from my Reading Buddies Starter pack:

 

What are some expectations that you find important to put in place during Reading Buddies time?

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