Presidential FUN!

Alright, y'all. Who ya voting for? JUST KIDDING!  I would never ask that question and I don't necessarily plan to go too in depth about "the" election in my class. I'll probably introduce both candidates to my class with a picture, read a book about each of them, and talk about the election process. Romney does not have any books at my library, but I did find a few kids' websites that tell all about him:

Time for Kids- Meet the Candidates

Scholastic Election 2012

 So, I have had a lot of requests for a Mitt Romney poster to go along with my presidents graphic organizers.  If you ask...you shall receive.  So, you can snag these for free!  If you'd like a President Obama as well... you'll have to snag that in my President's and US Symbols packet.

Download Governor Romney's posters {here}!

You can grab these in my President's Day and US Symbols Unit. Perfect for November or in February for President's Day!

President's Day and U.S. Symbols Unit

*UPDATED January 20th, 2017 
(Now includes President Trump)
This President's Day and U.S. Symbols unit is a great unit to celebrate America {available in color and black/white}!  
This unit includes:

*President Lincoln Poster
*President Washington Poster
*President Obama Poster 
*President Trump Poster
*Tree Map
*Graphic Organizers
*President Application
*President Picture {___ for President}
*If I Were the President Writing
*Dear President Trump
*U.S. Symbols book {includes 10 U.S. Symbols}
*U.S. Symbols Student Book
*Asking/Telling Literacy Center
*Hot Seat Vocabulary Game
*The Presidential Race {Graphing Math Center}
*Count Them Up! {Money Math Center}
*Class President {Tallying Math Center}
*Abe's Hat {Could be used as a writing center or whole group}
*President Washington Craft and Writing Activity
*President Lincoln Craft and Writing Activity
*President's Day Word Search

There's lots in this unit! So click [here] to check it out! 

Oh and someone asked in the comments why I just wouldn't use a real picture of the candidates for the posters.  My answer is... I can't because I don't have the right to post pictures that are copyrighted. I personally don't own any pictures of either of the candidates and I cannot just take an image off the internet and post it on my product on my blog. :)  Just an FYI.

Holiday Writing {Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas!}

I have to admit, as an upper elementary teacher {5th grade}, I get really jealous when I see all of the cute holiday related activities for all the lower grade classes. It's hard to fit in all of the regular curriculum into the school year, let alone adding in all the cute and fun ideas I see all over Pinterest. 

One great way to celebrate the holidays in the upper grades is to incorporate it into your writing instruction. Because students LOVE holidays like Halloween and Christmas, they also LOVE writing about them too. It's a good way to get those reluctant writers excited about writing. 

I have created three products that will help you integrate writing and holiday fun! 

Halloween:

Thanksgiving:

{This is the BRAND NEW unit that I just added to TPT last night!}

Christmas:

I will be offering these items at a 10% discount for the next two days.

Check it out: HERE! 

Halloween makes me want to.....

EAT. CANDY. ALL. DAY.

I don't have any kiddos, but I'm pretty sure this is how it was when I was growing up....

My very first unit on TpT was my Halloween Unit with Math, Literacy, and Art !  I'm so proud of this unit because it's my *baby*.  It's on sale until Wednesday, just for you my friends!

Eat candy and be well!

Click {HERE} to check it out!!!!

Oh and check out this little freebie that you can use the day after Halloween!

Lower grades:

Upper grades:

Click {here} to download this freebie!

Best of Behavior Management {Part II}

Thanks again to all of the amazing teacher bloggers out there who linked up with us for our Behavior Management Linky Party! We had almost 100 entires into the party and today we're highlighting more of the amazing ideas that were posted.

In {Part I} of the 'Best of Behavior Management' series we posted about some free downloads available by talented bloggers.

Today, we wanted to share some CUTE and CREATIVE ideas with you:

Magnetic Pieces – Posted by Kinder Gals

Rainbow Behavior - Posted by Cheryl from Primary Graffiti 

Froggy Freckles - Posted by Kelly from First Grade Fairy Tales 

Owl Tree – Posted by Sarah at Clearly Kindergarten

Pizza Pan Behavior  - Posted by Deedee 

Secret Student – Posted by Primary Possibilities 

I don't know about all of you, but I find that I am always needing to revamp my behavior management system. I love seeing so many fresh new ideas and ways to make learning fun in my classroom. 

Thanks again to everyone who shared their ideas with us. We will continue to highlight ideas in the coming weeks. Until then, you can find other great ideas by clicking on the icon below.