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New Year's Activities 2024 Goals and Resolutions Balloons & Bulletin Board

By Life Between Summers

Your class can celebrate 2024 with this festive new year's activity! Student set new year's resolutions and goals with this balloon writing craft. Templates are available in both English and Spanish. *This resource will be updated with every new

Subjects:

Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, The New Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

$2.50

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$Editable Jenga : Literacy and Math Center Games$

Editable Jenga : Literacy and Math Center Games

By Life Between Summers

This fun and engaging color Jenga game is perfect for spicing up literacy and math centers, or review or test prep for any subject. The cards for this set are blank and EDITABLE. You can customize them with questions, problems, words, etc. for any

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

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, ...

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Activities, Games, Centers

$4.00

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2024 New Year's Activity and Bulletin Board - Sunglasses Writing Craft

By Life Between Summers

Your class can celebrate and set resolutions with this 2024 new year's activity! It's a sunglasses writing craft that also comes with letters for a new year's bulletin board. *This resource will now be updated annually so that you can use it year

Subjects:

Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, The New Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

$2.50

627

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Student Goal Setting Template Back to School Hot Air Balloon Open House Project

By Life Between Summers

This 3D Hot Air Balloon student goal setting template is not only a fun writing and art activity for student goals, but also looks super cute hanging up in your classroom for Back to School goal setting or Open House projects! It would also be a

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables

$3.00

142

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A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School Activities Bundle

By Life Between Summers

Want a meaningful back to school activity after reading aloud A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School by Shannon Olsen? This book companion is a booklet of writing prompts (or a “letter”) for students to write in response to their

Subjects:

Writing, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

$8.00

$6.00

260

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Student of the Week Award - Star Student Compliment Cards Book from the Class

By Life Between Summers

Want a consistent way to build classroom community, as well as students' self-esteem and leadership skills? Have a Star Student of the Week Award or Star Student to spotlight in your class each week throughout the school year! Students will write

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Writing, Classroom Community

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Printables

$3.00

243

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Editable Back to School Get to Know You Jenga Game

By Life Between Summers

Your new students can get to know each other and build classroom community during back to school time with an engaging Get to Know You Jenga game! This set contains ready to print "All About Me" questions. Editable cards are also included so that

Subjects:

End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

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Activities, Games

CCSS:

SL.1.6, SL.2.6, SL.3.6

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Editable Back to School and End of the Year Jenga Games Bundle

By Life Between Summers

Your new students can get to know each other and build classroom community by starting off the year with an engaging Back to School Jenga game, and then come full circle in May/June with an End of the Year version! These 2 sets contain ready to

Subjects:

Back to School, End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

SL.1.6, SL.2.6, SL.3.6

$8.00

$6.00

Bundle

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$Jenga Math Games Bundle for Division and Multiplication Facts$

Jenga Math Games Bundle for Division and Multiplication Facts

By Life Between Summers

These fun and engaging math Jenga games for division and multiplication practice are perfect for math centers and early finishers! Use them for multiplication fluency, multiplication facts review, or test prep. Each math game contains problem

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

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Activities, Printables, Games

CCSS:

3.OA.A.1, 3.OA.A.2, 3.OA.A.3, 3.OA.A.4, 3.OA.B.5, 3.OA.B.6, 3.OA.C.7, 4.OA.A.1, 4.OA.A.2

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$5.00

302

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Telling Time: SpringTIME flower pot craft & bulletin board letters

By Life Between Summers

This craftivity for telling time makes the perfect spring bulletin board! It shows an analog clock and digital time, and can be used for telling time to the hour, half hour, quarter hour, and five minutes. Provide students with a time or have them

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Spring

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

1.MD.B.3, 2.MD.C.7

$3.00

124

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Classroom Community 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

$27.50

$23.00

124

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Phonics Jenga Games Language Arts Growing Bundle

By Life Between Summers

Make phonics, reading, and spelling practice fun all school year long with these Jenga games for phonemic awareness and language arts! This growing bundle currently contains cards for short vowels, CVCe words, consonant blends, digraphs, long vowel

Subjects:

Reading, Spelling, Phonics

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.2d, RF.K.3, RF.K.3b, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3c, RF.2.3, RF.2.3a, RF.2.3b, RF.2.3c, RF.3.3

$88.00

$58.00

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Shades of Meaning Rainbow Writing Craft and Synonym Word Sort

By Life Between Summers

Tired of your students always using the same simple nouns, verbs, and adjectives in their writing? Help expand their vocabulary with this shades of meaning synonym word sort and rainbow writing craft that's perfect for spring.Kids analyze synonyms

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities

CCSS:

L.1.5d, L.2.5b, L.3.5c, L.4.5c

$3.00

168

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Our Class is a Family Morning Meeting Slides for Class Community Building

By Life Between Summers

This is a whole school year's worth of weekly Morning Meeting slides for building classroom community! It has text connections to the books Our Class is a Family and both A Letter From Your Teacher books by Shannon Olsen.You can call it either

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

$10.00

Digital Download ZIP (294.84 MB)

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$Addition Fact Fluency to 20 Game Cards for Math Jenga Addi$

Addition Fact Fluency to 20 Game Cards for Math Jenga Addition Facts Game

By Life Between Summers

This fun and engaging color Jenga addition facts game is perfect for spicing up addition fluency centers, addition fact fluency review, or test prep. It contains problem solving and word problems for addition to 20. This addition fluency game can be

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Word Problems

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.A.2, 1.OA.C.6, 2.OA.A.1, 2.OA.B.2

$3.00

302

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$Guess Who Math Games Growing Bundle$

Guess Who Math Games Growing Bundle

By Life Between Summers

Need something highly engaging for math centers or early finishers? These math games help kids develop math vocabulary as they practice skills such as number sense, place value, addition, subtraction, money, telling time, geometry, and fractions.

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Place Value

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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

$36.00

$27.00

167

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Editable End of the Year Jenga Game Cards with Reflection Questions

By Life Between Summers

Your students can reflect on their memories from the school year with an engaging Jenga game! This set contains game cards with pre-made questions for kids to make reflections at the end of the year. Editable cards are also included so that you can

Subjects:

End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

$4.00

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$GUESS WHO Place Value Games for Number Sense - Math Guessi$

GUESS WHO Place Value Games for Number Sense - Math Guessing Games

By Life Between Summers

These math guessing games create high levels of student engagement and rigor, while helping kids develop math vocabulary and a deeper understanding of number sense and place value to the ones, tens, and hundreds place. Your students will love these

Subjects:

Math, Numbers, Place Value

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

1.NBT.B.2, 1.NBT.B.2a, 1.NBT.B.2b, 1.NBT.B.2c, 1.NBT.B.3, 2.NBT.A.1, 2.NBT.A.1a, 2.NBT.A.1b, 2.NBT.A.4

$4.00

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Rosa Parks Activities with Close Reading, Writing, Main Idea & Details Bus Craft

By Life Between Summers

Need a Rosa Parks activity for Women's History Month or Black History Month, or any time of year? With this close reading passage, main idea and details craft, and writing paper, students will learn all about her important legacy while practicing

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Black History Month, Close Reading

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.1.2, RI.2.4, RI.2.10, RI.3.2, RI.3.4, RI.3.10

$3.50

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$Math Jenga Game Cards for 2 Digit Addition & Subtraction$

Math Jenga Game Cards for 2 Digit Addition & Subtraction

By Life Between Summers

This fun and engaging color Jenga game is perfect for spicing up math centers, review, or test prep. It contains problem solving and word problems for 2 DIGIT ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION, with and without regrouping. These cards are to be used with

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Word Problems

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

2.OA.A.1, 2.OA.B.2

$3.00

215

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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