Moon Phase Activities for Your Lunar Cycle Unit
If your students mix up the order of the phases or struggle to visualize what’s actually happening in space, hands-on learning makes a huge difference! Here are 5 fun moon phase activities designed to build understanding of the lunar cycle. And if you want everything ready to go, you can grab my complete Moon Phases Unit on TPT!
Kindness Activities to Encourage Empathy this Spring
In spring, many elementary teachers feel the same struggle: students are extra talkative, less focused, and more likely to experience conflicts in the classroom. This makes it the perfect time to introduce Kindness Activities!
With spring kindness challenges, you can channel your students’ spring energy into something positive and meaningful. It’s the perfect way to refocus your classroom on kindness, teamwork, empathy, and good choices.
Magnet Experiments and Activities that Make Science STICK!
Explore magnet science experiment ideas and activities that help students understand magnetism through hands-on learning. Perfect for elementary science!
Make Counting Mixed Coins Fun with this 3rd Grade Review Game!
Turn counting mixed coins into a fun game show-style challenge with this exciting money activity for 3rd grade math.
The Best Student Behavior Charts to Support Positive Choices
If behavior struggles have been stealing too much of your instruction time, you’re not alone! Student behavior charts can bring the focus back to learning. With my Editable Positive Behavior Chart Templates, you can easily track daily and weekly progress!
Classroom Sign Out Sheets that Simplify Hall Passes
Do you struggle to keep track of who’s been in and out of the classroom? You’re not alone! Classroom sign-out sheets are a simple way to help you monitor student whereabouts with ease!
Counting Money Game Show for 2nd Grade: Review Coin Skills!
This exciting Counting Money Game Show for 2nd Grade is the perfect way to bring playful energy into your math block!
Making Predictions Made Easy with The Sandwich Swap!
Making predictions while reading is a key comprehension skill that helps students engage with texts and think critically. If you’re looking for a ready-to-use resource to teach this skill, my Sandwich Swap Making Predictions Read-Aloud Activity & Lesson Plan has everything you need!
Spinner Math Center Activity: A Graphing Station Kids Love!
This exciting, low-prep spinner math center activity allows students to generate their own data, create bar graphs, and analyze the information they collected.
Money Activity Sheets: Teach Coins with Fun Printables!
Looking for an engaging and no-prep way to teach your third graders how to identify, count, and compare U.S. coins? With these fun cut & paste money activity sheets, your students will build confidence in counting mixed coins and comparing money amounts.
Weather Activities: Build Bar Graph Skills with Real-World Data!
These engaging weather activities integrate science and math concepts to create a fun experience for 2nd and 3rd grade students. Students will track real-world weather data, and then they’ll create bar graphs using that data!
1st Grade Coins Game: Master Money Skills!
This fun Identifying & Counting U.S. Coins Game Show for 1st Grade combines money skills with the excitement of a game show. It’s perfect for teaching coin identification and counting in an engaging way! Students will compete and work together while learning about pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters – all while having a blast!
One Step Word Problems: Improve Addition & Subtraction Skills
Prevent word problem anxiety by giving first grade students a way to practice one step addition and subtraction word problems daily. With consistent practice, students will master both math skills and confidence with feeling overwhelmed!
Bar Graphing Lesson with Fun Fall Activities!
Bring the beauty of fall into a fun bar graphing lesson! My Fall Leaves Bar Graphing 1st and 2nd Grade Lesson Plan is the perfect way to introduce young learners to bar graphs, using hands-on activities and real-world data with colorful fall leaves.
All About Me Pages: Get to Know Special Needs Students
All About Me Pages: Discover Student Strengths and Needs! Introducing a special needs child to new teachers and caregivers can be challenging for both the parents and the child. Every child has unique interests, strengths, and needs. Parents often need a simple, effective way to communicate that information to their child’s teacher at the start […]
Classroom Social Contracts: Easy Behavior Management
We all know that classroom management can be one of the toughest parts of teaching, and a classroom social contract is an awesome way to encourage responsibility and community. Whether you are prepping for the first week of school, or simply searching for an effective way to manage your students’ behavior, a classroom social contract is perfect for you!
2nd Grade Coins Cut and Paste Activities
These engaging 2nd grade cut & paste coin activities are an easy, no-prep way to teach your second grade students how to identify, count, and compare U.S. coins!
3D Shapes, Figures, and Solids: 2nd and 3rd Grade Activities
Are you looking for the perfect activities to teach students about identifying, describing, classifying, and sorting 3-D shapes? Look no further than this 3D Figures, Shapes, & Solids Geometry Activity Pack!
5E Model Lessons: Transform Your Teaching
5E Model Lessons: Transform Your Teaching! The 5E instructional model lesson plan is a valuable tool for teaching, consisting of 5 phases: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. This framework provides a clear structure for designing lessons in any subject that will motivate students and encourage critical thinking through inquiry-based learning. If you are looking […]
CUBES: How to Solve Word Problems
The CUBES method gives students an easy-to-use, step-by-step tool to understand word problems. Each letter in the acronym “CUBES” represents a step that students will follow to solve the problem.