New Years Cooperative Games Activities

Hello ATUE Readers,It's Kristy from the 2 Peas and a Dog blog. I cannot believe that Christmas is over and I am writing this blog post hours away from 2014. I still remember the Y2K scares and I remember ringing in the 1990's. Where does time go?The days back to school after the holiday break are key to re-establishing and reminding students of the tone of your classroom community. This is a great time to reinforce the classroom norms, rules and...

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New Year's Reflections: Academic and Social

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Ring in the New Year with Ideas from Pinterest

Hello friends! This is Jennifer from Teaching to Inspire in 5th, and I hope all of you had a great holiday and spent some quality time with your family and friends.Speaking of quality time, I wanted to share with you some great Pinterest boards to help you get ready for the New Year, and save some precious family time!First up is my own personal Pinterest board for New Year's Ideas. I just started this board, so it will have tons of new freebies...

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Happy Holidays!!!

Happy Holidays from all of us at All Things Upper Elementary!Enjoy your time with family and friends. We will resume posting on December 26th. See you th...

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Relax, Rejuvenate, Enjoy! (with a free New Year's craftivity!)

Deb from Crafting Connections is sending you warm Christmas greetings from snowy Iowa!Every educator I know is now on holiday break until after New Year's!  I must admit, I LOVE the one day each December when I get to say these oh-so-trite words to my students as they walk out the school doors:Background by RedPepper! Anyway, I thought I'd share with you a few challenges I am giving myself for Christmas break.  Perhaps you will want to...

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New Year, New Me (Mobile Activity)

Greetings My ATUE Friends!It is so nice to be stopping by with my monthly post! I don't know about you, but I can't believe that today starts my Christmas vacation. HOLEY MOLEY! Keep the theme from Leanne, here is my take on the new year!       With Christmas Break knocking on our doors and the hope of a nice break from the routine of recess duty, correcting assignments, and endless meetings a heart-warming thought ready to happen,...

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New Year...New You {In Poetry}

As a writer, I have always enjoyed poetry.  There is just so much you can do with it!  As a reader, you can make inferences, determine a theme, ask questions, explore the mood, and the list goes on.  As a writer, you are able to use figurative language and add similes, metaphors, and personification to your work. So much can be studied and created with one simple poem.  Additionally, if you are nervous about exploring close...

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It's Almost Winter Break! Brain Busters FREEBIE

Hi, friends! It's Blair from One Lesson at a Time. Say it with me now....Winter Break is almost here. Winter Break is almost here. These last few days can really be doozies, right?! I just wanted to share a fun little freebie that you can use to help keep yourself sane this week - AND keep your kiddos engaged!These "Reindeer Games Brain Busters" are fun math puzzles that will help sharpen your students' number sense and math skills. And they are...

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Book Discussions 911!

Hello folks . . . life has been a little crazy, so I wanted to share back to a blog post from last year that has made such a difference for me!  I hope maybe you can get some ideas from it as well!Instead, I wanted to chat a little about the historical fiction book groups I am trying this year.  We read Sarah, Plain and Tall as a class--with me reading the first and last chapters and the students working in book clubs to read and process...

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Guest Poster Corrina Allen: Student Behavior Charts

This year I lucked out and have an amazingly polite and well-behaved group of students. Their focus and manners have impressed me since the first day of school and make our classroom environment pleasant for everyone. However.... occasionally there is a child who struggles to follow most classroom expectations and needs a more individualized plan.  This behavior chart template can help you monitor the child's progress as they start to take more...

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Organizing Literacy Center Materials

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