If you are looking for a simple and meaningful gift for your students to give their parents and loved ones, the Directed Drawings Calendar is just what you need! Turn your students’ artwork into a holiday gift, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or end-of-the-year keepsake with these adorable directed drawings. WHAT’S INCLUDED? This resource includes monthly calendars for the years 2024 to 2028. Each month includes a simple and fun 6-step directed drawing that comes in 3 different versions to meet students at their skill level. Also, you will have 3 options for the instruction cards. 3 Drawing Options ..read more

The holiday season is upon us, and the 3rd Grade December Morning Bins are sure to bring some magic to your morning routine. Most likely by this point in the year, your students are in a good routine, but you might need some extra help keeping them engaged and focused. The December Morning Bins are here for just that reason! They are fun and hands-on activities that students can use to practice the grade-level standards they have been learning in the year so far. Is your morning routine a bit chaotic? Do you feel like you are wasting the first 10 minutes or so of the day? Do you panic when yo ..read more

Back again, and this time with the 3rd Grade Grammar Verbs Part 1 packet, the second of 23 packets in the 3rd Grade Grammar Growing Bundle. I started this bundle with the basic parts of speech. After your students have learned about nouns, they are ready to learn about the actions that nouns perform. In the third grade NO PREP Verbs Part 1 Packet, students will learn about the differences between the following types of verbs: Action Verbs Linking Verbs Helping Verbs The third grade marks a significant milestone, where students put into practice the fundamental grammar skills they’ve previous ..read more

As we gear up for the holiday season, the 3rd Grade November Morning Bins are a must-have! They are hands-on, educational, engaging and FUN! Furthermore, they offer a wide variety of language and math skills, along with critical thinking skills. Is your morning routine a bit chaotic? Do you feel like you are wasting the first 10 minutes or so of the day? Do you panic when you realize that you forgot to print out some type of morning work for your students? You are not alone and we all hate it! Many teachers struggle with implementing productive morning routines, but I have a solution for you ..read more

The 3rd Grade October Morning Bins are here, and they are packed with fun activities to teach a variety of skills! Incorporate these into your morning routine, and watch your students become more engaged and eager to learn. Is your morning routine a bit chaotic? Do you feel like you are wasting the first 10 minutes or so of the day? Do you panic when you realize that you forgot to print out some type of morning work for your students? You are not alone and we all hate it! Many teachers struggle with implementing productive morning routines, but I have a solution for you! Simply put, our stude ..read more

Getting into a good routine can be a challenge at the beginning of the school year, but I’ve got something for you to help make your morning transitions into school easy and fun: the 3rd Grade Back to School Morning Bins. These morning bins offer the perfect warm-up for the day, because they engage students and get them happy to learn. Is your morning routine a bit chaotic? Do you feel like you are wasting the first 10 minutes or so of the day? Do you panic when you realize that you forgot to print out some type of morning work for your students? You are not alone and we all hate it! Many tea ..read more

Unit 5 of Pathway to Fluency is here, and it’s filled with effective and fun activities to teach reading! Unit 5 continues the systematic approach of reading instruction. Prior to Unit 5, students have learned a range of phonics skills, including CVC words, silent e, blends, digraphs, r-controlled vowels, and some vowel teams. In Unit 5 of Pathway to Fluency, students will have a combined review of all of the skills from Level 1, plus they will learn the additional vowel teams of ow, ie, and igh. Then they will learn how to form and break apart compound words that use those phonics skills. Thi ..read more

Unit 4 of Pathway to Fluency is here, and it’s filled with effective and fun activities to teach reading! (I’ll admit, this blog post is coming a bit late, but that’s besides the point. Unit 4 continues the systematic approach of reading instruction. In Units 1 to 3, students learned letter identification and the sounds they typically make, CVC words, plural CVC words, simple double-consonants, silent e, blends and digraphs. Continuing on, Unit 4 teaches students about how to decode r-controlled vowels and gives a soft introduction to vowel teams. As your students begin to learn more and more ..read more

Second grade students are sure to have learned so much this year, and the May and June 2nd Grade Morning Bins are here to help finish the year off strong! There are 21 activities to let your students show what they know. Furthermore they are FUN! Interested in other grades? Click the links below: PRESCHOOL MORNING BINS AVAILABLE HERE KINDERGARTEN MORNING BIN BUNDLE AVAILABLE HERE FIRST GRADE MORNING BIN BUNDLE AVAILABLE HERE SECOND GRADE MORNING BIN BUNDLE AVAILABLE HERE What are the benefits of Morning Tubs / Bins? The benefits of morning bins are endless! They are hands-on and engaging The ..read more

I’m back again, this time with the April 2nd Grade Morning Bins! As the year has progressed, these morning bins have covered review for so many 2nd grade standards. Also, they have been FUN! It’s always my hope to give you engaging activities meet your students’ needs and your teaching needs. Interested in other grades? Click the links below: PRESCHOOL MORNING BINS AVAILABLE HERE KINDERGARTEN MORNING BIN BUNDLE AVAILABLE HERE FIRST GRADE MORNING BIN BUNDLE AVAILABLE HERE SECOND GRADE MORNING BIN BUNDLE AVAILABLE HERE What are the benefits of Morning Tubs / Bins? The benefits of morning bins a ..read more