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Christmas addition board game

11/29/2012

Here is a free addition board game that I hope you enjoy. Your kids get to follow the Christmas lights around the wreath to reach the star in the middle. This game will help students practice addition for problems with sums on 10-14.

It comes with a set of flash cards as well.

I'm planning on making some other versions of the game as well to practice other addition facts so stay tuned.

Addition Wreath Board Game
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Thanksgiving freebies collection

11/13/2012

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There are plenty of free Thanksgiving activities coming out in the blogging world right now and I wanted to highlight some of the great ones that I've been finding.

Mrs. Kilburn's Kiddos has two thanksgiving freebies. One is an emergent reader based on the pattern of Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see.

Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving What do you see

Her second freebie is a set of Thanksgiving addition activities.

You can get both of these for free when you visit her site.

1st grade fantabulous has a thanksgiving alphabetical order worksheet.

Students will get to put a bunch of thanksgiving words into alphabetical order.

Lory's Page has a great turkey worksheet to lets students practice their even and odd numbers.

First grade parade has a free set of word family turkeys. Kids get to color their turkey and then cut out feathers and write words that go along with that word family. Love this idea.

If you know of or have any more thanksgiving activities feel free to include a link to them by leaving a comment.

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Helping out Hurricane Sandy Schools

11/12/2012

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The Cornerstone has a great article on how we can all help teachers who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy. Living in Washington state I'm about as far away as you can be from the affected area, that doesn't mean however that I can't help out, or that you can't.

If you have a Teachers pay Teachers store you can donate some of your products to teachers that have been affected by the storm. Just click on the button below.

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Snow is on the ground

11/10/2012

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I don't know what the weather is like in your area but yesterday we had our first snow of the year. Now before I start moaning about having to start shoveling and driving in the stuff, I'd like to see it in a more positive light.

When I was a child, before the shoveling and driving began, I loved when it first snowed. It was exciting and so much fun. As educators we can use that excitement to teach in the classroom. Why not have students write about what they like to do in the snow. Or break out some of your winter themed books for the day.

Last year I created a set of math games centered around snowman to help use kids excitement about snow.

These packet includes 5 file folder games that will let students practice their addition and subtraction facts. The snowmen get to ski, play hockey and have snowball fights in these five games.

I've also been working on a new game that I hope to have ready next week. Like the octopus eight file folder game that I created last. Instead of making eight students will be making 10 in this new game. Its theme is going to be teddy bears. I've already created the teddy bear that I'm going to use for the game, but I still need to give the bear some clothes and then make 10 different ones. So I've still got a lot of work to do. You can check out my new teddy bear that I've designed below and stay tuned next week for the game to come out.

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Octopus Eight - Addition File folder game

11/3/2012

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Its been a while since I've created any math file folder games so I thought it was time to create some more. Octopus Eight is a game where students practice their addition skills by learning all of the addition facts with a sum of eight.

Students will be able to use the addition strategies of using counters and using a number line.

The game can be played as either a two player game or it can be played individually.

The game includes the game board, number cards, directions, a game label and a recording sheet.

The game will be available for free until Monday. If you missed the giveaway and would like to be alerted to when I have new products come out you can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or subscribe to the RSS feed.

To find more great math file folder games you can visit my File-folder printables page or visit my shop.

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Prezi's Got a new look

11/1/2012

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I've always loved using prezi to create great looking presentations, but now prezi is making their service even better. There old bubble menu was often difficult to navigate through, and I often had difficulty with editing the path.

They've fixed those problems and I've tried out their new interface which is so much simpler. They've also added some great new templates to use.

If you've never used prezi check out their page. If you have used it better how do you use prezi in your classroom?

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Christmas addition board game

Thanksgiving freebies collection

Helping out Hurricane Sandy Schools

Snow is on the ground

Octopus Eight - Addition File folder game

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