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$Math Jenga Games Growing Bundle for 3rd Grade$

Math Jenga Games Growing Bundle for 3rd Grade

By Life Between Summers

These fun and engaging color Jenga games are perfect for spicing up math centers, review, or test prep. When you purchase this growing bundle, you get access to future 3rd grade Jenga game sets at the current price! These cards are to be used with

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd

Types:

Games

CCSS:

3.NBT.A.1, 3.NBT.A.2, 3.NBT.A.3, 3.OA.A.3, 3.OA.C.7

$25.00

$20.00

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Phonics Beginning Consonant Blends & Ending Blends Jenga Games Language Arts

By Life Between Summers

Make phonics, reading, and spelling practice fun with this Jenga game for phonemic awareness and language arts! This set contains cards for BEGINNING BLENDS AND ENDING CONSONANT BLENDS. These cards are to be used with this color Jenga set: Lewo

Subjects:

Reading, Spelling, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Games, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.2, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.3, RF.1.3b, RF.2.3

$3.00

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Multiple Meaning Words: Fall Activities, Task Cards, Bats Informational Text

By Life Between Summers

These are fall-themed activities for practicing Multiple Meaning Words. Would be especially great for centers or whole group lessons during the fall or for some grammar practice during a unit on bats! This resource includes:-32 fall-themed Multiple

Subjects:

Grammar, Autumn, Informational Text

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

L.1.4, L.2.4, L.3.4

$3.50

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Martin Luther King Jr. Writing Activity for Character Education

By Life Between Summers

This writing craftivity allows students to learn about one of the most famous quotes from MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, where he spoke of others being judged not by the color of their skin, but the content of their character.Students are given

Subjects:

Character Education, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

$1.00

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Jenga Fountas and Pinnell High Frequency Words Sight Word Games Bundle

By Life Between Summers

These fun and engaging color Jenga games are perfect for spicing up Word Work or literacy centers! This set contains cards for all 4 lists of FOUNTAS AND PINNELL SIGHT WORDS/HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS (25 words, 50 words, 100 words, and 200 words). These

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables, Games, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.3, RF.K.3c, RF.1.3, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3g, RF.2.3, RF.2.3e, RF.2.3f, RF.3.3, RF.3.3c, RF.3.3d

$7.00

$5.00

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Holidays Around the World Suitcase & Passport: Close Reading & Opinion Writing

By Life Between Summers

Take your class on a holiday journey around the world, all while focusing on reading comprehension and opinion writing skills for Common Core. Students get their own suitcase, passport, map, and travel guide book as they "travel" to learn about how

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.1.3, RI.1.4, RI.1.9, RI.1.10, RI.2.4, RI.2.10, RI.3.4, RI.3.6, RI.3.7, RI.3.10, W.1.1...

$10.00

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Nuestra clase es una familia / Our Class is a Family Book Companion in Spanish

By Life Between Summers

This is a book companion in Spanish to go along with the Spanish edition of the book "Our Class is a Family" by Shannon Olsen, Nuestra clase es una familia. It will help build classroom community, foster reading and writing skills, and is ideal for

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables

$3.00

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Subject and Predicate Puzzle Pieces

By Life Between Summers

These subject and predicate puzzle pieces can be used in various ways for students to practice sentence structure. Here are just a few ideas for how to utilize them with your students:-Use as visuals for your whole group subject & predicate

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

L.2.1, L.2.1f, L.2.3, L.3.1, L.3.1i, CCRA.L.1

$3.00

123

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Class Community MEGA Bundle- Our Class is a Family & A Letter From Your Teacher

By Life Between Summers

Looking for meaningful classroom community activities to go with all four books by Shannon Olsen? These book companions for Our Class is a Family, Our School is a Family, A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School, and A Letter From Your

Subjects:

Back to School, End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables

$37.50

$30.00

Bundle

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Homophones Activity - Pairs of Pears Anchor Chart, Craftivity, and Games

By Life Between Summers

This "pairs of pears" homophones grammar resource is packed full of activities for teaching homophones in a fun, engaging way! Your students will love practicing homophones with these matching cards and write the room activities.This homophone

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Vocabulary

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

CCSS:

L.1.2d, L.1.4, L.2.2, L.2.4, L.3.2, L.3.4, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.4

$4.00

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The Invisible String Book Companion

By Life Between Summers

Make every student in your class feel that they are still connected to their teacher, classmates, and loved ones even when not together. This is an extension activity that goes along with the book “The Invisible String” by Patrice Karst. Works

Subjects:

Classroom Community

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables

$1.00

Digital Download ZIP (6.05 MB)

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$Math Jenga Game Cards for Counting Money$

Math Jenga Game Cards for Counting Money

By Life Between Summers

This fun and engaging color Jenga game is perfect for spicing up math centers, review, or test prep. It contains problems for the following COUNTING MONEY skills:-Counting combinations of dollars, half dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels, and

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Math Test Prep

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

2.MD.C.8

$3.00

133

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Benchmark Advance Vocabulary Cards 1st Grade Bundle

By Life Between Summers

These cards for Units 1-10 of Benchmark Advance vocabulary words for first grade are a useful reading comprehension tool, especially for English language learners. This bundle can be used for focus walls, literacy centers, word work, or frontloading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Word Walls, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$30.00

$20.00

Bundle

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$Guess Who Math Games MEGA Growing Bundle$

Guess Who Math Games MEGA Growing Bundle

By Life Between Summers

These math games create high levels of student engagement and rigor! They help kids develop math vocabulary and a deeper understanding of concepts related to number sense, place value, addition, subtraction, money, telling time, geometry, fractions,

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Place Value

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

1.NBT.B.2, 1.NBT.B.2a, 1.NBT.B.2b, 1.NBT.B.2c, 2.NBT.A.1, 2.NBT.A.1a, 2.NBT.A.1b, 1.G.A.1, 2.G.A.1, 3.G.A.1

$55.00

$40.00

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Family History Project

By Life Between Summers

This family cultural project is ideal for distance learning while students are at home with their families. Students learn all about their family ancestry, culture, and traditions while practicing oral and writing skills in the area of Social

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Writing, Oral Communication

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Projects

CCSS:

W.1.7, W.2.7, W.2.8, W.3.7, W.3.8, SL.1.4, SL.1.5, SL.1.6, SL.2.6, SL.3.4, SL.3.6...

$2.00

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Our School is a Family Activity for Building School Community

By Life Between Summers

Want a meaningful extension activity to go along with the book Our School is a Family? This book companion (created by the author, Shannon Olsen) will help build school community, foster reading and writing skills, and is ideal for back to school

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.W.4

$4.00

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Mother's Day Ladybug Booklet and Picture Frame Craft

By Life Between Summers

This special Mother's Day gift makes for an adorable keepsake for the mothers of your students. The kids write and illustrate a booklet all about their moms. It has a cute ladybug theme with the phrase “My Mom is a Special Lady” on the front

Subjects:

Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Spring

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

$3.00

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Halloween & Fall Activities for Repeated Addition and Multiplication Arrays

By Life Between Summers

This resource comes with TWO sets of 3 different activities and over 30 pages for practicing arrays, repeating addition, and multiplication. One set is themed for Halloween and the other is themed for fall. It is perfect for use with Target mini

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Autumn

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

2.OA.C.4, 3.OA.A.1, 3.OA.A.3

$4.00

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Secret Walker/Mystery Walker Prize Coupons

By Life Between Summers

These prize coupons are a positive incentive for students who follow behavior expectations while walking in line. How "Secret Walker" works:Choose a student at the beginning of the school day, and don’t tell the kids who you chose (hence the term

Subjects:

Classroom Management

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables

$1.00

100

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Our School is a Family Activity - Adapted

By Life Between Summers

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.W.4

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (46.21 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am the author of "Our Class is a Family" and both "A Letter From Your Teacher" books (for the first day and last day of school). They are read alouds to help build class community and positive relationships in the classroom. I've taught 2nd grade for 15 years and am passionate about creating engaging, hands-on resources for the classroom. I especially enjoy making extensions activities to go with my books, math & literacy center games, and resources that integrate writing.

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B.A. English with Honors (cum laude), University of California Irvine. Master of Arts in Teaching, University of California Irvine.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Social Studies, World Languages, French, Spanish, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Math Test Prep, Life Skills, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community