Dear Mr. Scarecrow: Halloween Writing Project

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Squarehead Teachers

I recently saw this fun Halloween writing project. Students were to write a letter to Mr. Scarecrow from the view of a pumpkin who never gets chosen when kids come to pick out their pumpkins. Some students wrote about bribing the scarecrow to help them get chosen and others simply wrote a letter of lamentation. Hilarious! This class used a pattern for their scarecrows, but you could easily have students draw their own Mr. Scarecrow on white paper instead. Love it!

Halloween Math Fact Coloring Page

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Squarehead Teachers

This fun Halloween coloring page uses simple addition, subtraction and multiplication. Depending on the answer of the math question, they color each section of the picture a different color. Click here for the printable PDF: Halloween math fact coloring page Happy Halloween!

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Wordpillar: Words of the Week

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Squarehead Teachers

This one can be used for spelling or vocabulary words. Have the students write their words (up to 10) on any line. Then color each of the Wordpillar’s sections according to the part of speech of the word they’ve written. To get this worksheet, right click on the worksheet and select “save image as” so it will save to your computer and you can choose what size to print it. Enjoy!

Wordpillar: Parts of speech (FREE worksheet!)

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Squarehead Teachers

I started having fun with this ‘pillar and did a few more worksheets. Right click, choose “save image as” and save it to your computer so you can resize and print it later. Enjoy!

Mathpillar: Free Math worksheet!

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Squarehead Teachers

I just love this one. Remember to right click on the worksheet and choose “save image as” so you can save it to your computer and choose what size to print it later. Enjoy!

Free Parts of Speech Worksheet

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Squarehead Teachers

Here’s a worksheet I made for parts of speech. Color the flowers according to the part of speech of the word next to the flower. Remember to right click on the worksheet and choose “save image as” so you can save it to your computer and then choose what size to print it later. Enjoy!

Consonants & Vowels: Free Worksheet

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Squarehead Teachers

Here’s a free worksheet I came up with to help kids practice recognizing consonants and vowels. Remember to right click, select “save image as” and save it to your computer so you can print it the desired size. Enjoy

Turning in Papers

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Squarehead Teachers

There are many ways teachers collect papers. Personally, because I collected every paper, I needed something a bit more specific. I had a stack of file trays that were labeled for math, reading, writing, science/social studies, other. That way, I wouldn’t have to sort papers near as much when I put them in my grade book. Here are a few other ideas I’ve seen:

Here’s a GENIUS idea I just saw: the teacher had made magnets with different locations where students should turn in papers. She’d stick the magnet on the board next to the item on the to do list. That way, the kids would know where they should put each paper and she wouldn’t have to repeat herself or write the directions day after day. So Smart!