Mask Art Project for Upper Grades

geometric maskThis project would have been SO COOL to try with my sixth graders! It’s a geometric paper mask that would be awesome when colored/painted. There’s a free printable and directions at this website. I would try it on your own first before attempting it with your class. Also, be sure to remind your students that they will only get one printable, so go slowly and carefully through the project. This project will definitely take more than one class period, so be sure to plan time for it and get a plan of how to preserve each student’s pieces in between sessions. In addition, make sure kids are proficient with using scissors first. This could be a cool end-of-the-year activity. These are so cool!

Second Giveaway!

Announcing another giveaway! I’m pleased to partner with Nerd in the Brain, creators of genius nerdly fun and educational activities!

The Prize: $20.00 worth of your favorite downloadable educational fun from Nerd in the Brain! There will be 2 winners. Each winner will be able to choose $20 worth of downloadable items from the Nerd in the Brain Etsy shop!

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Participating is simple. All you have to do is write a comment on two of the following posts:

Start of School Classroom Tour 
Classroom Jobs
End of the Year Writing: Yearbook Project
Year-in-Review (Easy Writing Page)
Toy Graveyard: Where Toys Go to Die!

Don’t forget to comment on two posts! If you’re not a WordPress member, please also leave your email so I can contact you if you win. Thanks!

This giveaway ends at midnight (PST) on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Don’t wait!

 

The Fine Print: Participation is optional. No purchase is necessary to participate. Available to worldwide participants. There will be two winners. Winners will be randomly selected. I will email the winners between Wednesday, May 7 – Friday, May 9.  The winners will have 72 hours to respond and provide me with contact information so I can connect them with Nerd in the Brain (to choose their prizes!).  If a winner does not respond within 72 hours, the winner forfeits the prize and another winner will randomly be selected (in which case the new winner will be notified and the same terms apply).  The winners will be announced on this blog once eligibility has been confirmed. This giveaway is solely sponsored by Squarehead Teachers and Nerd In the Brain. It is not affiliated with WordPress or any other sponsor(s). Void where prohibited. If you have additional questions, please contact me!

Number Ninja (Hundreds Chart Puzzles)

Number Ninja STICKER 2Here are more of my hundreds chart puzzles in my Number Ninja Series. Each puzzle presents sections of the hundreds chart and requires them to fill in each section. This will help kids become more familiar with the hundreds chart, thus increasing their number sense and ability to recognize patterns within it.

Click here for the free printable puzzles:
Number ninja 4 KEY      Number ninja 4
Number ninja 5 KEY      Number ninja 5
Number ninja 6 KEY      Number ninja 6

Characters and Setting Posters

I saw these posters in a first grade classroom and thought their simplicity made them effective. And they’re pretty darn cute! Click here to view this same teacher’s main ideas vs details poster.

setting postercharacters poster

Sorry this one turned out blurry!

Number Ninja (Hundreds Chart Puzzles)

Number Ninja STICKER 1I’ve put together some puzzles to help kids become more familiar with the hundreds chart.  I want my kids to be so familiar with the hundreds chart that they can make one by themselves on scratch paper during a test, and can also identify patterns in our base-10 number system. I’ve made a series of puzzles that increase in difficulty.

Click here for the first 3 levels:
Number ninja 1
Number ninja 2
Number ninja 3

Another Giveaway!

Hip, hip, hooray! Another giveaway is coming your way!
Be sure to check back later this week to get in on the fun!
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Cool Math Website

Check out this cool math website:  http://www.math-aids.com/

“This is a great math website for generating a math worksheet on just about any math topic.  You can customize it to be easy or hard, to say how many problems, etc.”

(Submitted by a 2nd grade teacher)

Know of a cool website you’d like to share? Let me know!

 

Telling Time Worksheets – Blank

Time telling STICKERAs standardized testing draws near, it’s time to review! I made this blank clock worksheet so I can draw in the hands to review whole hours, half hours, to the minute, etc. depending on the grade I’m teaching. When making materials, I try to make them transferable between grades when possible. I’ve made 2 whole sheet pages and a half-sheet.

Click here for the free, printable PDFs:
Bubble Time – Blank
Bubble Time 2 – Blank
Crazy clocks – Blank