Featured February Freebies
February Resources
Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year Literacy Activities
The first lesson is a sorting activity in which cards with facts about the Lunar and American New Years are placed on a Venn diagram. The second activity uses discussion cards to talk about the book Sam and the Lucky Money.
Lunar New Year Traditions
Celebrating the Lunar New Year is a terrific way to introduce kids to the concept of holidays around the world. Your students may not realize that people in other countries often celebrate completely different holidays, or they may celebrate the same holidays but have different holiday traditions..
24 Ideas for Celebrating the Lunar New Year
“How do you celebrate the Lunar New Year? What resources can you recommend to others?” The ideas below were shared on Facebook, but until now, I have never shared them on my blog. I recently came across this list of ideas and decided to share it because it includes so many fun and educational ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year!
Comparing Fractions Freebie
Penguin Fraction Predictions is a critical thinking activity for partners in which they predict which of two fractions is larger, discuss their responses, and compare fraction bars to check their answers. It works well as an introduction to comparing fractions and will allow you to assess your students’ readiness for the lessons ahead.
Bio Poems for President's Day
Presidents Day is celebrated in February, so it’s the perfect time to have your students write President Bio Poems. This lesson is also a great way to sneak a little research and creative writing into your social studies curriculum!
Candy Hearts Math Investigation
Have you ever wondered if all boxes of Valentine hearts candies are the same? Do they have the same colors? Do they weigh the same amount? Does each box contain the same number of candies? Inquiring minds want to know! Questions like these provide a perfect opportunity for a bit of data analysis fun!
Heartfelt Causes & Effect
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch is the story of a lonely man who receives an anonymous Valentine candy heart with a card that says, “Somebody loves you.” His whole outlook on life changes and, as a result, he develops many friendships. But when Mr. Hatch finds out..
Fantastic February Lessons You’ll Love
February is packed with fun holidays, making it a great time to integrate seasonal activities into your lessons. This month’s special events include Valentine’s Day, Presidents’ Day, and Black History Month. But I’ll bet you didn’t know that it’s International Friendship Month, too!
February Pinterest Board
February Activities
Need engaging printables and activities for February? This 26-page packet offers ready-to-use lessons, printables, and activities for February that foster higher level thinking while motivating students. Activities include math word problems, a candy heart fraction lesson, a friendship poetry activity, a word challenge, and directions for writing a President or Black History biography.
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February is packed with fun holidays, making it a great time to integrate seasonal activities into your lessons. This month’s special events include Valentine’s Day, Presidents’ Day, and Black History Month. But I’ll bet you didn’t know that it’s International Friendship Month, too!
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Valentine's Day Word Problems
Do your students need help understanding which operation to use? Valentine’s Day Word Problems: Add or Multiply is a set of 24 Task Cards designed to help your students learn to solve one-step word problems that involve addition or multiplication. Available separately as Google Slides, Boom Cards, and Printables, or get them all in the bundle below!
Icy Road Investigation
Icy Road Science Investigation is a hands-on science activity that uses simple materials to help your students understand why roads are treated with a mixture of sand and salt during the winter.
Resource Description
The Icy Road Investigation product includes two pages of teacher directions with key points to discuss and a 3-page lab report for students to complete. A Google Slides version of the lab report is included. Preview every page on TpT!
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If you’ve ever driven on icy roads, you’ll know just how treacherous they can be. How do road crews make the roads safer for travel? You may have seen them spraying a solution on the roads prior to a big storm, but what exactly is in that mixture and how does it help?
Penguin Fractions
As usual, what started out to be a simple activity quickly exploded into a whole collection of resources! I’ve now created lessons, task cards, games, and activities based on the Penguin Fraction theme. To learn more about them, view my free Clickable Guide to Penguin Fractions.
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Fractions can be a tough concept at any grade, so I’m always looking for fun ways to teach them. A few months ago I decided to create a hands-on sorting activity with a penguin theme…
Penguin Fractions Mega Bundle
The Penguin Fractions series is a collection of engaging whole-group lessons, cooperative learning activities, task cards, and math center games to teach fraction concepts.
