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Welcome to my shop! I'm so happy you are here! I have experience as an elementary teacher (1-5), teacher mentor, guest teacher and mom (twins!). The belief that ALL students can be creative thinkers guides all that I do. I am certified to teach gifted education and am pursuing my ESL endorsement. Elementary Math and integrated unit planning are my favorite subjects to teach. There is a little something for everyone in my shop! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!

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Welcome to my shop! I'm so happy you are here! I have experience as an elementary teacher (1-5), teacher mentor, guest teacher and mom (twins!). The belief that ALL students can be creative thinkers guides all that I do. I am certified to teach gifted education and am pursuing my ESL endorsement. Elementary Math and integrated unit planning are my favorite subjects to teach. There is a little something for everyone in my shop! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
Morning and Bedtime Routine Visual Clip Chart
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Morning and Bedtime Routine Visual Clip Chart

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Are your mornings a struggle, having to repeat yourself over and over telling your kids what to do to get ready? Try these Morning and Bedtime Routine Clip Charts! Now children will have a visual what they will need to do to get ready, helping them better process what they will need to do! The Morning Clip Chart Includes: Go potty & Wash Hands Brush Teeth Brush Hair Eat Breakfast Make Bed Wash Face Get Dressed Pack Lunch Bedtime Routine Do Homework Pick up Toys Brush Teeth Put on Pajamas Say Prayers Get Backpack Eat Snack Go Potty and Wash Hands Good Night Hug Read a Book Wash Face Take a Bath Go to Sleep If you enjoy this product, please check out some of the other Behavior Management Products available in my shop!
Rekenrek Number Book
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Rekenrek Number Book

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Use this Rekenrek Number Book to increase number fluency and number sense. Students will show the numbers 1-20 in two ways: On the rekenrek, on a ten frame and then two ways of their choosing (money, tally marks, pictures, number line, etc). CCSS Math Standards: K.CC.3 K.CC.4 K.OA.1 K.NBT.1 1.NBT.1 1.NBT.2a 1.NBT.2b If you like this number book, please check out some of my other Rekenrek Resources or the entire BUNDLE available in my store! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/rekenrek-unit-bundle-11120968
How to Line Up Properly
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How to Line Up Properly

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Knowing how to line up quickly and quietly is an important school skill! This often needs to be directly taught and reviewed! Use this lesson with your students to teach them the proper way to line up. This behavior lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Building Trust in the Classroom and Beyond
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Building Trust in the Classroom and Beyond

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Trust must be earned. Use this lesson plan to give students a visual example of building trust that you can refer to all year long. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. A "10 Ways to Build Trust" Poster is also included. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Christmas Math Pack for 4th Grade
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Christmas Math Pack for 4th Grade

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Christmas Math Pack for 4th Grade Christmas Math Pack This Christmas math packet is made exclusively with 4th grade CCSS math standards. This Christmas math packet includes story problems, line plots, comparing numbers, fractions and more! 4th grade standards are covered using games, hidden messages and hidden pictures. Adorable graphics compliment these fun problems. This Christmas Math packet is perfect for the week before Christmas! Included you will find 37 pages of Christmas Math: *Christmas Story Problems *Color by Sum- Adding and Subtracting 3 digit numbers *Factors *Writing fractions with 10 or 100 as a denominator as a decimal *Comparing Decimals *Logic Problems *Line Plots *Area and Perimeter *Number and Shape Patterns *Time, Money, measuring *So much more!!! 4.MD.A.2 4.MD.A.3 4.MD.B.4 4.NBT.A.2 4.NBT.A.3 4.NBT.B.4 4.OA.A.1 4.OA.A.2 4.OA.A.3 4.OA.B.4 4.OA.C.5 4.NF.B.3 4.G.A.1 4.NF.C.5 4.NF.C.6 4.NF.C.7
Christmas Maths Pack
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Christmas Maths Pack

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This Christmas Maths packet is geared towards 8-10 year olds. This Christmas Maths packet includes story problems for every operation, graphing, comparing numbers, fractions and more! Included you will find 25 pages of Christmas Maths: *Christmas themed word problems. Single and multi-step Christmas Maths problems for all operations *Christmas present 3 digit addition and subtraction Christmas Maths problems. Colour odd presents green and even presents red *Multiplication and Division Christmas tree fact families *Addition and Subtraction Christmas Maths tree fact families *Number Comparison- Compare two numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. Add in a missing number to make the number sentence true on this Christmas Maths Page *Rounding numbers to nearest 100 and 1000 *Elapsed Time - How long does Jeannette lie in bed awake until she can see if Santa came to her house? How long was Cheyenne wrapping presents? Find out with these riveting elapsed time Christmas Maths problems! *Graphing- William asks 100 of his closest friends what they want for Christmas. In this Christmas Maths page, use his data to make a graph, fractions, percents and more! *Fractions- Divide up Christmas biscuits and Christmas cakes *Number Patterns- Find the pattern and fill in the missing numbers. Identify the pattern *Shape Patterns- In this Christmas Maths page, find the patterns and fill in the missing shapes. *Hundreds Chart Puzzles- Avery can't open her Christmas Maths presents until she has finished these Hundreds Chart Puzzles. Help her!!! *Christmas Hidden Picture- Answer 100 Christmas Maths problems to find the Christmas Maths Hidden Picture! This Christmas Maths packet is a great supplement to your curriculum. Offer this Christmas Maths packet as review or offer this Christmas Maths as enrichment. Send this Christmas Maths packet home over break to keep students thinking. This Christmas Maths pack makes great morning work or an early finishers! Answer Key is included.
Being Respectful in Music Class
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Being Respectful in Music Class

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This interactive PowerPoint presentation will teach children all about how to be respectful in Music Class. It provides a child-friendly definition of respect and concrete examples showing kids what respect to yourself, others, the music classroom and things in the music classroom looks like and sounds like. This presentation is perfect for PBIS, beginning of the year, review or social groups! If your like this product, please check out: All the items below are also available in a Behavior Lesson BUNDLE Showing Respect in the Library Showing Respect in the Bathroom Slide Show Showing Respect in the Lunchroom Slide Show Bucket Filling Power Point Trust Bank Presentation The Golden Rule and Acceptance The Importance of Being Honest Tattling vs. Telling Snow at School Being Respectful Lining Up Properly Know Your Anger Triggers Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Good Fit Video Games Dealing with Conflict Dealing with Anger Controlling Your Behavior How to be a Bucket Filler Behavior T-Charts A Safe Recess 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight
100th Day of School Fun Pack
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100th Day of School Fun Pack

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100th Day of School Fun Pack UK Version Give your students an amazing 100th Day of School to remember with this creative and unique set of 100th Day of School Activities and centres. A 100th Day of School Parent letter is included in this 100th Day of School Activity Pack so that you can be prepared with volunteers and snacks. All vocabulary, spelling and money is for the UK. You can find the US Version HERE In this 100th Day of School Activity Pack, you will find: 100th Day of School Parent Letter *100th Day of School Certificate- This certificate is available in full colour or black line master *100th Day of School Hat- A creative and fun twist on the 100th Day of School Crown. Instructions and photographs included. *100th Day of School Necklace- counting mat is included *100th Day of School Trail Mix- Have students count out 100 ingredients *Hop to 100 *100 Ways to Show 100 *Flip to 100- Students will flip a coin 100 times and record their results and answer questions. *Roll to 100- students will roll a dice 100 times, record their results and then answer questions about their results *Which has 100?- An estimating activity *When I am 100- Students will predict how their life will be when they are 100 years old *Fun with the 100's Chart- Three 100's Chart activities- Find the Missing Numbers and Chart Puzzles 100's Chart Hidden Picture- This 100th day of school activity includes three levels of difficulty. -a number match -a set of addition and subtraction problems that can be completed using the 100's chart -a wide variety of skill review- from tally marks to money. Pick the set that works best for your class or individual students on the 100th day of school! These 100th Day of School activities will have students cheering "Best 100th Day of School EVER!!!!" To complete these 100th Day of School activities with younger students, it would be helpful to ask for a parent volunteer for each 100th Day of School centre/activity. You can set up these 100th Day of School activities to complete in one day. You can also celebrate the week of the 100th Day of School by spreading out these activities for the whole week. Be sure to read through these 100th Day of School activities because some of them will require some advanced preparation. Have a FANTASTIC 100th Day of School!!!!
Shapes MEGA Bundle
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Shapes MEGA Bundle

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Shapes Activity Pack: A Shapes Activity Unit - Shape Identification, Shape Games, Shape Fractions, Shape Activities, Anchor Charts and MORE!!! This Shapes Activities Unit is 190 pages for grades 2-5 (a great review for 5th) and is aligned to the common core. This Hands-On shapes unit includes all you need to get your students "In Shape!" In this Shapes Activity Unit you will find: *Shapes Anchor Chart Printables *Interactive Journal Pages *Pre-, Mid and Post unit assessments *Where Did I Put My Polygon?- Solve the riddles to discover which polygon shape is being described. Paste the shape in the correct box *Polygons All Gone!- A fun shapes dice game where students will make polygon shapes *Shape Sorting- Students will sort quadrilateral shapes and polygon vs. non polygon shapes *Measuring Shapes- 4 pages for students to find the area and perimeter of given shapes *Gardener Gracie's Dilemma- Help Gracie shape the area and perimeter of her garden beds *I Have, Who Has- A great shape warm-up game practicing the area, perimeter and naming of shapes *Shape Fraction Memory- Students will have to find shapes divided into the same number of fraction *Shape Fraction play dough mats- mold and cut the given shapes into fractions, have your partner name the shape fractions, label the shape fraction pieces *Shape Posters- display these shape posters in your math area and help students master area of shapes, perimeter of shapes and more! *find the area of shapes by dividing them into smaller rectangles *Learn and Practice the distributive property of area This Shape Activities Unit is packed with tons of activities that are aligned to the common core. This Shapes Activities unit makes a great addition to your school's curriculum! I hope you and your students enjoy this shapes activities unit! If you enjoy this product, check out some of my other math products available in my store! CCSS Math Standards 2.G.A.1 2.G.A.2 2.G.A.3 3.MD.C.5 3.MD.C.6 3.MD.C.7 3.MD.D.8 3.G.A.1 3.G.A.2 4.G.A.3
Thanksgiving Math Pack
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Thanksgiving Math Pack

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Thanksgiving Math This Thanksgiving math packet is geared towards 3rd -5th graders. Included you will find 18 pages of Thanksgiving Math: *Thanksgiving themed Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division stories. Single and multi-step problems *Graphing - Natalia surveys her class about their favorite Thanksgiving food. Answer questions about her data and make a graph and fractions * Number Comparison- Compare two numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. Add in a missing number to make the number sentence true *Rounding- rounding numbers to nearest 10 and 100. Use the answers to answer a secret Thanksgiving Math message! * Elapsed Time- What time did Jackson's dinner start? How long did Thanksgiving dinner take? What time did Tonya and her family get to Grandma's? Solve these time problems to find out *Addition and Subtraction with 3 and 4 digit numbers *Fractions- Divide Thanksgiving dessert up for the guests. Help a Farmer make a new turkey pen *Number Patterns- Find the pattern and fill in the missing numbers. Identify the pattern. *Even and Odd. Color even numbers orange and odd numbers brown. Identify what fraction of the items are even *Hidden Picture- answer 100 math questions to find this Thanksgiving Hidden Picture! This Thanksgiving math packet would make a great supplement to your curriculum! Answer Key is included. CCSS Math Standards: 3.MD.A.1 3.MD.B.3 3.NBT.A.1 3.NBT.A.2 4.NBT.A.3 4.NBT.B.4 3.OA.A.1 3.OA.A.2 3.OA.A.3 3.OA.A.4 3.OA.B.5 3.OA.B.6 3.OA.C.7 3.OA.D.8 3.OA.D.9 4.OA.A.1 4.OA.A.2 4.OA.A.3 4.OA.C.5 3.NF.A.1
Christmas Math Pack for 5th Grade
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Christmas Math Pack for 5th Grade

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This Christmas Math Pack is 25 pages and designed for 5th grade students. It covers TONS of 5th grade standards in fun and engaging ways. This Christmas Math Pack is perfect for the week before Christmas or holiday breaks! This Christmas Math Pack for 5th Grade Includes: *Coordinate Graphing Mystery Picture *Multiplying and Dividing Fractions *Rounding and Comparing Decimals to the ten thousandths *Volume *Interpreting Line Plots with fractions *Fraction Word Problems *Order of Operations *Writing and Solving Equations *Scaling *Christmas Logic Problems *Ordered Pairs CCSS Math Standards Covered: 5.MD.B.2 5.MD.C.3 5.MD.C.4 5.MD.C.5a 5.MD.C.5b 5.NBT.A.3b 5.NBT.A.4 5.NBT.B.5 5.NBT.B.7 5.OA.A.1 5.OA.A.2 5.OA.B.3 5.NF.A.1 5.NF.A.2 5.NF.B.5b 5.NF.B.7 5.G.A.1
Christmas MEGA Bundle
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Christmas MEGA Bundle

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Everything you need for the month of December! 159 pages of Christmas FUN! There is simply too much in this bundle to describe it all in this space! Please see each link for a FULL product description and preview. Included in this Christmas MEGA Bundle: Christmas Math packet https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-math-pack-11119491 Christmas Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-creative-thinking-pack-11120892 Christmas Kindness Elves https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kindness-elves-a-new-christmas-tradition-11122273 Christmas Party Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-party-pack-11122280 The Great Elf Contest https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-great-elf-contest-a-christmas-game-for-the-hundreds-chart-11122281 Save 15% when you bundle!!! CCSS ELA Standards: W.2.5 W.2.8 W.3.2 W.3.5 W.4.2 W.4.8 W.5.4 W.5.8 L.2.1 L.2.2 L.3.1 L.3.2 L.4.1 L.4.2 L.5.1 L.5.2 L.5.3 CCSS Math Standards: 2.MD.C.7 2.MD.C.8 3.MD.A.1 3.MD.A.2 3.MD.B.3 2.NBT.A.3 2.NBT.B.7 3.NBT.A.1 3.NBT.A.2 3.NBT.A.3 4.NBT.A.3 4.NBT.B.4 3.OA.A.1 3.OA.A.2 3.OA.A.3 3.OA.A.4 3.OA.B.5 3.OA.B.6 3.OA.C.7 3.OA.D.8 3.OA.D.9 4.OA.A.1 4.OA.A.2 4.OA.A.3 4.OA.C.5 3.NF.A.1 3.NF.A.3b 2.G.A.3
Choosing Safe Playground Games
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Choosing Safe Playground Games

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Help students figure out which games are great for the playground and which games might not be a good choice. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Bucket Filling Power Point
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Bucket Filling Power Point

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Help prevent bullying in your classroom by explaining the concept of Bucket Filling to your students. This colorful Power Point outlines the major points and concepts of bucket filling in a child friendly way!
Rekenrek Turn Around Fact Memory Game
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Rekenrek Turn Around Fact Memory Game

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Students will LOVE playing this Rekenrek Turn Around Fact Memory Game! Each player will attempt to find as many matches as they can on their turn. This game includes 30 Commutative Fact matches (60 cards total). Each card contains a rekenrek image and the matching fact. This game can be played individually, in small groups, or is perfect for centers! Increase number sense and fact fluency with this Rekenrek Turn Around Fact Memory Game! Directions to a BONUS game are included! CCSS Math Standards: K.NBT.1 1.OA.3 1.OA.6 If you enjoy this game, check out my Rekenrek BUNDLE! It includes this game and so much more!
A Safe Recess
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A Safe Recess

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Sometimes kids can have a hard time making good choices at recess. All that free time with less adult supervision can lead to fighting and new bumps and bruises. This lesson will help students think about making better behaviour choices. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger I Feel ____ and Talk and Squawk Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Fall Hundred Chart Hidden Picture K-1
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Fall Hundred Chart Hidden Picture K-1

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Students LOVE Puzzles! Have them loving math with this Fall Hundreds Chart Hidden Picture. Students will solve 120 problems to reveal the hidden picture! The problems in this Hidden Picture are for Kindergarten and 1st grade. Problems Include: Base 10 Blocks Adding and Subtracting 10 Adding a single digit to a double digit number Number Comparison Number Sense This Fall Hundred Chart Hidden Picture is also part of my Fall Math Pack for 1st Grade!! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fall-math-for-1st-grade-11119520 Check out the Hidden Picture MEGA Bundle! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/hundred-chart-hidden-picture-mega-bundle-11127114
Creative Thinking MEGA Bundle TEST
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Creative Thinking MEGA Bundle TEST

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Get a Creative Thinking Packet for EVERY month of the school year! Push your students to think on their own and explore possibilities that they might not have thought possible! These packets are perfect for enrichment or early finishers! Please see each link for a full description and preview of each! Included in this Creative Thinking Mega Bundle, you will find: Back to School Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/back-to-school-creative-thinking-pack-11120413 Fall Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fall-creative-thinking-packet-11120039 Halloween Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-creative-thinking-pack-11119454 Thanksgiving Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-creative-thinking-pack-11120420 Pilgrim Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pilgrim-creative-thinking-packet-11120198 Christmas Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-creative-thinking-pack-11120892 Winter Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/winter-creative-thinking-pack-11120920 Valentine's Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/valentine-s-day-creative-thinking-pack-11120936 Thinkin' About Lincoln https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thinkin-about-lincoln-11120328 St. Patrick's Day Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-creative-thinking-packet-11123162 Summer Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/summer-creative-thinking-packet-11124028
Rekenrek Quick Image Game
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Rekenrek Quick Image Game

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Make number sense FUN with this Rekenrek Quick Image game! This rekenrek game is great for centers or small groups. The cards include all numbers on the Rekenrek from 1-20 in all combinations. One player will show the card for 3-5 seconds. The other player will have to identify the number, or re-create it on their personal rekenrek and then tell the number. The first player to get 20 points wins! Instructions, score sheet and cards all included! CCSS Math: K.CC.3 K.CC.4 K.CC.5 If you enjoy this game, check out my Rekenrek BUNDLE!!! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/rekenrek-unit-bundle-11120968
Kindness Elves:  A New Christmas Tradition
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Kindness Elves: A New Christmas Tradition

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This Christmas Elves unit is designed to help students understand the true meaning of Christmas and spread a message that lasts all year! The premise of this Christmas Elves unit is that the Christmas Kindness Elves will come each day to the classroom or home with different acts of kindness as well as the supplies (if needed). Each night the Christmas Elves will return to the North Pole to think of another act of kindness and to refresh their supplies. There are twenty four unique Christmas Elves activities included in this unit, enough to take you through twenty four days. Have your children or students name your Christmas Kindness Elves. Place the Christmas Kindness Elves in a different place around your home or classroom each day. Complete the act of kindness the elves left either together at home or at school, or assign it as homework (when appropriate and fun). The activities the Christmas Elves leave can be done in any order and have versions appropriate for home or classroom. You may choose to print out the Christmas Elves tags or print off a page of blank tags and write the message yourself. Writing papers and lists of supplies (when needed) are included. Christmas Kindness Elves activities are most appropriate for children who can read and write on their own, but may be adapted for younger children. If you enjoy this Christmas Kindness Elves product, check out some of my other Christmas products available in my store!