Math Vocabulary!!

 I have been so busy this summer getting back into my TPT business and have been creating, and creating, and creating! Just wanted to show you one product that I really wanted for my math centers this year. My district just adopted Into Math last year. Well, we all know what last year was like teaching in a pandemic let alone taking on a new curriculum! As I taught Into Math what I noticed the most was the lack of understanding of math vocabulary. Many of my student's test scores went down because they pick the wrong answer completely because they did not know what the question was asking and what the math vocabulary was in the problem. I'm really hoping we can return to centers this year as I will rotate these vocabulary cards into my centers. 

I think I will be sorting the cards by our units and what vocabulary is used in the unit. There are also some vocabulary cards I will use at the beginning of the year that should be known as they were introduced in previous grades. I also made all words and definitions to match the same color background to help with differentiating. Now there is more than one page of each color but it will help narrow down the choices. 

Click on the image below to grab your set of Math Vocabulary Cards at my store! 

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Fraction Bars

Fractions can be tough for students to understand. When I introduce fractions I use several visual ways to show my students fractions. One visual I use is fraction bars. 

This visual really helps students compare one whole and breaking it in fractions. I made this sheet for my students. I have them glue it into their math interactive notebook so they can reference it when needed. You can grab my Fraction Bars in my store HERE.

2019-2020 School Year Calendars and a Freebie!

They are here! I finally updated the school year calendars in my store. Check out my free sample I offer HERE to get an idea of what it looks like. 

If you like it and it works for you then you can grab the full year HERE. It follows the school year here in the USA so August to July.

Looking for a more colorful calendar to keep your important dates on? I also have this calendar in my store. You can grab it HERE

I'm working on a few more calendars so make sure you follow me on TPT for my latest product updates! Visit my whole store HERE! 

Make A Wish!

I just had to share this! A student gave me this as a gift. I just absolutely love it! Today I made my wish and tied it on. Here is a link to the owner's shop on Esty where my student bought it from. She has a ton of other ones - for weddings, teachers, friends, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers and more.

Head to her shop HERE

Speaking of teacher gifts - what are some of your favorites? I always ask for donations to my Donors Choose project. I am currently working on getting iPads for my classroom. Check out my project HERE. Donors Choose is an amazing organization and always helps teachers get needed items for their classrooms. Currently, they are matching all donations so my $800 project can be fully funded for only $400.00. If a donation of $20 is turned in then it becomes $40! No amount is too small and I have had several corporations donate to my causes - remember it also a tax write off!

My other favorite gift is a TPT gift card!! Who doesn't want one of those? I am constantly supporting TPT sellers with their amazing resources!

Lastly, another favorite gift would be gift cards to stores like Target, office stores, Ikea, any stores that I can buy items for my classroom.

I love that I get gifts that are for me but my true joy is to put back into my classroom, my students and my teaching.

School Is Out For Summer!!

I did it!! I successfully completed my first year as a 5th grade teacher......and they asked me to come back next year! So I must have done something right! Seriously - I love my school, I love 5th grade, I love my team, and I love the people I get to work with! I might be the only teacher who is excited to for the next school year!

So today was my first official day of summer break and I was up with the puppy at 5am.....so much for sleeping in. Good thing she is cute.

We added Violet to our family in April. She is the best silver lab! I love her so much and can't wait to spend my time with her. Of course in between my two son's and their travel baseball games! This summer will fly by and yet I have so many things I want to accomplish for the next school year.

Today I got my Erin Condren teacher planner and I couldn't wait to start decorating and planning in it. Yep, the first day of break and I am already planning! I absolutely love her teacher planners. This is my second year using her planners. I do not get any credit for mentioning her store or planners but I am of the mindset that if something is working for you to share it with others. Head over to her store here to get yours. I promise you will love it!

So here is how I left my room. We cannot get into our rooms until early August due to construction so I will be using these pictures to plan my room for next year. Now that I have a year under my belt with the school, teachers, and curriculum I have so many ideas that I want to implement. So many things I want to change for next year. So stay tuned for my room progress. Happy Summer!