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!
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!
Valentine's Day Math Pack for 3rd Grade
Your students will fall in LOVE with this Valentine’s Day Math Pack! Everything from word problems to puzzles and games. This pack is perfect for review, early finishers, small groups, centers and guest teachers!
This pack includes:
Valentine’s Day Word Problems
Graphing Data and Picture Graphs
Addition and subtraction to 1000 in a fun Color by Answer
Ordering Numbers
Multiplication and Division fact families up to 100
Area with tiling and multiplication- Design a house for Cupid using the given units!
Comparing Fractions
Rounding to the nearest ten and hundred
Time and Money
A 100 Chart hidden pictures- solve 100 problems to find the Valentine picture!
Cupid’s Busy Day- a Multiplication Game for the hundred chart
3.MD.A.1
3.MD.A.2
3.MD.B.3
3.MD.C.5
3.MD.C.6
3.NBT.A.1
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3.OA.A.1
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3.OA.A.3
3.OA.A.4
3.OA.B.5
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3.OA.C.7
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3.NF.A.1
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20 creative thinking, writing and math Thanksgiving activities for Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving Activity Pack is geared towards 3-5 grade, but could be used to challenge more advanced 2nd graders.
These language rich Thanksgiving activities may be used individually or stapled together to create a packet (black line cover included). Fostering creative thinking has been shown to increase learning in all areas.
Included in this Thanksgiving Creative Thinking packet you will find:
*I am NOT Thankful- List 10 things you are not thankful for
*You are Such a Turkey! - What if you were a turkey?
*Thanksgiving Problems- What are the disadvantages of Thanksgiving?
*Thanksgiving Garment- List the attributes of Thanksgiving and the attributes of jeans.
*Thanksgiving Words- Write a word for every letter of the alphabet that has to do with Thanksgiving
*Improving Thanksgiving- Make Thanksgiving bigger, add something and replace something
*Baking Bind- Oh NO! Your oven broke! How can you still have Thanksgiving Dinner?
*Thanksgiving Games- Students are given a picture and have to tell how it has to do with Thanksgiving
*Thanksgiving Invention- Using a straw, a quarter, toothpicks and tape, students must invent something to use on Thanksgiving
*Thanksgiving Math- Students will write a Thanksgiving word problem
*New Uses for a Cornucopia- What is that thing filled with always shown filled with food around Thanksgiving?
*No Leftovers- Your parents say you must finish ALL of the Thanksgiving food before you can leave the table.
*A Turkey and an Ice Cube- How are a turkey and an ice cube alike?
*Thanksgiving of the Future- What will Thanksgiving be like in the future?
*What is “Thanksgiving”? - The answer is Thanksgiving. You write the questions
*My Dog Ate My Thanksgiving- Company is on their way over and your dog ate your turkey.
*The Ultimate Centerpiece?- You need to make a centerpiece for the Thanksgiving table using rubber bands, tape, scissors, a fake flower and a Justin Bieber poster
*Aren't You the Cutest?- You are keeping track of how many times your cheeks get pinched this Thanksgiving. You can't use a paper or a pencil.
*The Mysterious Dessert- An ice cream cake with a burning candle shows up on your Thanksgiving table. How did it get there?
*Thanksgiving Poetry- Write a Thanksgiving acrostic poem
Sample Answers included with these Thanksgiving activities to get you and your class thinking!
CCSS ELA
W.2.5
W.2.8
W.3.1
W.3.2
W.3.4
W.4.2
W.4.8
W.5.4
W.5.8
L.2.1
L.2.2
L.2.5
L.3.1
L.3.2
L.4.1
L.4.2
L.5.1
L.5.2
L.5.3
Students will fall madly in LOVE with these Valentine's Creative Thinking Activities! They will get all of your students thinking creatively, but are specially designed to inspire your gifted and talented students! These activities are perfect for early finishers, centers or guest teachers!
Included in this Valentine's Day Activity packet you will find:
Don’t Know What You've Got
Love is Grand?
World Without Love
The ABC’s of Valentine’s Day
Really, You Shouldn't Have
Will You Be My BETTER Valentine?
Love is in the Air
A Valentine’s Day Surprise
The Future of Candy Hearts
Valentine’s Day in Pictures
A Remote by Any Other Name
Love Machine
Answer: Valentine’s Day
Love City
A Unique Valentine
A Valentine's Day Mystery
The Procrastinating Valentine
Pucker Up
I love Cinquains
Cupid’s New Job
Sample Answers included with these Valentine's Day activities to get you and your class thinking!
CCSS ELA
W.3.1
W.3.2
W.3.4
W.4.2
W.4.8
W.5.2
W.5.8
L.3.1
L.3.2
L.4.1
L.4.2
L.5.1
L.5.2
L.5.3
St. Patrick's Day Creative Thinking and Literacy Activity Pack
This St. Patrick's Day Activity Pack contains St. Patrick's Day Creative Thinking and Literacy Activities. Creative thinking can improve thinking in all subject areas.
In this St. Patrick's Day Activity Pack you will find:
St. Patrick's Day Activity #1-Pot o’ Gold- What would you NOT buy with a pot of gold?
St. Patrick's Day Activity #2-Three Wishes- this St. Patrick's Day, you caught a Leprechaun and are granted three wishes. You decide to use them for three other people. This activity will let kids explore how a wish could change someone's life
St. Patrick's Day Activity #3-Gold Improvements- This St. Patrick's Day, you found a pot of gold! What are the disadvantages of a pot of gold?
St. Patrick's Day Activity #4-Word Search- Use the St. Patrick's Day Word Search template to create your own word search
St. Patrick's Day Activity #5-ABC’s of St. Patrick’s Day- Think of a word for every letter of the alphabet that has to do with St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day Activity #6-There’s More Than One Way- Given four objects, explain how you will catch a Leprechaun.
St. Patrick's Day Activity #7-Limericks- Instructions and writing paper for writing your own St. Patrick's Day Limerick
St. Patrick's Day Activity #8-Catching a Leprechaun- In this St. Patrick's Day activity, create the best Leprechaun trap
St. Patrick's Day Activity #9-Word Ladders- A leprechaun played a trick and changed some words by changing one letter at a time. Follow the clues he left to change the words back
St. Patrick's Day Activity #10-Word Scramble- Unscramble these St. Patrick's Day words and answer the riddle
St. Patrick's Day Activity #11-Secret Message- A leprechaun has left you a secret message. Use the key to solve the St. Patrick's Day message.
Sample Answers included with these activities to get you and your class thinking!
These St. Patrick's Day activities makes a great early finishers packet! Use these St. Patrick's Day activities as sponge activities to get your students thinking. Set up some St. Patrick's Day activity centers around St. Patrick's Day using these activities. W.3.1
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Looking for something to get your students in the spirit of Thanksgiving? This Thanksgiving Math & Literacy Pack includes two packs that are perfect for enrichment or early finishers in your classroom! Please see each item for a FULL description!
1. Thanksgiving Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-math-pack-11119478
2. Thanksgiving Creative Thinking Packhttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-creative-thinking-pack-11120420
This Christmas Math and Literacy Pack are two packets that will get your students in the Christmas Spirit. Use these Christmas packs for early finishers, review or enrichment! Please see each product for a FULL description!
1. Christmas Math Packhttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-math-pack-11119491
2. Christmas Creative Thinking Packhttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-creative-thinking-pack-11120892
Looking for even MORE things Christmas? Check out my Christmas MEGA Bundle!!! The Mega Bundle includes FIVE Christmas-Themed Activities! You can find it HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-mega-bundle-11123164
Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE for 3rd Grade
Your students will fall in LOVE with this Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE! Everything from word problems to puzzles and games. This Valentine's Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE is perfect for review, early finishers, small groups, centers and guest teachers!
This Valentine’s Day BUNDLE includes:
Valentine’s Day Math Pack for 3rd Grade
Valentine’s Day Creative Thinking Pack
Valentine's Day Math Pack for 3rd Grade includes:
*Valentine’s Day Word Problems
*Valentine's Day Math Graphing Data and Picture Graphs
*Valentine's Day Addition and subtraction to 1000 in a fun Color by Answer
*Valentine's Day Ordering Numbers
*Valentine's Day Multiplication and Division fact families up to 100
*Valentine's Day Area with tiling and multiplication- Design a house for Cupid using the given units!
*Valentine's Day Comparing Fractions
*Valentine's Day Rounding to the nearest ten and hundred
*Valentine's Day Time and Money
*A Valentine's Day Math Hundred's Chart hidden picture- solve 100 problems to find the Valentine picture!
*Cupid’s Busy Day- a Valentine's Day Multiplication Game for the hundred chart
Included in this Valentine's Day Activity packet you will find:
Don’t Know What You've Got
Love is Grand?
World Without Love
The ABC’s of Valentine’s Day
Really, You Shouldn't Have
Will You Be My BETTER Valentine?
Love is in the Air
A Valentine’s Day Surprise
The Future of Candy Hearts
Valentine’s Day in Pictures
A Remote by Any Other Name
Love Machine
Answer: Valentine’s Day
Love City
A Unique Valentine
A Valentine's Day Mystery
The Procrastinating Valentine
Pucker Up
I love Cinquains
Cupid’s New Job
Sample Answers included with these Valentine's Day activities to get you and your class thinking!
Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE for 4th Grade
Your students will fall in LOVE with this Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE! Everything from word problems to puzzles and games. This Valentine's Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE is perfect for review, early finishers, small groups, centers and guest teachers!
This Valentine’s Day BUNDLE includes:
Valentine's Day Math Pack for 4th Grade
Valentine’s Day Creative Thinking Pack
Included in this Valentine's Day Math Pack for 4th Grade you will find:
*Valentine’s Day word problems for all operations. One and two step
*Writing fractions as a decimal
*Ordering fractions with different denominators or numerators
*Valentine’s Day Hundred Chart hidden picture! Students will answer 120 questions to find the hidden picture
*Valentine's Day Math Color by Product- Multiply two double digit number or a four digit number by a one digit number to find the correct colors
*Rounding numbers to any place value, expanded form and word form up to the millions
*Valentine's Day Math Map Problem Follow the directions to draw a map of Cupid’s Neighborhood! Identify rays, line segments, lines and right triangles within the map. OR use the map that is already provided to answer the questions
*Valentine’s Day Fraction line plots
*Valentine Card shapes
*Cupid’s Busy Day- a multiplication game for the hundred chart
Included in this Valentine's Day Activity packet you will find:
Don’t Know What You've Got
Love is Grand?
World Without Love
The ABC’s of Valentine’s Day
Really, You Shouldn't Have
Will You Be My BETTER Valentine?
Love is in the Air
A Valentine’s Day Surprise
The Future of Candy Hearts
Valentine’s Day in Pictures
A Remote by Any Other Name
Love Machine
Answer: Valentine’s Day
Love City
A Unique Valentine
A Valentine's Day Mystery
The Procrastinating Valentine
Pucker Up
I love Cinquains
Cupid’s New Job
Sample Answers included with these Valentine's Day activities to get you and your class thinking!
This Thanksgiving Activity Bundle includes 5 Thanksgiving Themed Activity Packs!!! Packed full of one month's worth of Thanksgiving Themed Learning Activities.
This Bundle Includes:
1. Thanksgiving Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-creative-thinking-pack-11120420
2.Thanksgiving Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-math-pack-11119478
3. How To Cook a Turkey Writing and Craft https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-to-cook-a-turkey-11123170
4. Pilgrim Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pilgrim-creative-thinking-packet-11120198
5. Race to the New World- A Game for the 100s Chart https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/race-to-the-new-world-a-thanksgiving-game-for-the-hundreds-chart-11124063
Everything you need for the month of November!
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
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3.NBT.A.2
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4.NBT.A.3
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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
Students LOVE Hidden pictures! To reveal each hidden picture, students must complete at least 100 math problems! This Hundred Chart Hidden Picture MEGA Bundle is great for morning work, centers, enrichment or early finishers! Most of the standards in these Hidden Pictures are 3rd - 5th Grade.
Problems Include:
Place Value
Base 10 Blocks
Money
Time
Multiplication & Division
Addition & Subtraction
Order of Operations
Word Problems & MORE!!!
This Seasonal Math Bundle contains a themed math packet for every month of the school year! This is great for morning work, review, enrichment, extra credit or for guest teachers! This Seasonal Math Bundle covers mostly 3rd grade standards and some 4th and 5th grade standards. Please see each packet link for a full description!
*Fall Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fall-math-fall-money-fall-time-fall-word-problems-and-more-11118890
*Halloween Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-math-pack-11118961
*Thanksgiving Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-math-pack-11119478
*Christmas Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-math-pack-11119491
*Winter Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/winter-math-pack-11119493
*Valentine's Day Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/valentine-s-day-math-pack-11119495
*St. Patrick's Day Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-math-pack-11119496
*Spring Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spring-math-pack-11119514
*Summer Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/summer-math-pack-11119517
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
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