The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs: March 2015

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

FREE COLORING SHEET SAMPLER

Art Action - Laurie Carpenter

Grades 1-5

Visual Arts, LanguageART, Writing, Fun, Independent work sheets

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Coloring-Sheets-Sampler-1780203

This product is so much fun...and it is also FREE. My LanguageART lessons integrate art and language arts for classroom use by providing printables for independent seat work...VERY LITTLE PREP TIME FOR YOU! If you like it, please take time to rate me.

This free lesson introduces your kids to my paid seasonal coloring sheets for Winter, Fall, Christmas, and now Spring through a sampler of seasonal printables to be used in your classroom. Your students have fun independent work, while it enhances your writing and language arts program and common core requirements..

Please take time to check out my fun, yet independent, paid coloring sheets: Spring Coloring Sheets

Winter Coloring Sheets

Lesson: 'Math- Spring - Printables for Kindergarten - April and May Skills'

Get ready for those Spring Math Skills!!

Our Kindergarten Math program comes with many ideas for Math Centers, but does not provide much in the way of printables. And while I think that hands-on opportunities are essential for math, I also feel the kiddos need experience in putting pencil to paper, especially before moving on to 1st grade.
This packet is Common Core aligned for the kindergarten math skills that are introduced/reviewed in April and May.

And as a special bonus - this packet comes with

FREE SPRING CRITTERS CLIP ART - just for fun!!

Use these 15 images to create your own worksheets, games, task cards, etc for Spring!

Check out the math related skills and standards:

These pages also contain Answer Sheets - so it is easy to make them into a 'self-checking' math center!

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HAPPY SPRING!

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Monday, March 30, 2015

Spring Bundle

Spring Visual Arts - LanguageART Bundle

Grades 1-5

LanguageART, Visual Art Craftivities, writing challenges, questionaires

Art Action - Laurie Carpenter

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spring-Bundled-Easy-art-Lessons-for-Your-Classroom-1785247

Many "easy-art" Spring projects for your classroom...teach language arts through a fun art activity. Spring is a new beginning time of the year, and so are these lessons. Fun, coloring, imagination, creativity, vocabulary development, math skills, small muscle development, group discussion, and much more come in to play in this assortment of bundled art lessons for your classrooms. Integrate art into your academic program. It is so much fun and your kids will learn at the same time! Save $3 by buying them as a bundle!
Download includes:
4 PDF lesson plans
28 pages of printables, patterns, worksheets, samples, and photos

Go to the individual projects listed below for details on each one:
Spring ThingsCraftivity
SpringColoringSheets
SpringSwing
Spring Bouquet

READING PASSAGES AND BINGO: FRONTIERSMEN, DAVY CROCKETT AND THE ALAMO!

GRADES 4-6 AND HOMESCHOOL

SARAH PETERSON

HANDS ON HISTORY

Check out my latest reading passages and bingo product!

Frontiersmen, davy crockett and the Alamo

FRONTIERSMEN, DAVY CROCKETT AND THEALAMO

READING PASSAGES AND BINGO

BINGO is a fun way to review new concepts and vocabulary words. The words in this BINGO set relate to the topics of Frontiersmen, Davy Crockett and the Alamo, and make the perfect review for the six pages of informational text that are included in this product. The passages can also be used for CLOSE READING, using any non-fiction graphic organizer (not included).

This product includes:

6 One-Page Passages of Informational Text (LEXILE 850-900)

36 Unique Bingo Cards (18 pages with two cards per sheet)

The Caller’s Tracking Sheet

24 Calling Cards Containing Words and Clues

Informational Text

There are six pages of informational text about the topic: Frontiersmen, Davy Crockett and the Alamo. The passages cover the following topics:

· The Frontier, Frontiersmen and Pioneers

· Davy Crockett – Early Life

· Davy Crockett – Congressman and Revolutionary

· Texas Independence from Mexico

· The Alamo

· Remember the Alamo!

Words that are included:

About 200, The Alamo, Bears, Congressman, Davy Crockett, Delegates, Frontiersmen, Grievances, Hunt, Trap and Trade, Log Cabin, March 6, 1836, Mexico, A Mission, Red Sticks, Sam Houston, San Antonio, San Jacinto, Santa Anna, Susanna Dickinson, Tejanos, Tennessee, Texas, Wilderness, William Travis

Although all cards contain the same 24 words, the order on each card is unique. Each student will find every word on their card. Of course, this means “blackout” is not a good option – although my students sometimes insisted on playing all the way through and singing out “BINGO” in unison at the end!

This product is great for a large group, class or co-op.! It can be played in the traditional way where the instructor randomly chooses one of the cards and calls out the word. Or, to play as a review game, the instructor can read the clue that appears on the card below the BINGO word.

(Note: The informational text also appears in my Wild, Wild West Careers Lesson Plan)

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Math Lesson -- Teaching Algebra with Practice Guides

A Fresh Twist on Spring Poetry

Just a little teapot, and a fresh twist on three traditional poetry forms for grades 4-6!

All poetry forms (diamante, haiku, and cinquain) with templates and examples! All about appreciating the magic in the world around us and the magic in our friendships. Amazing video with real kids offering their deep thoughts on the topic!

The "Teapot" song included in this resource is all about stopping to appreciate the world around us, and appreciating the magic in our friendships. Three poetry forms, lyrics, posters, and prompting task cards are included here to encourage students to think and then write about the way they view life and friendship.

This is a perfect Spring poetry unit for 4th through 6th graders. Why teapots? Because we all tip over once in a while, even if it's just a little! The "Teapot" song lets us know that tipping over, or making a mistake is ok. Studio recorded by Lessia Bonn singing ever so sweetly, this song will inspire your students to think and write about their take on this idea. The video link to our own sweet students sharing their thoughts, we think, is equally inspirational!

Included in this resource:
Mp3 of “Teapot” song (studio recorded) c. 2015 Lessia Bonn for I am Bullyproof Music
Lyrics to accompany “Teapot” because your students will want to sing along!
A link to our “Teapot” video because our kids had some deep thoughts on the subject!
Teacher directions for thinking, writing, and creating poetry
3 Posters (COLOR and GRAYSCALE)
24 Discussion cards (COLOR and GRAYSCALE)2 graphic organizers for use in notebooks

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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Spring LanguageART Coloring Sheets

Grades 1-5

Art Action -Laurie Carpenter

Visual Arts, Language Arts, Writing, Classroom, Home School

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spring-Coloring-Sheets-Questions-and-Challenge-Work-Sheet-1780247

Independent seat work, printables, work sheets

Spring has sprung!
And this LanguageART lesson is so much fun, while it integrates art and language arts for classroom use.

Independent seat work/printables/samples
Very little prep for you.
Students have fun while learning.
Challenge questionaires.
PDF lesson plan.
Great Bulletin board display

Spring and Poetry Writing

New! From Bullyproof Rainbow Productions!

The "Teapot" song included in this resource is all about stopping to appreciate the world around us, and appreciating the magic in our friendships. Three poetry forms, lyrics, posters, and prompting task cards are included here to encourage students to think and then write about the way they view life and friendship.

This is a perfect Spring poetry unit for 4th through 6th graders. Why teapots? Because we all tip over once in a while, even if it's just a little! The "Teapot" song lets us know that tipping over, or making a mistake is ok. Studio recorded by Lessia Bonn singing ever so sweetly, this song will inspire your students to think and write about their take on this idea. The video link to our own sweet students sharing their thoughts, we think, is equally inspirational!

Included in this resource:
Mp3 of “Teapot” song (studio recorded) c. 2015 Lessia Bonn for I am Bullyproof Music
Lyrics to accompany “Teapot” because your students will want to sing along!
A link to our “Teapot” video because our kids had some deep thoughts on the subject!
Teacher directions for thinking, writing, and creating poetry
3 Posters (COLOR and GRAYSCALE)
24 Discussion cards (COLOR and GRAYSCALE)
2 graphic organizers for use in notebooks

Find this amazing resource here!

SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON - "Civil War, Slavery, and Reconstruction Lesson Plan Collection"

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Total Pages

Over 200 pages

Answer Key

Included

Teaching Duration

3 Weeks

This great lesson plan collection includes over 40 webquests, worksheets,and powerpoints covering key events of the Civil War time period. My students enjoy these webquests/activities and have become very interested in the Civil War and Reconstruction. My students ask more questions and using the internet is always more exciting than reading from a textbook. Each major lesson plan can take at least one class period to complete. All of the websites cover events of the Civil War in great detail. I sell these lesson plans individually and many have received very positive reviews. Save yourself time and money and order this whole collection together.

All of the lesson plans listed below are in my Civil War and Reconstruction Collection.

Civil War Webquests
Civil War Webquest: History Channel Website
Civil War Weapons and Battles Webquest: Great Lesson Plan
Civil War Webquest: New York City Draft Riots
The Assassination of Lincoln Webquest: Great Website
Civil War Presidents Webquest
Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War Webquest
Dakota Conflict/US Dakota War of 1862 Webquest
John Brown Webquest: Bleeding Kansas and Harpers Ferry
John Brown Worksheets and Webquest Collection

Civil War PowerPoints
Civil War 3D PowerPoint: Petersburg Campaign
Civil War Strengths and Weaknesses of the North and South PowerPoint
Civil War: The Death of Stonewall Jackson PowerPoint

Civil War in 4 Minutes Video Webquests
Civil War in 4 Minutes Video Lesson Plan Collection
Civil War: Daily Life of a Soldier 4 Minute Video Worksheet (Simple to Use)
Civil War: Emancipation Proclamation in 4 Minutes Video Worksheet (Easy to Use)
Civil War: African American Soldiers in 4 Minutes Video Worksheet (Easy to Use)
Civil War Artillery 4 Minute Video Worksheet (Simple and Easy to Use)
Civil War Infantry Tactics in Four Minutes Video Worksheet (Simple to Use)
Civil War Army Organization in 4 Minutes Video Worksheet (Simple to Use)
Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg in 4 Minutes Video Worksheet (Easy to Use)
Civil War: Gettysburg Address in 4 Minutes Video Worksheet (Easy to Use)

Civil War Mapping
Civil War Mapping Activity (1860 USA Map)

Civil War Worksheets
Civil War and Reconstruction Primary Sources Internet Worksheet Collection
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry Primary Source Internet Worksheets
Showdown at Fort Sumter Civil War Worksheet: Great Reading/Worksheet
Battle of Bull Run Primary Source Worksheet
Battle of the Ironclads Primary Source Worksheet
Bread Riot in Richmond: Civil War Primary Source Worksheet
Election of 1864 Worksheet: “The Tide is Setting Strongly Against Us”
The Assassination of Lincoln and the Death of Booth Worksheets

Civil War Writing Activities
Battles of the Civil War Writing Collection: Student Letters
Andersonville Letter: Civil War Letter Activity
Battle of Antietam: Civil War Letter Activity
Siege of Vicksburg: Civil War Letter Activity
Battle of Gettysburg: Civil War Letter Activity
Siege of Petersburg: Civil War Letter Activity
Civil War Research Paper

Slavery Webquests/Worksheets
Triangle Trade and Slave Trade Webquest
African Slave Trade Primary Source Worksheet: The African Connection, ca 1788
African Slave Trade Primary Source Worksheet: Aboard a Slave Ship, 1829
Fredrick Douglas Primary Source Worksheet: Escape From Slavery
Slavery Primary Source Worksheet: A Slave's Life
Slavery Primary Source Worksheet: Slave Auction 1850

Reconstruction Webquests/Worksheets
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow Webquest
Slavery by Another Name Video Worksheet/Video Webquest
African Americans and West: Buffalo Soldiers Webquest
Reconstruction Worksheet: Letter from a Freedman to His Old Master
Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson: Reconstruction Primary Source Worksheet
Reconstruction and the Ku Klux Klan Primary Source Worksheet

Please check out the following lesson plan collections that have some or all of my Civil War and Reconstruction lesson plans:
Civil War Sampler
America at War Webquest Collection: American Revolution to the Persian Gulf
American and World History Primary Sources Worksheet Collection
American History, World History, and Geography Collection (History Wizard)
American History and United States Geography Collection (History Wizard)

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Thanks for your interest,

The History Wizard

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

FREE COLORING SHEET SAMPLER

Art Action - Laurie Carpenter

Grades 1-5

Visual Arts, LanguageART, Writing, Fun, Independent work sheets

Monday, March 30, 2015

Spring Visual Arts - LanguageART Bundle

Grades 1-5

LanguageART, Visual Art Craftivities, writing challenges, questionaires

Art Action - Laurie Carpenter

Go to the individual projects listed below for details on each one: Spring ThingsCraftivity SpringColoringSheets SpringSwing Spring Bouquet

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Spring LanguageART Coloring Sheets

Grades 1-5

Art Action -Laurie Carpenter

Visual Arts, Language Arts, Writing, Classroom, Home School

Independent seat work, printables, work sheets

Spring has sprung! And this LanguageART lesson is so much fun, while it integrates art and language arts for classroom use. Independent seat work/printables/samples Very little prep for you. Students have fun while learning. Challenge questionaires. PDF lesson plan. Great Bulletin board display

Go to the individual projects listed below for details on each one:
Spring ThingsCraftivity
SpringColoringSheets
SpringSwing
Spring Bouquet

Spring has sprung!
And this LanguageART lesson is so much fun, while it integrates art and language arts for classroom use.

Independent seat work/printables/samples
Very little prep for you.
Students have fun while learning.
Challenge questionaires.
PDF lesson plan.
Great Bulletin board display