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Long time Product Swap reader, first time participator here! I've always loved Jessica's product swap, as it always helps me discover so many goodies to add to my wishlist! :) So I am PUMPED to finally be able to participate.
I was paired with Heather who blogs at Kickin' it With Class.
I've gotten to know Heather a little bit over the past few months and she is so sweet! Heather is a third grade teacher in Texas who is originally from the great state of Ohio, just like me! :) As a former third grade teacher, I LOVE reading third grade blogs because they help me relive my third grade days, so I highly encourage you to kick out Heather's awesome blog, she has lots of great ideas!
I asked Heather to send me her winter multiplication practice packet and I'm so glad that I did! Click {here} or on the picture to check it out on TpT!
I have a couple kiddos in my fourth grade class that really struggle with mastering their facts so this pack is perfect extra practice for them. As a former third grade teacher, I can tell you her pack is perfect for thirdsters and is Common Core aligned!
Heather's pack includes two bump games, which my kiddos LOVE. One you can even customize with your own numbers!
Here is my copy all laminated and ready to go for Monday! The grandma of one of my students volunteers in my room EVERY Monday and I know she'll be happy to have a new fun game to play with some of my struggling kiddos. I'm never quite sure who enjoys the games more, grandma or the kiddos in my class! :)
Her pack also includes a set of activity cards perfect for scoot or a math station and she has included directions and recording sheets for both. I put my copy on a ring to use during my math intervention time with some of my kiddos who still aren't quite proficient in their fact recall.
Like I mentioned before, this pack is PERFECT for thirdsters. I can wait to send the link of this product to my BTF (best teacher friend) from third grade. These activity cards will have your students practicing multiplication as repeated addition, arrays, pictures, skip counting and tables. For me, it's perfect for solidifying conceptual understanding for my kiddos that are struggling to memorize their facts.
Heather also has lots of other awesome multiplication products in her store! You can check out all her free and paid multiplication resources {here}.
Lucky for you, Heather has put this awesome pack on sale! Click on the Teachers Pay Teachers logo below to check it out! :)
Heather tried out my Snowday, Sunshine Fry Phrase Game! Check out her post {here}.
Thanks, Heather, for sharing your Winter Multiplication Practice with me and trying out Snowday, Sunshine with your kiddos at home! I know my students will love using your Winter Multiplication Practice Pack!
Hey friends! I hate to post in run but I have a meeting to get to in a few minutes!
I just wanted to let y'all know that my January Fry Phrase Game is up at my Teachers Pay Teachers store!
I couldn't quite figure out a theme for this game until the other day, so I apologize for the delay! To play, just print off your desired level of fry phrases, I use one for the 4th 100 words, but the game includes phrases for the 3rd, 4th and 5th 100 words. Then add in the Snow Day and Sunshine cards. Snow day cards earn extra turns and the possbility of more cards! Sunshine, which melts snow, means the loss of a turn cards. Whoever has the most cards at the end of the game...wins!
I use my fry phrase games with my struggling readers during ELA intervention time and with parent helpers mostly. My kids LOVE these games and it has made a big difference in their fluency scores. I *try* to keep them in a seasonal container but sometimes a beach bucket works just fine. :)
Check out the picture or {here} to check it out on TpT! :)
Have a great evening!
Hi friends! Happy Weekend! :) Next week, my kiddos will be taking a test on hodgepodge of skills in social studies. I'm talking primary and secondary sources, conflicts, and Ohio's mound builders. We spent part of our two day week review primary and secondary sources.
We started by taking notes on the definitions of each and examples in this little flip book that they could use for studying. I used a powerpoint created by my district to help us with our note taking.
Then we played a little game that got us up in moving. I've always been about engagement in my lessons but earlier this year, I attended my first Kagan training and it really opened my eyes on the little things I could do to engage my kiddos. Simple things like playing a Kids Bop song during our Mission Possible Math Review, a four corners game and just simply incorporating more movement into our day are all such easy ways to keep my students more engaged.
For our game, hung up the following signs in my classroom.
I read off examples of each from a worksheet I had in my files and had students turn to the type of source they thought it was. So if I read "A letter written by a WWII solider to his family," they turned to primary source. If I read "A copy of the Mona Lisa painting I purchased at a museum," they turned to secondary source.
This "turn and twist" game was certainy quite easy to throw together but made a big impact. Many of my kiddos were sharing examples of primary and secondary sources with me throughout the next day and were able to share lots of examples with their partner in a Kagan structure we did to wrap up our lesson. Woohoo, I think we will be ready for our test after all. :)
Post edit: So my dear friend Nicole just finished up studying Primary and Secondary Sources and she made a great activity to review primary and secondary sources! I've wishlisted it to use next year.
Off to enjoy my Saturday! If you download and use this freebie, I'd love to hear what you think! :)
Hey friends! I'm working on my New Years Goal right now and focusing on balance. After I hit publish, I'll be prepping and preparing for our first day back, so I can enjoy some down time this evening with my hubs and pups.
I spent some time over break making the graphic organizers for this month. I've been blown away by just how successful they have been. Thank you SO much for your support! I know my fourth graders love seeing a little seasonal flair when responding to their reading, especially since we don't always have time to do lots of seasonal activities.
Many of my followers on TpT requested a winter theme for this month, so here they are!
Click on the picture or {here} to check them out on TpT or {here} on Teachers Notebook.
This month's multiplication roll and cover is also available. My kids LOVE playing these games. They've really helped with our fact fluency. I've ordered some ten and twelve sided dice...so be on the look out for games with bigger numbers soon! Just click {here} or on the picture below to download them from TpT!
If you went back today, I hope that your days were wonderful! If you go back tomorrow, rest up today and take some time for you!
Don't forget that Fourth and Ten has a Facebook page! It will be a perfect way for me to communicate with my fabulous followers more often as we head back to school!
Happy New Year! I have two days before I head back to my classroom and I'm currently all curled up on couch with my sweet pups enjoying just a little bit more relaxation time! :) I am going to work on some grading and try to get ready for report cards today before I work on some lesson plans tomorrow but I'm getting a little head start today by linking up with my sweet friend, Denise's Show and Tell Tuesday New Years Edition.
Since we have a two day week, I plan on doing some New Years Resolution Writings with my kiddos. We follow a pretty scripted writing program, so I'm really excited to break away and do something different for a change. :)
When we return from my break, I'll be reading this book to my kiddos.
Then we will be making these adorable little resolution kids that the sweet Amy Lemons shared the templates for last year. Original idea via Cara Carroll. You can find the templates {here}.
I meant to make this foldable last year and forgot, I already have it saved on my TpT wishlist to print off for my class this week. I am so curious to see what my kiddos will include on theirs!
Thank you so much for the great freebie, Rachel!
I also will be getting a new student when we return, so I'm going to be revisiting the ingredients for a perfect year from my Cooking Up a Great Year Together. I love having a two day week so we can do some team building activities together. Some of us could use some gentle reminders of how to treat one another and what better way to do that than with children's literature and food? :)
You can check out my original post about Cooking Up a Great Year together {here}.
We also never got around to doing the Toothpaste Activity that I blogged about {here}....so we will be doing that too. Like I said, some of us need just a little reminder about nourishing words.
You can download it {here}. I have found that after Christmas break is a perfect time to review your behavior expectations for your class, it's often a shorter week...so it's perfect to do some community building and to spend some time investing in your classroom routines and procedures again.
Since they'll be coming in so hyped up about everything they did over break, we will be doing a Find Somebody Who Winter Break Style! :)
Click on the picture above or {here} to download. The typo in the directions is corrected...in the actual file. :)
Well I'm off to hit publish and go link up and join in the fun. If you download one of my freebies, I'd love to hear how you plan to use in your classroom in the comments below! :)
I'd like to begin this post by wishing you and yours a very happy new year!
While 2012 brought some really great things, like our new house, blogging and TpT, it also brought some pretty big lows for my family...so we are welcoming 2013 with open arms at our house!
This year, I'm hoping to be a bit more focused in my blog posts. For example, sharing recaps of units or focused practice of skills. So posts might be more scattered here in there but I hope they will provide you with lots of ideas to implement in your own classroom. My posts might be scattered here and there, which is why I would LOVE to have you follow me on Facebook too. You can check out Fourth and Ten's page {here}. I plan on posting more day to day things on Fourth and Ten's Facebook page.
My precious friend Farley also has January's Currently up! So excited to join in the party since my NYE's celebration includes vegging on the couch with my hubs, pups, and old school SNL (think early 2000s I LOVE Cheri Oteri and Will Ferrell) on Netflix Streaming.
My OLW for this year is BALANCE. I have a horrible habit of spreading myself so thin, causing myself to feel stressed and overwhelmed. I hope to juggle the joys of teaching, blogging, product creating and coaching with the blessings of being a wife, daughter, granddaughter, friend and dog mom a little better this year. :) Wish me luck!
Today I'm linking up with Jen to share some of my New Years Resolutions. For some reason, I am not a huge fan of the word "resolution", I prefer to set goals instead. ;)
She's asked us to share one personal goal and one blogging goal, which I think is the perfect amount. Last year, my husband and I made a very adventurous list, and while we did well on somethings, for example saving money to buy a house, we didn't do so well on other things, like keeping a cleaning schedule. You will find my blogging and personal goals below.
My blogging goal is to be more active on my Facebook Fan Page. There are lost of times throughout the school year where I get really busy and posting on my blog happens less often. My fan page is a great way for me to share things with my followers quickly and in a more personable way! I started this resolution last night and I'm loving the interaction that is happening already! :) I'd love it if you checked out my Facebook page, you can find it {here}
I am also going to take one night a week to ignore my TpT and classroom projects, my blog, and spend time commenting on all the blogs I love!
I think I can sum up my personal goal for the New Year best in one little word.
This one is so hard for me! I am the type of person who thinks that she can do it all but doing it all wears you out! This is my mantra for the New Year....
I love blogging, I love creating products for my classroom and sharing with others via Teachers Pay Teachers or Teachers Notebook, I love coaching Girls on the Run, I love being our Student Council sponsor, I love being a dog mom and I love being a wife. However, that is a LONG list of things on my plate. This upcoming year, I need to do a better job of scaling back a little bit on some of the extras in my life to fully enjoy the wonderful life I've been blessed with!
What is a goal that you have for this upcoming year? I'd love to hear it in the comments below!
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