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1/15/2019

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Before winter melts away, enter this  week's giveaway for a chance to WIN a $50 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card! 

Continue reading to check out some useful and fun resources for the classroom, plus find out how to enter the giveaway competition at the end of this post. 
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Groundhog day reading mystery

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Reading Mystery: Once Upon a Crime, Burrow Slime!
This Mystery Activity Begins with a Video Hook....
Don’t stress! The Groundhog is OK, but he is trapped inside his burrow! Your students must read and complete the activities to remove the burrow slime.
- The main goal in this mystery is to encourage reading.
- The work involved to solve the clues covers skills such as comprehension; spelling; vocabulary; synonyms; cause and effect.
- Students must highlight the evidence in the reading to prove their answers.
- The discovery format requires a fill in the missing letter process to unlock clues. The alternative B-Edition requires full answers, but, this means students must check-in with you or somewhere in the classroom to collect the clue instead.
(Please note, that the groundhog is OK and is just trapped asleep inside his burrow).

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Groundhog day math mystery 

This Math Mystery Begins with a Video Hook....
​OH NO! Spring might never come if the groundhog isn’t rescued!
Calling all Math Detectives to solve WHO kidnapped Chuck, the Groundhog.
A fun way to spiral review, check out the individual grade editions to find out what math skills are needed to unlock the clues!

(Available in editions for 1st – 6th grade)
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Chris Van AllsburgBook and Author Study
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Store: Mrs. Hansen’s Helpfuls
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Save with this bundle of 5 different Chris Van Allsburg books plus an author study and book comparison activities.

This BUNDLE includes:

​Literature Units and activities for:
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Jumanji
Zathura
The Polar Express
Two Bad Ants

Each unit includes comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, writing, and many more activities!

In addition:

Chris Van Allsburg Biography with questions, vocabulary study, and other graphic organizers.

Four different book comparison activities for plot, setting, characters, and books.


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Animal Report Unit with Project Idea

I am excited to share this with you. I have put together a complete unit to teach about animals. This unit covers science, writing, and informational reading standards including common core research standards. I have tried to give you many different option templates to fit to your individual needs. 

I have just added an EXAMPLE report that I successfully used in my classroom. It is a definite time saver. This product includes:

Research Questions & Notes
Graphic Organizers:
Introduction
Description
Habitat and Range
Basic Living Needs
Animal Adaptations
Predator and Prey
Interesting Facts
Conclusion

Rough Draft Templates:
Template 1: Allows more space for editing
Template 2: Condensed 

6 Final Draft Templates:
Report Cover Page
Template 1: Black line
Template 2, 3, & 4: Black line with frame
Template 5: Condensed
Template 6: Lines and drawing room. Example report pages to show students.

​Other Additions:
Example report
Optional Project
Unit Grading Rubric

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Animals: 360 Images with Habitats, Camouflage, and Illustrations
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Store: The HarstadCollection
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Build your classroom zoo without the smell. Use for animal projects, PowerPoints, and reports. Images also work nicely as classroom decor, story ideas, and animal speeches. This download keeps image search time productive and efficient.
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​Sample ideas:
Find 10 animals with 3 syllable names.
Create a wildlife park with map and choose your top 20 animals.
Compare & contrast the curlew and sea otter.
Describe the angler fish so I can find it.
Find the woodland habitat and add six suitable animals.
Justify the animal that would make the best pet.
Identify eight marine animals.
Persuade me the aye-aye should be "Animal of the Year".
Create an animal family of 10 that would live in harmony.
Which camouflage animal is most difficult to find?
Color the turkey illustration and draw its natural habitat.
Classify three animals similar to the red panda.
What five ways has the yak adapted to its environment?
Create an eight animal list from largest to smallest.
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Geography Bundle: Map Skills, Labeling, and Questions for Atlas & Internet
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Spatial learning abounds with basic locations of states, countries, and cities. Teach search techniques with questions and transfer information with labeling.
Use the map collection for introducing basic locations to young learners, while transitioning into labeling and searching for older ones. Take with you across grade levels your entire career.

28 USA Maps with Regions
35 World Maps
50 State Map Outlines
100 USA Geography Questions
100 World Geography Questions
135 Map Labeling Tasks
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​Mental Math - 100 problem cards that encourage your students to solve math problems in their head quickly

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You can use these mental math task cards as a math warm up to begin your math lesson, or use as a time filler throughout the day. 

Students each have ten digit cards on their desk as you read each card. The students use the digits to keep track of the math tasks they are computing in their head. They love being able to follow along with each task and eventually end up with the correct answer.

I use these cards for whole group, small group, and even partnership lessons.

These mental math problems will increase your students' listening, problem solving, and computation skills. 

Be sure to check the preview for 4 example cards to make sure it is the appropriate level for your students.
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Capitalization Packet - When To Use A Capital Letter - NO PREP

​Do your students need practice with capital letters/capitalization? We all know that capitalization rules, but sometimes our kids always seem to forget where and when to use a capital letter.

This packet will help your students to learn and remember all of the times that they should use a capital letter in their writing. Best of all, there is no prep for you - just print, copy, and go!

The capitalization rules are printed at the top of each page to help your students recall. 
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1 Comment
adele robbetze
1/17/2019 09:20:35 pm

thank you for the chance

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      • Case of the 100 Missing Treats
      • Case of The Abducted Alien
      • Case of The Alien Apocalypse
      • Case of The Angry Adder
      • Case of The Bee Bandits
      • Case of the Christmas Chaos
      • Case of the Cursed Classrooms
      • Case of The Disappearing Donuts
      • Case of The Divided Dragon's Division Review
      • Case of The Dream Snatcher
      • Case of The Egg Thief
      • Case of The Forgetful Pharaoh
      • Case of The Furious Falls Winds
      • Case of the Giant Goblin
      • Case of The Gobbler's Curse
      • Case of The Graduation Gremlins
      • Case of the Great Zoo Escape
      • Case of The Greedy Gnome
      • Case of the Halloween Heist
      • Case of the Heartbroken Heroes
      • Case of the Invisible Illusionist - Integers Math Mystery Activity
      • Case of the Jumpy Jack-O-Lanterns Halloween Math Mystery
      • Case of The Jungle Joker
      • Case of The Kidnapped Groundhog
      • Case of The Litterbug
      • Case of the Lost Leprechaun
      • Case of the Magnificent Growth Mindset
      • Case of The Mathattan Meltdown
      • Case of Mean Mountain
      • Case of The Millennium Bug
      • Case of the Mirror Madness
      • Case of The Misplaced Pot of Gold
      • Case of the Missing Campers
      • Case of the Missing Macaw
      • Case of The Monster Mix-Up
      • Case of the Never-Ending Rain
      • Case of the Outback Outlaw
      • Case of The Phantom Phoenix
      • Case of the Pickpocketing Pirate
      • Case of The Poisonous Pizzas
      • Case of The Puzzled Pirate
      • Case of The Robot Robbery
      • Case of The Rogue Runner
      • Case Of The Rotten Eggs
      • Case of The School Invaders
      • Case of The Selfish Elf
      • Case of The Shogun's Sword
      • Case of The Snowman Army
      • Case of The Sticky Bank Burglary
      • Case of The Super Bad Superhero
      • Case of the Thanksgiving Thief
      • Case of The Thankless Turkey
      • Case of The Time Traveling Troll
      • Case of The Tricking Treat
      • Case of The Valentine Villain
      • Case of The Vengeful Vampire
      • Case of The Zombie Elves
    • Junior Reading Mysteries >
      • Bo-Peep's Stolen Sheep
      • Broken Beanstalk
      • Miss Muffet's Missing Muffins
      • Mother Hubbard's Robbed Cupboard
      • Poisoned Porridge
      • Ruined Ruby Slippers
      • Spooky Singer
      • The Ever After Emerald
      • The Greedy Guest
    • Reading Mystery Video Hooks >
      • Burrow Slime
      • EGGpocalypse
      • Fool's Gold Read Mystery
      • Forest Grime - Reading Mystery
      • Haunting Hat - Reading Mystery
      • Humpty's Fall Reading Mystery
      • Knight's Tail
      • Poisoned Valentine
      • Rescue Rudolph
      • Stolen Time
      • Teacher Toads - Reading Mystery
      • Turkey Trouble!
      • Twinkle's Lost Shine
      • Which Witch? - Reading Mystery
      • Wizard Blizzard
    • Math Quest Video Hooks >
      • Escape Monster Mansion
      • Over The Rainbow Math Quest
      • Raiders of The Lost Egg
      • Redbeard's Rebellion
      • Reindeer Roundup
      • School Jungle Jam
      • The Heartless Queen
      • The Terrible Turkey Takeover
    • A-Z Letter Detectives Video Hook >
      • The Case of the Alien's Apples
      • The Case of the Banana Bandit
      • The Case of the Cat's Cookies
      • The Case of the Dragon's Diamonds
      • The Case of the Eagle's Eggs
      • The Case of the Frog's Flowers
      • The Case of the Ghost's Gumballs
      • The Case of the Hippo's Hat
      • The Case of the Iguana's Ice Cream
      • The Case of the Jaguar's Jellybeans
      • The Case of the Kangaroo's Kite
      • The Case of the Lion's Lollipops
      • The Case of the Monster's Map
      • The Case of the Ninja's Necklace
      • The Case of the Octopus's Oar
      • The Case of the Pirate's Pizza
      • The Case of the Queen's Quiver
      • The Case of the Robot's Rocket
      • The Case of the Sloth's Skateboard
      • The Case of the Turtle's Toys
      • The Case of the Unicorn's Umbrella
      • The Case of the Vampire's Violin
      • The Case of the Wizard's Wand
      • The Case of the X-Hero's X-Ray
      • The Case of the Yeti's Yo-Yo
      • The Case of the Zebra's Zucchinnis
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