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Pirate Math Centers!

Last week, we studied -ar words.  I utilized Babbling Abby's wonderful unit Learning /ar/ with Pirate Mark.  Such an awesome unit!  The kids loved the pirate theme so much that I decided to create some pirate themed math centers.  I tried four of them out on Friday and the kids ...

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Filed Under: Math Centers, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Have Yourself a Very Common Core Christmas!

School does not end until December 23rd here in Lindenhurst, Long Island.  So, I have been working away at my Common Core Christmas packet.  Please, check it out by clicking {here} or any of the pictures below!  Here are a few activities included in the packet. Click {here} for ...

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Filed Under: Christmas, Common Core, Math Centers, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Common Core Based Gingerbread Unit

I love all versions of the gingerbread man.  Who doesn't?!  It took me forever but I finally finished my 108 page Common Core Based Gingerbread Activities packet and it is for sale right now on TpT!  Just in time for the big sale tomorrow (click here for more sale info).  The ...

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Filed Under: Christmas, Common Core, Gingerbread Men, Literacy Centers, Math Centers, Reading, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Common Core Based Thanksgiving Math Centers

Our new math program is aligned to the Common Core Standards and my students needed fun math centers to reinforce the concepts taught our math lessons.  The new math program contains mostly word problems and asks the students to use ten frames, find missing addends, and utilize fact families. ...

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Filed Under: Common Core, Math Centers, Teachers Pay Teachers, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized

Haunted House Inhabitants Math Center

To create this center, you will need foam Halloween stickers, large blue paper, black paper, a haunted house tracer, and a recording sheet.  I recommend purchasing my Halloween Math Centers packet so that you have the recording sheet, tracer, student directions, and word walls.  To see my ...

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Filed Under: Halloween, Math, Math Centers, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Halloween Math Centers

I love math centers and I especially love to create math centers that focus around a specific holiday.  I have been doing these Halloween math centers for years and thought I would update them to sell on TpT.   My Halloween Math Centers packet is a 42 page download of  hands-on ...

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Beachy Keen and Pool Cool Literacy and Math Activities

I finally finished my summer themed Beachy Keen and Pool Cool Literacy and Math Activities packet.  I used it with my students the last two weeks of school.  It is perfect for use in your summer school classroom (if your district has summer school) or save it for next year.  Since, I ...

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Filed Under: End of The Year, Math Centers, Reading, Summer, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Circus Fun Math Centers – Free Sample!

Here is a sample from my Circus Fun Math Centers that I posted on TeachersPayTeachers.  I hope that you take advantage of my sale and purchase it today before midnight! Click {here} to check it out! This 41 page packet includes five math centers:Circus Fun: Make Ten to Add - Students ...

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Jelly Bean Math Centers and Dollar Tree

I started my Jelly Bean Math Centers today.  I sent home the donation letter that comes with the packet and I was overwhelmed by the response from parents!  It just so happened that Dollar Tree had all the donations needed.  The only thing I needed to do was buy a few more small ...

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Filed Under: Math, Math Centers, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Jelly Bean Themed Math & Freebie

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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New Shape Posters for the Classroom! These have r New Shape Posters for the Classroom!  These have real-life examples and come with three versions. 
Want the link?  Comment SHAPES below.
PS- I fixed the spelling error on Louvre but didn’t have it in me to reprint and re-video. I am back to school tired from just setting up the room with no AC. 

#classroomdecor #tptteachers
Teacher Tip: Send your students’ families a photo Teacher Tip: Send your students’ families a photo of your classroom door before the first day of school.  This will help ease some of those first day jitters about not being able to find the classroom. 
I leave the same door decor up all year long! I can’t tell you how many times students will walk into the wrong classroom and this helps my students to go in the right one every time. 
Want the links to the door decor sets?  Comment DOOR DECOR and I will DM you the links :)

#teachertips #backtoschool #classroomdecor #teacherspayteachers
📚 Back-to-school magic starts with the right read- 📚 Back-to-school magic starts with the right read-alouds!
These are my absolute favorite first-week books for building classroom community, easing those first-day jitters, and setting a positive tone from day one.
From Our Class is a Family, All Are Welcome, The Book of Rules, and so many more — these stories never miss.

Which one is a must-read in your classroom? Drop it in the comments and I will send you the links to my follow up activities!

#BackToSchool #ReadAlouds #picturebooks
These play-doh first day gifts are cute and practi These play-doh first day gifts are cute and practical!  The play-doh gives your students something fun to do while you are busy greeting students at the door.  Then once everyone is in, then you can unpack supplies as a class. 

Want the link to the FREE tags and to see what else I do on the first day?  Comment “first day” below and I will DM you the links!

#teacherhack #teacherfreebies #playdoh #teachersfollowteachers #backtoschool
How do you handle this situation? Do you put the How do you handle this situation?  Do you put the new student at the end of the alphabetical list or do you start over with a new one?
I know I am next for a new student (I have 24 kids and everyone else has 25), so I am holding off until the night before the first day.  I wish I could just wait but I like modeling where their bags and mail goes, both of which are set up using numbers.

True story: One year on the first day, I had a no show.  Then I was assigned a new student.  That student fit perfectly in the alphabetical order spot that was left.  I should have played the lottery or something.  What were the odds of that?!

#teacherproblems #teacherhumor #primaryteacher
5 things that are worth the money for your classro 5 things that are worth the money for your classroom!

1. A color printer.  We don’t have color printers at school and this has saved me from having to remember to print something at home. I brought in mine from home and then bought a new one for home. 
2. MacBookAir - This is my personal laptop.  I bring it home on weekends and holidays but for the most part I keep it at school.  I did need approval to get it on our district WiFi, which meant my phone could not also be on the WiFi.  There is a one device per teacher rule.
3. A lay-flat binder for my plan book, dismissal binder, and sub binder.  These save so much space and they are flexible. 
4. A laminator at school and a laminator at home.  It took me many years before I caved and bought another one but again, it saves me from remembering to laminate at home and I can also laminate during snack time and preps. Matte laminating is also worth the splurge.
5. My teacher toolbox! This toolbox has been with me for over 10 years, I just change out the labels to go with my decor theme.  Everything has a place and it keeps my desk organized.

Want the links?  Comment “links” below and I will DM you them. 

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✨Center time just got so much better! ✨ These 1st ✨Center time just got so much better! ✨
These 1st grade phonics-based literacy centers keep my students engaged, independent, and actually cheering when I say it’s center time. 🙌
Year-long skills that spiral and build (short vowels → digraphs → blends → vowel teams → multisyllabic words and more), primary lined recording sheets, supportive visuals, and activities that are easy to prep once and reuse all year.

Perfect for Science of Reading classrooms, Fundations® users, Daily 5, or anyone who wants structured, decodable practice while you pull small groups.

My students know exactly what to do… and I get to teach without interruptions. Win-win! 📚💛

Comment LINK if you want a full year of ready-to-go phonics centers and a free sample set!
#PhonicsCenters  #LiteracyCenters #FirstGradeTeacher  #Phonics #WordWork ReadingCenters
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