Letter Tiles and Word Cards Freebie

Today I'm sharing a set of word cards and printable letter tiles.They can be used together as a cut and paste activity or separately. The letter tiles are a cheaper version of Bananagrams and Scrabble tiles. You can cut the letters and collect them in a pill organizer. And voila you are ready for word work. If you choose to make word cards (CVC words, sight words) you can use them to play any game that requires or involves word cards.  To get your free Word Cards and Letter Tiles printable click on the picture bellow. Game of the Month: Bananagrams from whatdowedoallday Matching Alphabet Beans Literacy Game from theimaginationtree  Four Ways to Use Bananagrams Tiles to Aid Letter and Word Recognition  from thisfineday And this isn't all, for more word work ideas, follow my Word Work board on Pinterest!
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Bang or Kaboom Must-Have Classroom Game

In case you need a super effective, simple and fun activity for your classroom you must try this game for sure! If you are not familiar with the game BANG! or KABOOM!, here it is. I stumbled upon this awesome game over at Come Together Kids blog. Once my kids learned to play this game it became our class favorite. It's super easy to make. What do you need for this game? - flashcards or popsicle sticks - a few BANG cards - a can - optional: jar labels, scrapbook paper if you want to decorate your can. The best part about this game is that it is easily adaptable. You can use it for letters, sight words, numbers, math facts, etc. It is great to review almost any concept. Depending on the grade, it can be kept very basic, or made much more complex. HOW TO PLAY: Place all the cards or sticks in your can and get ready to play the game! Players take turns pulling out a word card from a can. If they know the answer, they keep the card. If the player is incorrect, the
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Flip Books

Today, let's talk about a classroom tested fun engaging and highly effective activity that are both great for introducing and reinforcing vocabulary. Flip books can be used during small group instruction, at Word Work, for homework, or in an RTI setting. Flip books are ideal for kindergarten, first, and second grade students or with struggling 3rd graders.  For this activity all you need is to print out the flip book and let your students do the rest. These flip books will require children to: - color - read - build - race - write  Read more in my older post . I love creating flip books because my students love them! They always get excited for a new set. If you are interested in adding flip books to your classroom check out my flip books below. The 2D Shape Flip Book covers triangle, rectangle, square, circle, star, heart, crescent, oval, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, rhombus, trapezoid. The School Supplies Flip Book covers desk, book
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Valentine's Day Clip Art Hearts in Rainbow Colors and Girls with Hearts

Bring the magic of Valentine's Day to your projects! Go ahead and grab your free clip art! Get even more Valentine's day Clip Art Sets. Click on the picture below and it will take you to my TpT store. If you are looking for more FREE Valentine's day resources you can find them HERE .  I love the variety in this post!  (Believe to Achieve) If you have discovered useful and interesting FREE Valentine's Day product in Anne Rozell's blog post, be sure to let me know. More importantly, leave the sellers some feedback. I'm sure they'll appreciate it!  If you need more Valentine's day activities and ideas, check out my Valentin's Day Crafts and Activities Board on Pinterest.      
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2d Shapes Activities, Worksheets, Posters, Games and more

Since shapes are all around us every day, we need to be able to identify them. This document provides some ideas and activities on teaching shapes to preschool and kindergarten kids as well as first graders. 14 2D shapes: triangle, rectangle, square, circle, star, heart, crescent, oval, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, rhombus, trapezoid. This packet includes the following packets in one BIG bundle: 1. 2D Shapes Activities, Games and Centers - Engaging worksheets with shapes, games like sudoku and bingo, complete the pattern, odd one out, finding counting and matching by size, color and position. 62 pages colorful + 49 B&W worksheets, 45 pages answer key Contents: • Flashcards • Color by Shape • Match the shape and the color • Left - Right • Up - Down • Complete the Pattern • Sudoku • How Many? • Find the Shapes • Find the Colors • Odd One Out • Count the Shapes • Count Then Match • Choose the Number • Big Medium Small • Numbers
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Telling Time by the Hour, Half-Hour, Quarter Hour CCSS 1.MD.B.3 and a FREEBIE

Telling time can be difficult, I have a few ten-year-old students still struggling with telling time. Today I'm sharing with you my newest resources FREE What Time is it Play-dough Mats and Telling Time Memory Game.  I created these games to give my students plenty of practice. These resources also help to meet common core standards: CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.B.3 - Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks.   Telling Time Memory Game It takes a little time to prep a memory game, but you can re-use it for years to come. - You have to print and cut the cards. - If you would like to make your cards more durable you may want to laminate them or print them on heavier weight paper.  The best part about this packet is that it can be easily differentiated. This packet covers time to the hour, time to the half hour, quarter past the hour, quarter to the hour. - Time to the Hour (pink set) - Time to the Half Hour (orange set)
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