Category: Freebies

When you give TpT gift cards, you’re giving teachers the gift of time to enjoy life! These free editable gift cards will make your gifts

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Thankful Writing is an easy writing lesson and a craftivity all in one! The final project is sent home to be shared on Thanksgiving day as a memorable keepsake!

Thankful Writing is an easy writing lesson and a craftivity all in one! The final project is sent home to be shared on Thanksgiving day

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Field trips can be so much fun for students, and they definitely provide unique opportunities for kids to discover new places and to experience real

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Free Halloween Word Work – Seek & Spell Fun!

How much time do you spend each week on spelling instruction? If you’re an upper elementary teacher, the answer is probably “not enough.” While you

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Five Looks on a Book is a simple and fun activity that offers a fun twist on the traditional book report. Students name five adjectives that describe their book and then write one supporting detail for each adjective. Freebie in the post!

Looking for a fun twist on book reports? Check out the “Five Looks on a Book” strategy described in this post, and download this free

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Free Fall Math Word Problem Puzzlers

Daily problem solving is an important key to success in math, but implementing this type of program consistently can prove to be challenging.

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Help your students improve their reading fluency and reading comprehension with this partner activity for graphing oral reading fluency. Free Oral Reading Fluency packet included in this post!

Fluent readers sound more expressive when they read aloud, and they also comprehend the text far better than those who are not as fluent. This

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Daily Report Homework Solution

Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments and turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you

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Boost Class Spirit with Tie-Dyed T-shirts!

Spring is here, and that means field days and field trips! As the weather turns sunny and warm, kids and teachers both want to get

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Fraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Download two free fraction spinners and discover four simple fraction games to practice simplifying fractions, adding or subtracting fractions, comparing fractions, and ordering fractions.

Fraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Years ago I created the two free fraction

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Out with Answer Keys – In with QR Codes!

You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with

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Download a free Customary Measurement Foldable from Laura Candler's blog. Student can use alone or in an interactive notebook.

Download a free Customary Measurement Foldable from Laura Candler’s blog. Student can use alone or in an interactive notebook.

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Category: Freebies

Field Trips – Follow Up on the Fun!

Field trips can be so much fun for students, and they definitely provide unique opportunities for kids to discover new places and to experience real world learning. But have you ever felt that your students had so much fun that they missed out on the learning? It’s discouraging to discuss

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Free Halloween Word Work – Seek & Spell Fun!

Free Halloween Word Work – Seek & Spell Fun!

How much time do you spend each week on spelling instruction? If you’re an upper elementary teacher, the answer is probably “not enough.” While you might recognize the importance of phonemic awareness and phonics lessons, there’s just not enough time for true spelling instruction in the upper grades. This is

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Five Looks on a Book is a simple and fun activity that offers a fun twist on the traditional book report. Students name five adjectives that describe their book and then write one supporting detail for each adjective. Freebie in the post!

Fun Twist on Book Reports!

Looking for a fun twist on book reports? Check out the “Five Looks on a Book” strategy described in this post, and download this free graphic organizer to use with the lesson!

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Help your students improve their reading fluency and reading comprehension with this partner activity for graphing oral reading fluency. Free Oral Reading Fluency packet included in this post!

How to Track Oral Reading Fluency

Fluent readers sound more expressive when they read aloud, and they also comprehend the text far better than those who are not as fluent. This makes perfect sense when you consider how much energy a reader wastes when he or she has to slowly decode every word in a passage.

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Daily Report Homework Solution

Daily Report Homework Solution

Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments and turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you hear the story, “But he said he finished all his homework!” Sadly, these students may feel they are telling the truth because they forgot they even HAD homework.

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Boost Class Spirit with Tie-Dyed T-shirts!

Boost Class Spirit with Tie-Dyed T-shirts!

Spring is here, and that means field days and field trips! As the weather turns sunny and warm, kids and teachers both want to get out of the classroom. But sometimes after everyone is outside, it’s difficult to keep track of your students! That’s why I started doing this easy

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Fraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Download two free fraction spinners and discover four simple fraction games to practice simplifying fractions, adding or subtracting fractions, comparing fractions, and ordering fractions.

Fraction Spinners Make Fractions Fun!

Fraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Years ago I created the two free fraction spinners below and uploaded them to my Fractions File Cabinet page, but I didn’t include directions or suggestions for activities. Today I’d like to share

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Out with Answer Keys – In with QR Codes!

Out with Answer Keys – In with QR Codes!

You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with more information about, well, anything! They’ve been popping up everywhere, from restaurant menus to PTA flyers. QR stands for “Quick Response” because scanning the code

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