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  • This image shows a digital weak choices and strong choices sort that can be used when teaching expectations in elementary classrooms.

    Teaching Expectations and Rules at the Beginning of the School Year

  • Looking for a way to plan a year of first grade spelling activities without the stress? If so, this free reference sheet has you covered with ideas for first grade spelling units as well as resources you can use to target each spelling pattern!

    Planning a Year of First Grade Spelling Activities

  • Looking for a way to integrate technology in your first grade classroom and tackle spelling skills at the same time? If so, then these digital spelling games have you covered throughout the year with Boom Card decks dedicated to digraphs, r blends, cvce words and more!

    Integrating Technology with Digital Spelling Games in First Grade

  • Grab these Free Summer Boom Cards to help your child practice important skills over the summer break!

    Summer Learning Made Fun: A Parent’s Guide to Boom Cards for Skill Retention

  • Set the tone for an awesome year with these easy to implement behavior management strategies you can start using in your classroom today.

    Behavior Management Strategies for the Primary Classroom

  • Grab this free set of Editable Spelling Activities for your Kindergarten and First Grade students.

    Boost Your Spelling Instruction with Free Editable Spelling Worksheets for Kindergarten and First Grade Students!

  • Use these tips and helpful guides to get started with Boom Cards at home.

    A Guide for Boom Cards for Parents – Everything You Need to Know

  • Learn how to teach your preschool, kindergarten, or first grade students about holiday traditions with this family take-home project!

    How To Teach About Family Holiday Traditions In The Classroom

  • It's easy to differentiate in your Kindergarten or First Grade Classroom when you use Boom Cards.

    Differentiation in the Classroom Using Boom Cards

  • Scholastic Book Clubs have many perks for teachers, but they can also create positive home-school connections. Scholastic Book Clubs Letter to Parents provides and easy way to communicate with parents throughout the school year and promote a love for reading at home.

    How To Use Scholastic Book Club Letter To Parents

  • Check out 5 easy and creative ways to use Boom Cards in your First Grade Classroom. From morning work, to centers, to homework assignments, there are so many ways Boom Cards can be use effectively in your classroom to engage students.

    5 Easy Ways to Use Boom Cards in First Grade

  • Are your math centers getting stale and boring? Use these 3 fun ways to freshen up your math centers to get everyone excited about math center time this year.

    3 Fun Ways To Freshen Up Your Math Centers

  • Organization Tips

    Tips On How To Create And Store Anchor Charts

  • Using Boom Cards in the Classroom

    4 Ways To Share Boom Cards With Your Students

  • Memory books are a wonderful keepsake for your students and their families. Your students will love putting the books together.

    Memory Books Made Simple

  • Scholastic book clubs are a great idea for any classroom any time of the year!

    5 Reasons To Use Scholastic Book Clubs

  • Help your students avoid the summer slide by providing parents with helpful tips and ideas on how to keep their children learning over summer!

    5 Fun Ways to Stop the Summer Slide

  • Classroom Clean Up Tips

    End of the Year Clean Up Tips for your Classroom

  • 5 Tips for Heading Back into the Classroom

    5 Tips for Heading Back into the Classroom

  • 3 Ways to Share YouTube Videos Safely

    3 Ways to Share YouTube Videos Safely

  • 6 Ways to Stay Organized with Distance Learning

    6 Ways to Stay Organized with Distance Learning

  • Classroom Expectations and How to Teach Them

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If spelling practice is taking too much time to pr If spelling practice is taking too much time to prep each week… this will help 🙌⁣
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Instead of rewriting word lists over and over, you can:⁣
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• type your words ONE time⁣
• watch them auto-fill into multiple activities⁣
• print and you’re done⁣
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It’s simple, customizable, and makes spelling practice way easier to manage.⁣
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I put together a FREE editable set you can try in your classroom.⁣
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Comment SPELLING, and I'll message you the link to try it for free!
Data & graphing is one of those skills that’s WAY Data & graphing is one of those skills that’s WAY easier when students can see it.⁣
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Instead of just worksheets, try:⁣
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✔ using real objects (blocks, snacks, manipulatives)⁣
✔ building graphs together as a class⁣
✔ asking simple questions like “which has more?”⁣
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It makes the concept so much more concrete.⁣
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Then you can move into independent practice with confidence.⁣
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Comment LINK, and I’ll send you more ideas!
Word problems… but your students don’t know where Word problems… but your students don’t know where to start 😅⁣
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They read it… and then just stare.⁣
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This makes it click.⁣
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Students actually build the problem by:⁣
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• dragging manipulatives⁣
• creating the equation⁣
• solving step-by-step⁣
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Plus, everything is read aloud with audio support 🙌 So they can work independently without getting stuck.⁣
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It’s one of my favorite ways to make story problems feel less overwhelming.⁣
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Comment LINK, and I'll send you the link to these engaging Math Boom Cards!
Data & graphing is one of those skills where stude Data & graphing is one of those skills where students need a LOT of practice...but not another worksheet! 😅⁣
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These Boom Cards have been my go-to when I want students working independently and actually understanding what they’re doing.⁣
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They walk students through:⁣
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• counting and tallying⁣
• building graphs⁣
• answering questions about the data⁣
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All with audio support + instant feedback… so they don’t need you sitting right next to them the whole time 🙌⁣
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I use these during centers when I need something low-prep that still feels meaningful.⁣
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Comment LINK, and I'll send you a link to my favorite data & graphing games.

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