Check out my 42 page Jelly Bean Themed Math Packet! Included in this packet: Parent Donation Letter, List of Suggested Jelly Bean Themed Picture Books, Jelly Bean Sorting, Tallying, and Graphing Center, Jelly Bean Eggs Estimation and Graphing, Jelly Bean Guess and Count Center, Jelly Bean Estimation ...
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The Desk Fairy Was Here!
Every once in a while, the Desk Fairy comes to visit room 115. She comes when the students and I are at lunch or when they are at special. We know that she has been in the classroom because she always leaves Fairy Dust and her calling card on the neat and tidy desks. We never know ...
Money Poems with Counting Points
I love Touch Math, but I have to say, Touch Money is amazing! My first grade students are finally able to combine and count money. My math specialist and the ABA teachers at my school introduced me to Touch Math last year. We currently use Houghton Mifflin math. I use Math Centers and the Touch ...
Be On the Lookout!
I'm not a bit Irish (I'm actually of Italian and German decent) but everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's day. This "Wanted Poster" is a cute way to turn all of your students into Irish leprechauns. Just have them put an "O'" or a "Mc" in front of their last name when completing the poster; ...
Get Organized!
I have taught a course on Organizational Skills for Teachers and thought I would share my resources with you! Here is the link for my top organizational tips! This is a 15 page long packet, click and get organized. Click {here} to view more photos of my classroom! ...
Washington and Lincoln Craft
One of my co-workers shared this craft with me years ago. I am not sure where the original idea was from. I am thinking a teacher magazine or book. It is such a cute and easy craft that I thought I would post here for you with the tracers and the coins. If you ...
Story Unscramble Center
This center idea was shown to me years ago by a consultant. She had handwritten the words and hand drawn the lines. I loved the idea and decided to create a template for it on my computer. It took a while but with the help of a coworker, we were able to make one ...
Valentine’s Day Card from the Teacher
Valentine's Day Card from the TeacherI just posted this free Valentine's Day Card on Teacherspayteachers.com. Check it out if you are like me and wait until the last minute to do things! -Erica ...
Math Centers
I love Math Centers! I love creating them and I love doing them with my students. Sometimes, I feel like it is the only way I can get away with "having fun" in school. I do Math Centers in my classroom twice a week and have four centers and four groups of 5-6 students. ...
Penguin Addition
Penguins are in my top ten list of favorite animals! They are just too cute. I wanted to create a math and art activity along the theme of penguins. Chalk Talk, had a great post of compiled penguin ideas. In her file, I saw a photo of a penguin eating different colored fish. ...
