Shark Week Blog Hop ... School of Sharks Freebie!

Hi, Teaching Friends!

Are you ready for some adventurous deep sea diving into the world of SHARKS?

All teachers know that kids learn more when they’re excited and engaged. This is the week to help your students take a BITE out of learning with a theme they're sure to love!


My Shark Week freebie is based on an old-verging-on-ancient freebie of mine that's been given a Total Makeover - new graphics from Dandy Doodles, and a brand new board game, too! Designed for first and second grade, this set will give your students lots of practice with  "not" contractions, like wasn't {... that a HUGE shark?}, doesn't {... make me want to go for a swim!}, and isn't {... it crazy how much kids love sharks?}.

Whether they're playing matching and memory games with the sixteen pairs of word cards or using the cards to play "A School of Sharks!", your kiddos will want MORE of the shark theme... and more practice = more learning!

Click to download it now!

            




School of Sharks is a sample from Oceans of Fun Literacy and Math, a set of 16 cross-curricular activities designed to support your science teaching about the ocean. These activities would also be great to use in a beach-themed summer school or for a MARE week. I hope you'll stop by my TpT store for a closer look at this and my other resources ... more than 300 of them!

Happy Teaching!

Summer Contraction Match Freebie!

Hi, Teaching Friends!


If you're teaching summer school or you're a homeschooler looking for a new way to review contractions, here's a summery little set you'll like!

 

Practice matching 13 "not" contractions to their extended forms (26 cards in all). And enjoy some flip flops and popsicles while you're at it! Thanks to Mel at Graphics From the Pond for her adorable clipart!

Click to get it ready now for summer school, tutoring, or so many other ways to use this set!

Happy Teaching!

Beach Ideas Linky... and a Freebie!

Hi, Everybody!

Mary at Sharing Kindergarten has a great idea for a linky party - beach and ocean activities! Click on the picture to go over and fill up your sand bucket with goodies! Thanks, Mary!

I know I already talked with you about oceans in an earlier post, but to keep the theme going I thought I'd send another little freebie your way!

Here's "A School of Sharks", which is a set of cards for matching "not" contractions. They'd make a great independent activity for a literacy center or would also be good for memory and concentration type games.

Click on the cover to download.

Fact of the Day (to impress your friends when hanging out on the beach :):  A group of sharks can be referred to as a school, gam, grind, pod, herd, collage, or shiver. (Love that last one!!)

If you didn't pick up your freebie the last time I droned on about this topic, click here to get your  math fact sort.

And if you'd like to take a closer look at all of the activities in my Oceans Literacy and Math unit (the fact sort is a sample from it), click on the cover here!

 

 

Thanks so much...have a great day at the beach (soon:) !

 

 

Happy Teaching!