Halloween Rounding -- Freebie

Here's my last Halloween treat for you. It's a rounding game that you can either post as a write the room activity, put in a math station, or use as a Scoot activity.

Students draw a card and round the number to the nearest ten and hundred.

Just click on the pic above to get the freebie.

Happy Fall, Y'all!

Don't forget to click {HERE} to enter my giveaway for the Rockin' Reading game from Educational Insights.

Literal and Nonliteral Language -- Halloween Freebie!

Halloween is the perfect time for some extra practice on distinguishing between literal and nonliteral language. Put these cards in a literacy station and let your kiddos have some fun!

Just click on the pic above to get the freebie!

Happy Fall, Y'all!

Go {HERE} to enter my giveaway for a copy of a  Rockin' Reading game from Educational Insights.

Need a Break?

Need a break from all the Halloween mayhem but can't lose instructional time by doing a craft?

Educational Insights has the perfect solution!

Rockin Reading is a great way to practice all those Reading skills with a twist. It's designed for two to four players, but you can also play it in teams. All the questions are aligned to the Common Core standards. Players might have to read a Tweet about a concert or a review of the latest CD. Whatever they're reading, they'll be practicing determining the main idea, reading for details, making inferences, understanding figurative language and many more skills as they play. I loved the Rock 'n Roll theme, especially the tour bus that holds the cards!

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You might even win a free game by entering my giveaway! Educational Insights has agreed to send the winner their own game! Hurry and register. The giveaway closes Saturday, November 9. Enter the Rafflecopter below if you want to try for your own copy.

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Even and Odd Pumpkins - Freebie

Print this file, add counters, and you've got a fun activity for determining if a number is even or odd. Your kiddos can work the problems together in a math station or do them individually and record them in their math journals.

Just click on the pic above to get the fun!

Happy Fall, Y'all!

It's a Number Hunt! - Freebie

If you need an activity for Halloween Day to keep your kids focused, yet still have a little bit of fun, try this number scavenger hunt. It gets the kiddos up and moving around the room. Hide the candy corn cards around the room, give your students the recording sheet (or have them make their own to save copies), and turn them loose!

Students must solve the problems and record them under the correct heading.

Just click on the pic above to get your freebie.

Happy Fall, y'all!

Spooky Writing

I've joined up with my friends at A Classy Collaboration as part of the Trick or Freebie Blog Hop.
Harness the Halloween spirit in your room by giving your kiddos something to write about. Cut out the spooky cards and put in a brown paper bag. Glue the directions on the bag and you are ready to go!
Your little spooks draw two cards from the bag and use them to write a narrative.

I've included a graphic organizer to help them plan their stories and a rubric to help your assessment.

Click on either of the images above to get the freebie.

Happy Fall, y'all!

Spooky Place Value and Problem Solving -- Freebie!

We gave the Constructed Response Assessments in math yesterday. I tested a small group of students and realized they had trouble working the problems because they weren't able to transfer a math problem that was written horizontally to a vertical form and place all of the numbers in the correct place value. 

This freebie is a simple way to practice adding and subtracting numbers, being sure to write the numbers in the correct place value position. Students pick two cards and use the numbers to write one addition and one subtraction problem. They must write the problem on their paper and solve it. 

Just click on the picture above to get the freebie.

And on a not-so-spooky note, I just received word that I'm twenty-seven on the list of the Top Fifty Teacher Blogs published by Teacher Certification Degrees. Click on the pic below to visit their site and see the list.

Happy Fall, y'all!