Halloween Place Value FREEBIE!

As promised, here is my Halloween Place Value "I Have, Who Has" game! I use this in class as a mini lesson and review of our tens and ones. It is helpful for the students to be able to visualize their numbers. The first couple of times that we play I give the students a dry-erase board or manipulatives to use to figure out the numbers. Once they are comfortable they stop using anything and are eager to announce the number as soon as they know it. I love seeing their light bulbs turn on, especially when it is from something that I personally created. Thank you for stopping by! It will be free in my TPT store for the first 24 hours, so spread the word!

 

 

I am finishing up the second version of this activity that will go above 100 for those students that need accelerating. Thank you again!

 

BINGO!

As we all know, students love to play games instead of learning. Well, with my Bingo games I am letting them think they're getting away with some play time instead of practicing! Here are two different Bingo games that I created to use with my students. You can print them separately or mix them together to have both time to the hour and time to the half hour. Head on over to my TPT store to download!

 

 

 

 

Enjoy! Please don't forget to share and follow both my blog and my TPT store!

 

-Mrs. Durden

 

 



Oranize It! Freebies!

We have started teaching our students how to fill in graphic organizers and gather their newly learned information. Due to the different levels in the classroom, I like to mix in both picture-based graphic organizers as well as ones where students fill them in with sentences. I wanted to kick start my blog with these two freebies! Don't forget to head over to my TPT store and download them! Here is a preview:

Lewis & Clark Graphic Organizer:

 

 

Another standard that students are to learn is about goods and services. Students are to understand the difference between the two as well as tie them to producers and consumers. Here is another freebie that I use with my students. They are to draw an example of a good and service and write a sentence about each. This can be a culminating activity, a pre-test, or a ticket-out-the-door. Enjoy!

 

 

Goods & Services Freebie:

 

 

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Do you like owls?

My students (and any that walk by or into my classroom) ask this question all the time! The truth is, I think they're adorable! When I started decorating my 1st classroom in 2011, I eagerly went into the local teacher supply store and fell in love with everything I saw. The polka dots, the cute letters, the borders, the possibilities! I had never really thought twice about owls but when I saw them in the store that day, it was love at first sight!

And as everyone says, the rest is history!

I have been teaching 1st grade since I graduated college in 2011. As I start my 3rd year I feel more comfortable as I teach each day. I am still learning, still finding my footing, and still loving every day! There are challenges that continue to rise, as with all teachers and school systems, yet I find myself unable to walk away.

I am a wife to my best friend, Alex. We will be married 5 years in December. He loves the crazy things the students say and thinks that my job has to be hilarious at all times. He is, of course, confused as to how I do it day-in and day-out yet is supportive at all turns.

I am  mother to our 4 year-old daughter Audree. She just started Pre-K this year and is convinced that she is going to be in my 1st grade class when she is old enough. She is wonderful and motivates me to teach each day just by being herself. I want her to have a teacher that works as hard as they can while enjoying what they do. I want her to have someone compassionate and loving. Knowing that I want that for her is what I thin about each day as I walk into my room.

We are expecting our 2nd bundle of joy in January. We are having a little boy and are naming him Eliott. Audree is very excited to be a big sister (like her mommy) and Alex is thrilled to have his little boy! We are very excited that our family is growing and that we will have one of each!

As this blog develops I plan on sharing things from my TPT store, meeting new blog friends, and continue to grow as a teacher. I hope that you will follow and share what you like! I am always up for advice and ideas! See you soon!