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Christmas Math Puzzles

Are you looking for a way to keep your students engaged before Christmas break? These Christmas puzzles are perfect! Students get to practice important Common Core math skills and play a challenging game at the same time. Here are 5 ways to implement these math puzzles in your classroom. IDEA #1 Each puzzle pack comes with 10 math fact puzzles. Put the puzzles in your math centers and have ... read more

Back to School Math Puzzles

Puzzles are a consistent part of my math centers each month. They’re easy to use, self-checking, and my kids LOVE them! I love to use these back to school math puzzles to help my students practice the skills we teach at the beginning of the year. It helps me see what math skills students learned the previous year and what we need more work with. IDEA #1 Each puzzle pack comes with 10 math ... read more

Winter Math Games

Do you want to build a snow(globe)? I wanted to integrate this concept into my math block. In this fun winter math game, students are trying to be the first one to build a snow globe using their math skills at the same time.   HOW TO PLAY The goal of the game is to get 10 decorations on your winter snow globe before any other player. Each time you answer a math question correctly, ... read more

Whole Group Math Games

Bucket Filler! A game that’s so simple, but at the same time, super engaging! It's a set of whole group math games that my students LOVE. Students get to get out of their seats and answer problems all over the room. They then have a chance to win a prize depending on how many "buckets" they were able to fill. The best part is--the students have no idea how much they are learning! This game is a ... read more

Thanksgiving Math

I think most people (including our students) look forward to all of the yummy food we’ll get to eat on Thanksgiving day. That’s why I decided to bring some of that joy into my classroom because what kid doesn’t like to play pretend? This Thanksgiving Math game is perfect for keeping your students engaged when the holidays are upon us. HOW TO PLAY The goal of the game is to be the first one ... read more

S’More Math

Most of the students in our classrooms have experienced the joy of making a s’more. And those who have not to get to experience it in my classroom. This s’more math game is perfect for camping day in your classroom and is also easy to integrate into your math centers any month of the year. I love to pull this out in fall when I also do my camping day. HOW TO PLAY The goal of the game is to ... read more

St. Patrick’s Day Math Games

I love bringing the excitement of St. Patrick’s Day into my classroom! Kids love to talk about leprechauns, gold, and wear green so they won’t be pinched! We read about the history of the holiday in reading groups and play games about leprechauns in math. This St. Patrick’s Day math game is a fun way to integrate math into your leprechaun lessons as well. HOW TO PLAY The goal of the game is ... read more

Groundhog Day Math

Groundhog’s Day is always such a fun topic to learn about in the classroom! It’s easy to integrate into reading through news articles and class discussions but a few years ago, I decided to try and integrate it into our math block as well. This groundhog day math game was born because of that! HOW TO PLAY The goal of the game is to be the first one to get a groundhog built before any other ... read more

Leap Day Math

Leap Day only comes once every four years, so each time it does come, I try to celebrate it as much as I can in my classroom. I first created this Leap Day math game for my students back in 2016 to integrate math into some our Leap Day school activities. I’ll be using it again in 2020!   HOW TO PLAY The goal of the game is to be the first frog to reach Lilypad #10 in this fun math race. ... read more

Valentine’s Day Math Games

Valentine’s Day is one of the most anticipated holidays for students in our classroom. The excitement of candy and card-sharing among friends grabs their attention. This Valentine’s day math game helps you be able to capitalize on some of that engagement by letting them decorate Valentine’s day cards in math! HOW TO PLAY The goal of the game is to get 10 Valentine’s day decorations your ... read more

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  • Check out this fun ice cream classroom transformation theme for elementary students in first, second, third, fourth, fifth grade. This ice cream shop room transformation will set the stage to engage and is stress-free! It's a worksheet or escape room alternative, and can be used in small groups or partners. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th graders enjoy classroom transformation ideas. Digital and printables for kids (Year 1,2,3,4,5) #setthestagetoengage #classroomtransformation #mathactivities
  • Check out this fun Hawaii classroom transformation theme for elementary students in first, second, third, fourth, fifth grade. This hawaiian vacation room transformation will set the stage to engage and is stress-free! It's a worksheet or escape room alternative, and can be used in small groups or partners. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th graders enjoy classroom transformation ideas. Digital and printables for kids (Year 1,2,3,4,5) #setthestagetoengage #classroomtransformation #mathactivities
  • Check out this fun grocery store classroom transformation theme for elementary students in first, second, third, fourth, fifth grade. This grocery or shopping room transformation will set the stage to engage and is stress-free! It's a worksheet or escape room alternative, and can be used in small groups or partners. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th graders enjoy classroom transformation ideas. Digital and printables for kids (Year 1,2,3,4,5) #setthestagetoengage #classroomtransformation #mathactivities
  • Check out this fun floor is lava classroom transformation theme for elementary students in first, second, third, fourth, fifth grade. This lava day room transformation will set the stage to engage and is stress-free! It's a worksheet or escape room alternative, and can be used in small groups or partners. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th graders enjoy classroom transformation ideas. Digital and printables for kids (Year 1,2,3,4,5) #setthestagetoengage #classroomtransformation #mathactivities
  • Check out this fun dinosaur classroom transformation theme for elementary students in first, second, third, fourth, fifth grade. This paleontologist room transformation will set the stage to engage and is stress-free! It's a worksheet or escape room alternative, and can be used in small groups or partners. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th graders enjoy classroom transformation ideas. Digital and printables for kids (Year 1,2,3,4,5) #setthestagetoengage #classroomtransformation #mathactivities
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  • Check out this fun realtor classroom transformation theme for elementary students in first, second, third, fourth, fifth grade. This realtor or property agent room transformation will set the stage to engage and is stress-free! It's a worksheet or escape room alternative, and can be used in small groups or partners. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th graders enjoy classroom transformation ideas. Digital and printables for kids (Year 1,2,3,4,5) #setthestagetoengage #classroomtransformation #mathactivities
  • Check out this fun race car classroom transformation theme for elementary students in first, second, third, fourth, fifth grade. This racing room transformation will set the stage to engage and is stress-free! It's a worksheet or escape room alternative, and can be used in small groups or partners. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th graders enjoy classroom transformation ideas. Digital and printables for kids (Year 1,2,3,4,5) #setthestagetoengage #classroomtransformation #mathactivities
  • Check out this fun ice cream classroom transformation theme for elementary students in first, second, third, fourth, fifth grade. This ice cream shop room transformation will set the stage to engage and is stress-free! It's a worksheet or escape room alternative, and can be used in small groups or partners. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th graders enjoy classroom transformation ideas. Digital and printables for kids (Year 1,2,3,4,5) #setthestagetoengage #classroomtransformation #mathactivities
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The Lifetime Learner

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And that’s a wrap on a full week of room transformations!! 🌋 We ended with one that’s always a blast—THE FLOOR IS LAVA!Due to covid regulations, I had to set it up a bit differently this year since we don’t have table groups. BUT— it all worked out fine because having their desks in rows actually made it easier to get all of the tablecloths set up!This year, I used “rocks” (printable safe zones) for them to jump between to get around the lava and their desk was a safe spot too. Everyone not only enjoyed it but behaved really well!After this picture was taken, I also added in a few rivers (blue tablecloths), sand dunes (yellow), and grassy areas (green) so kids had a few more paths to get around too. This helped with the “back up” of kids wanting to go the same direction when they went around completing challenges.Every single kid LOVED IT and this took me maybe 15 minutes to set up. I’ve re-used the same tablecloths from dollar tree 3 years in a row so I didn’t spend a dime.I have the kids fold them all up and pack it in a box at the end of the day so there’s no clean up for me either! It takes us about 5 minutes to do and we all go home happy. 😁 Yay for test prep being over and a week of successful, easy room transformations!! #setthestagetoengage #classroomtransformations #thefloorislava ... See MoreSee Less

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This was my favorite room transformation with this particular group of students. 🥰The looks on their faces when they came in and saw balloon puppies was incredible! 🐶 🐩 🐕 They worked so hard to earn a puppy to keep and all I had up for decorations was this banner and the balloon dogs! It was 2 hours of pure content, rigor, and made my day stress-free. Tomorrow brings my final room transformation of the year...THE FLOOR IS LAVA! ... See MoreSee Less

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Rock star day with a 15 minute set up!! This classroom transformation is always so fun!! I hung up laminated stars I reuse year after year and put a hat on each desk. THAT’S IT! 😁 Today was a blast!! The week of room-transformations-every-day continues tomorrow with Veterinarian Day!! I’m doing whatever I can to keep the engagement high till state testing next Monday. 😉 ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

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Day 2 of a WEEK of room transformations complete!! 🦕 🦖 Super easy to decorate for Dino day this year.I found these dinosaur balloons on Amazon and blew them up before placing them around the room (fun fact: you blow up these balloons with straws! 😮) That’s ALL I did for extra decorations and it was perfect for this school year. Any kids who finished got to take one home! This was a great incentive and soooo easy for cleanup😉. Tomorrow...rock star day!! ... See MoreSee Less

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THIS is what my room transformations typically look like this year. This is Party Planner Day that we completed today. A banner, some decorations on the door, posters/challenges around the room, and a few items on their desk.No tablecloths, no deck-out-every-inch-of-my-room, and minimal prep time (this took me 10 minutes). I bought cookies as a prize and we were ready to go! The kids had a BLAST, worked so hard, and THEY cleaned up the entire thing in five minutes before dismissal. Room transformations can be as simple as you want them to be—-OR as elaborate as you want!I’m doing 5 classroom transformations this week to prep for EOY testing and they will all look like this (and that’s okay!). My kids are learning, I’m happy they’re engaged, and a few weeks from now no one will care whether I decorated the whole room or put up a few items. Value your time. Don’t overdo it (unless you want to! 😜). Do what makes you feel happy—not what you think others expect.It’s all about doing what feels right at the time for me. Different seasons of life, different levels of decor. 😉 Have you tried room transformations before? Do you go all out or keep it basic? I’ve done both ways many, many times! No wrong answers either way! 😊 #classroomtransformation #iteachthird #teachertalk ... See MoreSee Less

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