The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs: February 2023

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

FREE SCIENCE LESSON - “NGSS Binder Covers for Organizing Your First Grade Units or Activities”

by Science and STEAM Team
1st Grade

Need to get your science lessons and activities organized!? These binder covers and spines (made for 1 1/2" binders) are a great way to start! There is a colorful cover for each area (life, earth, and physical science). The NGSS topic is clearly typed. There is a black and white list of all of the standards for you to slip into the back cover!

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Monday, February 27, 2023

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “KWL Graphic Organizer Chart”

by Sparkle in Second - Jamie Paino
Kindergarten - 6th Grade

This is a great tool to use with students who are learning about a new topic. This KWL chart can be used with a variety of topics. The children fill out what they already know about the topic in the K column. Then, the children write down what the want to know about the topic in the W column. Then, when they are done learning about the topic they write down what they have learned. This graphic organizer is a great tool for teachers to verify learning has taken place.

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Sunday, February 26, 2023

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Drag and Drop Preschool Sorting Activity-Google Slides”

by Disha Digital School
Pre-Kindergarten - Kindergarten

This activity provides students with an interactive way to practice sorting.

With Google Classroom, you can easily add this to your Google Drive and assign this activity.

Included: 4 drag and drop slides and sorting pictures.

Drag & Drop Google Slides™ activity (Tpt will make a copy to your Google Drive™). From there you can move around or delete pages depending on your students' needs. (If you need this activity in PowerPoint, Google Slides allows you to easily convert to a PPT file!)

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If you like this product, here are more Sorting Adapted books!

Food and Non Food Sorting for Autism

Free Color Sorting Mats

Big and Small Sort

Safe & Unsafe Sorting

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Saturday, February 25, 2023

Teacher Talk - February 2023

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Brain Breaks Bring More Effective Learning

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

https://rainbowcitylearning.blogspot.com/2023/02/brain-breaks-bring-more-effective.html

Five ways to give your students’ brains a break and make learning more fun and effective every day.

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Shocked & Awed

By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight

https://www.readingspotlight.com/shocked-awed/

Most American football fans were shocked to see Damar Hamlin in cardiac arrest on the playing field last month. We were also shocked to see the players kneeling, praying, and crying. When I saw this, however, I was even more shocked.

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Choosing the Point of View in Fiction

By Charlene Tess of Simple Steps to Sentence Sense

https://simplestepstosentencesense.blogspot.com/2023/02/choosing-point-of-view-in-fiction.html

Choosing the best point of view makes all the difference!

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Tech Tips For Teachers:

Mastering Your Classroom Digital Tools

By Michelle Webb of Those Who Love Teaching

https://www.teachingideasforthosewholoveteaching.com/2023/02/tech-tips-for-teachers-mastering-your-classroom-digital-tools.html

Are you looking for ways to better manage your classroom technology? Check out these tips for everything from organizing your Google Drive to managing student devices.

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4 Ways Reading Logs Can Be a Powerful Classroom Tool

By Marcy of It’s a Teacher Thing

https://www.itsateacherthing.com/2023/02/4-ways-reading-logs-add-value-to-a-classroom-reading-program/

Discover 4 effective ways to use reading logs to boost student learning and reduce your grading.

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5 Teacher-Tested Ways To Make Grading Easier

By Dr. Crystal Brown of Dr. Crystal Brown Teaching to Change the World

http://drcrystalbrown.com/2023/02/19/5-teacher-tested-ways-to-make-grading-easier/

We all know the feeling. You’ve just finished teaching a lesson, and you know the stack of assignments on your desk is looming. It can take hours to grade each student’s paper, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed. But don’t worry—there are ways to make grading easier!

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Dolch Sight Word Worksheet NO-PREP FREEBIE (Primer)”

by Little Me Reading
Pre-Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

About this resource:

Learning sight words is such an important part of learning how to read. So make it fun!

There is NO PREP needed.

This freebie is part of a larger series. If you like what you see, check out our Dolch Sight Word Worksheet No-PREP Packet (Primer) or our Dolch Sight Word Worksheet NO-PREP Value Bundle.

This freebie contains 5 sight words: he, was, that, she, on

Each page features a single target sight word with the following activities:

1. Read it Students will read the specified sight word aloud. This will help them build connections between the spoken and written word.

2. Trace it Students will trace the specified sight word three times. This will help them practice good penmanship.

3. Color it Students will color in the specified sight word. This will help them pay attention to each letter and its shape.

4. Find it Students will find the specified sight word in a group of 12 sight words. This will help them practice and recognize the specified sight word. (They will also get to review the previous sight words at the same time.)

5. Write it Students will write the specified sight word independently on the lines. This will help them practice their handwriting skills.

6. Fill in the missing letters Students will solve and fill in the missing letters. This will help them remember the spelling of the sight word.

7. Build it Students will cut and glue letters in the provided boxes to correctly build the given sight word. This will help them consolidate their memory of the sight word and practice their motor skills.

***If you like this NO-PREP packet, you may also like our other NO-PREP sight word packets***

Dolch Sight Word Worksheet No-PREP Packet (Pre-Primer)

Dolch Sight Word Worksheet No-PREP Packet (Primer)

Dolch Sight Word Worksheet No-PREP Packet (1st Grade)

Dolch Sight Word Worksheet No-PREP Packet (2nd Grade)

Dolch Sight Word Worksheet No-PREP Packet (3rd Grade)

Dolch Sight Word Worksheet No-PREP Packet (VALUE BUNDLE)

Dolch Sight Word Ice Cream Review Record Cutout Activity (VALUE BUNDLE)

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Friday, February 24, 2023

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Close Reading Passage Freebie”

by Sailing into Second with Aris
1st - 5th Grade

This no prep non-fiction reading passage is perfect for your literacy lessons! It can be used for reading comprehension, fluency practice, reading assessments, academic vocabulary practice, homework, close reads, and more!

Each non-fiction reading passage includes an engaging topic and comprehension questions that assess student learning in multiple ways. This is perfect for a close read or text based evidence practice!

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

FREE MATH LESSON - “Percent of a Number Notes Doodle Math Wheel”

by Cognitive Cardio Math
6th - 7th Grade

Introduce or review finding percent of a number with this engaging, colorful note-taking format!

Students take notes, use color to help with memory, and complete practice problems found around the wheel.
Students can keep this graphic organizer in their notebooks as a resource/study tool.

The sections of the percents wheel include formulas to calculate:

1) The percent of a number, when given the part and the whole

2) The whole, when given the part and percent

3) The part, when given the whole and the percent.

This percent of a number resource includes:

Student math wheel
Teacher key/wheel with completed notes and examples
Colored sample of wheel

Features of this easy-to-use resource:

Notes sections and examples
- Each section includes a couple sample problems for you to complete with the students.
Guided practice or individual practice: 8 problems in the pattern around the circle
Coloring/doodling opportunity: students can color the background pattern, as well as the headings and doodle arrows

What teachers are saying about this resource:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My students thought this was a lot of fun. They were excited and engaged. I am also extremely encouraged by their response to the new resource. I cannot wait to try all the other resources I have purchased. In South Africa our school year starts in January. I will definitely be using more and more of these types of resources in my classroom."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I used this resource as part of our interactive notebooks. My students loved the design to which many added color. I found that students often referred back to this page as we worked through our percent unit."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"This is a great resource and activity for learning the percent equation. The students were motivated to complete their wheels and find the correct answers to the practice questions."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"My students love this because it breaks it down for each different part. I like it because I can color it and make it colorful for them."

Related Resources:

Percent of a Number Color by Number

Percent of a Number Footloose Task Cards (2 sets)

Percent of a Number Truth or Dare Game

Percent Problems Math Wheel

Check out more Math Wheels and the 6th Grade Math Wheel Bundle

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About Me

I received the Crystal Apple Award from N.B.C. News. The "Excellence in Teaching" Award was given to me by the Los Angeles Unified School District's Los Angeles Educational Partnership. My Math Team won the first place trophy four times in the Los Angeles Unified School District's Math Tournament. I am most proud of my after school Accelerated Reader Program in which Huntington Drive students have read thousands of books each year. In 2000, I became a National Board Certified Teacher and renewed my certification in 2009. I have been a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District since 1982. I sell Teachers Pay Teachers lessons at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Victoria-Leon/. I created the blogs, The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs, The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs II, and The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs III. Members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative work together to create and market their TpT products - http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Best-of-Teacher-Entrepreneurs-Marketing-Cooperative-1054613. Feel free to email me at vleon999@yahoo.com.