Assessment can be difficult for both teachers and students, depending on how it's done.
Here's a super simple little trick for assessment that I call Hop Across the Pond. It can be used for a lot of different things, but I use it mostly for assessment of students' sight word ...
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Math Board: Daily Practice
When I taught Kindergarten, we always took time to do our daily math board as part of our Calendar routine. This was a way to practice so many essential math skills every day. We covered how a calendar worked, place value, basic addition and a lot of work with a 100's board.
When I moved to ...
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Hundred’s Day FUN and Free Collaborative Poster
Hundred's Day is a big deal in our class. Isn't it great that we can turn a number into a cause for celebration?
It's such great review, and students are completely engaged and excited to show their skills. For this reason, we usually end up extending the fun ...
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3D Penguin Craft Tutorial and Stand UPs
Penguin alert!
Does your class study arctic animals? Do you research penguins or other arctic animals? I have a great simple penguin craft to add to your lesson planning.
We make these cute penguins every year and they are always fun, simple and hilarious.
If you'd like to try them, ...
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Winter Crafts: A Big List
Each year we study Winter and our classroom transforms into a winter wonderland of crafts! Here are a few of the cute projects we do, along with links to other blog posts or tutorials I've made.
Polar Bear Art
If you'd like to try this, I have a ...
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Writing Templates For The New Year (Free)
The first days back at school after the winter holidays can be hard to plan for. Everyone is thinking about goals for the new year, and this is a great topic for writing and reflection with students. Don't be afraid to model that kind of goal setting with them!
First, we reflect back on the ...
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Turkey Trot Ideas and Freebies HOP
Welcome to “The Chalkies” Turkey Trot!
We hope you enjoy a jog through our blogs gobbling up freebies, ideas, and recipes for some holiday joy!
We have a new blog name! We switched out the word "Primary" for "Elementary" so that we can meet the needs of any ...
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Halloween Crafts and Writing Ideas
HALLOWEEN IDEAS FOR THE CLASSROOM
How do you decorate for Fall and Halloween?
Our room transforms with each added art projects, and I love them all!
I especially love projects that involve tracing hands, like these spiders below.
We also made pumpkins - and some pumpkins that turned out a bit ...
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How To Carve a Pumpkin
We are preparing for a trip to the pumpkin patch, and we will be bringing home the biggest pumpkin we can find (or that we can carry!) to carve together. This is a great hands on activity that we can use for so many areas of learning.
Here are some of the things we learn with our giant ...
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Teaching Plural and Possessive Nouns
Hello everyone!
Two weeks ago we finished learning about contractions, and we were ready to move on to plural and possessive nouns. This can be tricky in Grade 2, especially when they can become confused about the different uses of apostrophes. I was lucky enough to have the ...
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Organizing Online Resources – Bright Ideas April
Welcome to another Bright Ideas Link Up!
My favorite teacher ideas are those that solve a big teacher problem, so I'm sharing with you how I organize my online resources with the free website Symbaloo.
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Celebrating Spring and Easter in the Classroom
Are you ready for it to warm up outside? More so, are you ready for the return of outdoor recess? I know I am! Hearing the birds chirping and seeing the sun shining again is so nice. While enjoying the warmer weather, students know it means the Easter Bunny will soon be coming. So, they are ...
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Rainbows and Pop-Up Books
Spring is finally here after a week of snow! We're trying to brighten the room a bit by hanging these cute rainbow clouds from strings.
So simple that not much explanation is needed! The kids cut out their names, and then added one word about themselves on each rainbow color.
We tried ...
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Bright Ideas Blog Hop – February
I also have a great TEACHER TIP to share with you!
Here's what happened:
We made some paintings at the end of the day, and they needed to dry over night. The problem was that the custodian had to wipe down the desks, and the thick wet paint would run if I hung ...
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Clickable Resource Catalogue
Introducing a Clickable Resource Catalog for TPT
That moment when you find the right piece of clip art for your project...
...and when you can't find it after searching for hours.
So often I hear teachers saying that it's difficult (or impossible!) to search for the clip ...
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Valentine’s Day Craft Ideas
Do you keep a list of ready-to-go activities when planning for fun holiday celebrations? Honestly, having a list ready relieves much stress when it is time to prepare. Students are always eager to celebrate with classmates, so there is a lot of pressure to make sure the day is fun. Since ...
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Super Easy Tin Foil Ornaments (Tutorial)
I'm always looking for fun and easy crafts at Christmas.
This is one of my all time favorites.
There's no mess - but have lots of supplies because students will want to make several of these.
Click to download this FREE quick ...
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Winter Crafts for the Classroom
While it may be cold and snowy outside, classrooms are full of energy and excitement! Depending on the month's time, students are eager for Christmas or the potential for snow days. Both of these aspects create so much excitement in the classroom. However, the hustle and bustle of winter can ...
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Integrate Writing and Math With Building
You know how some students (especially in the first weeks of school) just sigh when you give them writing or math jobs because what they really want to do is play with blocks or Lego all day?
Here's how I got those students excited to do some writing and math (while still letting them build ...
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Techie Tip for Blogger Images
Today I'm joining up with Erica to share techie tips for blogging and TPT.
Click HERE or on the image to visit Erica's Ed-ventures blog post.
I've given my blog a bit of a face-lift today. Nothing too extreme, just a little botox in the wrinkle zones. : )
Here's the ...
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