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MOTHER’S DAY IN DA BAG — CARD CRAFT + SONG + MORE

MOTHER’S DAY IN DA BAG — CARD CRAFT + SONG + MORE

April 26, 2015 by teacherideafactory

The chaos known as May will be here before we know it.  This means Mother’s Day will be on top of us in no time.  Knowing this, I wanted to get my thoughts on this special day squared away now.  Who knew I could be such a forward thinker? With

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Filed Under: Holidays, Writing Tagged With: crafts, freebie, mother's day

PARTS OF SPEECH SNOWMEN + CURRENTLY

PARTS OF SPEECH SNOWMEN + CURRENTLY

January 2, 2013 by teacherideafactory

Well, I finally recovered from staying up WAY past my bedtime on NYE.  All of my friends were thrilled that I made it until 1:36!  How was your holiday?  Did you send 20-12 off riz-ite?  We sure did.  Our crew was mellow (I am getting too old to get all

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: crafts, winter

SUNDAY KICKOFF – PERFECT PIGSKIN FREEBIE

SUNDAY KICKOFF – PERFECT PIGSKIN FREEBIE

September 9, 2012 by teacherideafactory

Okay, so I am absolutely beside myself that today is the first full Sunday of pigskin action.  The pizza dude is on speed dial, the beverages are chillin’ in the fridge, and I have my fantasy schedules locked in (more about this later)!   My madness doesn’t stop here.  And,

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: centers, crafts, football

BACK AT IT – BACK TO SCHOOL CRAFT

BACK AT IT – BACK TO SCHOOL CRAFT

July 10, 2012 by teacherideafactory

I worked like an absolute mad woman a couple of days ago and didn’t shower until 4:30! The creative mojo (coined from the awesome Katie King) was definitely flowin’ and I was like a teacher on “roids” that afternoon.  I managed to finish two packets and come up with a

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: back to school, crafts

WHAT GOES WELL WITH A GARDEN FREEBIE . . . ?

WHAT GOES WELL WITH A GARDEN FREEBIE . . . ?

April 19, 2012 by teacherideafactory

Bugs . . . bugs . . . and more bugs. I took a slight detour with yesterday’s garden unit, but I just couldn’t stay away for long.  Below you will find a few tidbits about my new insect packet as well as that plant FREEBIE I promised! My Incredible

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: centers, crafts, freebie, garden, insects, plants

BUGS ON THE BRAIN – MATH PACKET + FREEBIE

BUGS ON THE BRAIN – MATH PACKET + FREEBIE

April 11, 2012 by teacherideafactory

Are you feeling Bug-A-Licious? I have been in a very “buggy” mood and managed to pump out this insect-themed math packet in record time.  It’s in my TPT store!! The rain really helped me focus as did my “out of office” status for tomorrow. I head down to Stanford to

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: centers, crafts, freebie, insects, math game

EARTH DAY ACTIVIES FOR PRIMARY

EARTH DAY ACTIVIES FOR PRIMARY

April 1, 2012 by teacherideafactory

Earth Day is always such a fun theme in the classroom.  Not only is it important to teach our youngsters how to be kind to the Earth, but it also is super engaging. Here are a handful of fun Earth Day activities and ideas that target standards while still delighting students.

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Filed Under: Holidays, Writing Tagged With: centers, crafts, earth day, skills review

PRONOUN PATCH BULLETIN BOARD IDEA

PRONOUN PATCH BULLETIN BOARD IDEA

March 27, 2012 by teacherideafactory

Spring is in the air and pronouns are headed our way.  Although we have touched on this grammar concept a bit already, it’s time to really get to know pronouns and how they work.  With this said, I have a handful of ideas to liven up our pronoun studies and weave

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: crafts, pronouns, spring

LETTIN’ THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG ON ANOTHER UNIT

LETTIN’ THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG ON ANOTHER UNIT

March 22, 2012 by teacherideafactory

Well . . . I finally finished it and it’s posted!  It took me FOREVER to figure out how to reduce the file size and jam it into one monster PDF file.  I was so proud of myself – it only took me 2 hours to outsmart my computer :).

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: centers, crafts, short a

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