*FREEBIE* Poetry With Lincoln!

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My final upload of the night... I hope all of you have a great week at school!

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Your students are sure to love this resource as they complete a study on the life of Abraham Lincoln. Students are asked to take Abraham Lincoln's name and construct an acrostic with each letter of his name. As well, at the bottom of the printable, students are to create a Haiku and are reminded of the pattern for this type of poetry! Students will delight in decorating their "top hats" and publishing their acrostics and haiku's for President's Day!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREEBIE-Poetry-With-Abraham-Lincoln-1660917

ADHD... "isms"

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I have uploaded another resource tonight that will aid you all in closing on ADHD training. These slides can be used with teachers and parents alike in finding the humorous side of ADHD!

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This presentation is comprised of seventeen slides which are all anecdotes of all too familiar happenings with children who exhibit ADD/ADHD characteristics. Each child, as we all well know, is different and unique! Use these slides at the conclusion of an all day training as closure or use them at a Parent University or parent workshop. All teachers and parents can relate to the content for sure! The content is meant to highlight the funny side of living with an ADHD child!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ADHD-Training-Presentation-for-Teachers-and-Parents-1660814

Great Character Traits are Newsworthy!

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Hope everyone is doing great! I have uploaded a character trait resource tonight... hope you all enjoy! Check it out!

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This resource includes five mini-posters that remind students of character traits that are “noteworthy of news” that they should exemplify! The mini-posters are the perfect size to place on a bulletin board or above a whiteboard for easy referencing! Your students are sure to enjoy!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Character-Traits-that-are-Noteworthy-News-1670505

Writing with Abe Lincoln!

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Check out these writing prompts on Abe Lincoln! Please see the product description below:

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In this packet, there are eight writing prompts focusing on Abraham Lincoln. There are two prompts on each page and can be easily set up to use in writing centers or in whole group instruction. These are great tools as well for research and investigation. The prompts range from Lincoln's campaign to Presidency to his assassination. They are all somewhat open-ended in nature so that you, as the teacher, can dictate the length. Your students are sure to enjoy them!


http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-With-Abe-Lincoln-1659040

Valentine's Day Will Be Here Soon!

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This resource I am most excited about. It is ten pages long and contains many teaching and learning activities all themed around Conversational Candy Hearts... what child doesn't like them? With that being said, please see the product description below:

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This is a resource pack that you do not want to miss! This packet is ten pages long and contains the following activities:

*Sentence dictation with Conversational Candy Hearts
*Estimation
*Finding the Difference
*Constructing a Bar Graph
*Writing a Haiku
*Constructing a Pie Graph

All of these teaching and learning activities are from the central theme of Conversational Candy Hearts!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-and-Literacy-Valentines-Month-Problem-Solving-and-Writing-Activities-1658477

Math Problem Solving: Use These Mini-Posters to Reinforce Strategies!

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As many performance based assessments in many states begin to approach, it is so important for students to have a well laid plan for attacking word problems. So many students struggle with these because they don't have a solid plan for what to do to solve. Use this resource for referencing solid strategies for solving math word problems!

Product Description:
Grab students’ attention in a big way with these math problem solving mini-posters. Each poster gives a strategy for problem solving in math. The packet includes nine different mini-posters and because of their size will fit absolutely perfect above a white board or on a math bulletin board! Each serves as an easy reference when giving direct instruction in math problem solving!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Problem-Solving-Dont-Be-Puzzled-by-Problem-Solving-in-Math-1657967

TGIF! A Few More Resources...

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For some of you, the 100th day of school will be this upcoming week! Please visit my store where you will find some neat resources your kiddos are sure to enjoy! Also, I have begun a series of informational text that is fitting to the months of January and February~ see the product descriptions below:

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You are sure to want to use this informational text article with your students! This is an article about Abe Lincoln and his rise to the presidency. It is approximately 1,400 words long and has illustrations that match the text. As well, there is a ten question formative quiz at the conclusion of the article. Questions range from multiple choice to open ended short answers. Your students are sure to enjoy this text!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Informational-Text-Article-Young-Lincolns-Journey-1652095

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This resource is a mini-poster to celebrate the 100th day of school with your students. Each component of the mini-poster sets the stage for a thought-provoking response. Students must figure out what year they will be 100. They must say where they think that they will live and how they will travel. They must tell what they will be famous for as well as how they will communicate with family and friends 100 years from now. Finally, they must describe or draw a self-portrait of what they believe they will look like! Students will have a great time with this activity!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-All-About-Me-When-Im-100-1653519

100th Day of School and $100.00 to Spend!

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Students will have a great time with a $100.00 budget to spend on the 100th day of school. Utilize this resource to have fun with sale circulars and a shopping list to spend $100.00 on the 100th day of school.

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It’s the 100th day of school! In this resource, students are given $100.00 to spend with sample ad circulars. As well, there are two shopping lists provided in the packet. Students use the following ads and prepare their budget! Students are asked: "What do you think that you need to purchase on the 100th day of school? You have $100.00 to spend and you may not go over your budget! Make your list on the shopping list given to you by your teacher. Make sure that you get the most for your money! Show your work on your notebook paper!" Students will enjoy making their list, adding up their products, and doing their best not to go over $100.00.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-With-10000-to-Spend-1643167

100th Day of School Mini-Poster

Happy 100th Day of School! Hope you enjoy!

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A mini-poster your students are sure to enjoy! It's All About 100!

*I can do 100...
*I wish I had 100...
*On the 100th day of school, I will...
*In the last 100 days, I have...
*In the next 100 days, I will...
*A fact I can tell you about 100 is...
*If I had 100 dollars, I would...

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Its-All-About-100-1642542

100th Day of School Approaching!

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I have uploaded a resource this morning that I think your students will enjoy! The 100th day of school is approaching for most of us educators this next week of school. Have lots of fun teaching and learning with all of these writing activities that lend themselves for further writing, investigation, and research!

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As the 100th day of school approaches, get all of your students excited about what they have already accomplished this school year as well as what is in store for them for the rest of the school year. In this resource, you will find a mini-poster for students to all involve themselves in some writing activities that include: a self portrait of what they believe they would look like in 100 years, a listing of the games that they believe that children will play in 100 years, a writing activity about what their hope is in the world of medicine in the next 100 years, a writing activity about what they believe will be available in the world of technology in 100 years, a writing activity about what life was like for a student 100 years ago, and what they predict their world will be like in 100 years. Many of these exercises are meant to be springboards for further research and study and more extended writing activities as well as performance based projects. Students will all enjoy this activity. When complete, you might display each students’ poster!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Mini-Poster-with-Writing-Activities-1642233

Happy January!

Good Evening All,

I have uploaded a resource tonight for you all to use as the 100th day of school approaches! Your students are sure to love it!

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This resource is sure to engage all of your learners. They will be most eager to get started on these activities leading to the 100th day of school or… work as many activities as possible on the actual 100th day of school. Activities range from guessing how old the teacher will be in one hundred years, to predicting what their town/city will be like in 100 years. Additionally students are asked to make a list of 100 reasons why they love their school and many other thought provoking, brainstorming, jumpstarting the brain activities in celebration of this big day! This resource is set-up in a power point format so that each activity can be approached on individual days leading up to the event or each activity can be placed in a center unto itself. This resource can be used in such a multitude of different ways! Your students are sure to love these ten activities to celebrate this day of achievement in their school year!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100th-Day-of-School-Brainstorming-Jumpstarters-and-Writing-Activities-1635802

Christmas Break is Officially Over!

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Before I head to bed, I wanted to upload this pennant for you all to use with your students! They are sure to enjoy! It is perfect to get them "back in the groove" of school!

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This pennant is sure to get your students back in the groove of school after the Christmas break. On the pennant, students are asked to write a five to seven sentence paragraph about what they did over their Christmas break. Also, they are asked what was their most favorite present and who did they receive it from. Also, they are asked if they traveled anywhere during Christmas break and if so, where did they travel? Finally, on the perimeters of the pennant, students are asked to write an acrostic for winter as well as create a shape poem for a snowman! Students are sure to enjoy this activity as they "get in the groove" of school again in January!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-Pennant-Time-to-Get-Back-to-School-From-the-Holidays-1632738

It's Raining Cats and Dogs!

Good Afternoon All,

While it has been raining SO HARD this afternoon, I have put together a training presentation to help with accommodation ideas for challenges presented by ADHD/ADD/LD students. This will be a great source of material for everyone to use to heighten your skills!

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These eleven slides will serve as excellent material to use for training in terms of a focused faculty meeting, a professional development session, a parent conference, a Parent University forum, or simply a professional learning community for teachers. The slides focus on eight specific challenges that ADHD, ADD, and/or LD students/children face daily. Along with each challenge, there are four to five suggested accommodations given to try with students ~ students who have a 504 plan, students who are IDEA eligible, and other students who might need the extra support! As much as these slides can be shared with teachers, they should also be used to share with parents as well! 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winning-Accommodations-for-ADHDADD-and-LD-Students-Training-Material-1629256

Happy New Year Everyone!

Good Morning Everyone!

Happy New Year! As I sit here watching the Rose Bowl Parade and reflecting on 2014, I am looking forward to a very healthy and productive 2015 and all it has to offer! I wanted to let everyone know that I have uploaded two additional new resources. Both of these resources are informational text articles -- one article is expository text regarding the "Home Alone" mansion and it being on the real estate market. Kids will love to read about this famous house that so many of them have watched in the iconic movie! As well, just this morning, I finished another informational text article about the 50th anniversary of the famous series, "The Love Boat!" So, many of us can relate to this wonderful show. The original crew is making an appearance in the Rose Bowl Parade this morning on a beautiful float! Each of these resources has a formative quiz with ten questions. Your students are sure to be engaged in interesting text! Again, Happy New Year!

Product Description:
You will absolutely engage your students with this wonderful informational text article that most every child can relate to. This is an informational text article about the Home Alone mansion being on the real estate market. The article is approximately 680 words long and is completed with several illustrations, including captions, to motivate any reader. At the conclusion of the article, there is a ten question formative quiz that ranges from multiple choice questions regarding vocabulary to open-ended questions which require inferencing and multi-step thinking! You can't go wrong in working on vocabulary and comprehension utilizing this informational text!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Informational-Text-Article-Home-Alone-Mansion-for-Sale-1622181

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As your students prepare to go back to school from the Christmas holidays, this is an exciting resource that your students can make connections with for sure! This resource is an informational text article about the famous iconic series "The Love Boat." This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the show and the celebrations are being kicked off at the Rose Bowl Parade where the original cast members will be on "The Love Boat" float! This article is approximately 790 words long and includes a formative quiz which includes ten questions that range from multiple choice to open-ended formats. This is an awesome resource to review comprehension and get back into school after a long Christmas break!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Informational-Text-Article-The-Love-Boat-and-the-Rose-Bowl-Parade-1624831