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End of the Year Memory Book {Not Grade Specific}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

End of the Year Memory Book: Help your students remember their school year forever with this fun and meaningful end-of-year memory book! Designed in an engaging notebook/journal style, this memory book is sure to become a lasting keepsake for your

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Printables

$6.50

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End of Year Memory Book {2nd Grade}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

2nd Grade Memory Book: Help your second graders remember their school year forever with this fun and meaningful end-of-year memory book! Designed in an engaging notebook/journal style, this memory book is sure to become a lasting keepsake for your

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Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, End of Year

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2^nd

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Printables

$6.00

1,139

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End of the Year DIGITAL Memory Book (Google Slides)

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This DIGITAL End of the Year Memory Book will help your students remember their school year together with a lasting keepsake. Bright, engaging pages for students to fill out using Google Slides. The memory book comes with 3 cover options and lots of

Subjects:

End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Google Apps

$6.00

1,563

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End of the Year AWARDS {Customizable, 40 Categories} Digital & Printable

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

These end of the year awards will make a great keepsake for your class of students! The awards are designed to resemble ribbons, with a fresh and appealing (but not overly "cutesy") style. 40 fun categories are included. Printable and Digital

Subjects:

End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

$6.50

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End of the Year Awards "License Plate Awards" 45 Categories, Editable

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Giving these “End of the Year License Plate Awards” to your class is a fun, unique, and memorable way to celebrate your students and their school year. Each award is in the shape and style of a license plate, with the award category spelled out in a

Subjects:

End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

$6.50

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Snowflake Bentley Literature Unit {My Favorite Winter Read Alouds}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Snowflake Bentley, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, is one of my favorite winter read alouds. This literature unit for Snowflake Bentley is packed with reading, writing, and word study lessons and activities! In addition to the printables, digital

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Winter

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Lesson

$6.50

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The Widow's Broom Literature Unit {My Favorite Read Alouds} Halloween

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Widow's Broom Literature Unit {My Favorite Read Alouds}: The Widow's Broom, by Chris Van Allsburg, is one of my favorite fall read alouds, perfect for Halloween. This literature unit for The Widow's Broom is full of lessons and activities for

Subjects:

Literature, Autumn, Halloween

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Google Apps

$5.50

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$The Box is Locked! Halloween Math Challenge {Addition & Su$

The Box is Locked! Halloween Math Challenge {Addition & Subtraction Stories}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Box is Locked! is an engaging math challenge for Halloween, with an addition and subtraction focus. A bat named Mack has locked a prize inside of a box, and students must solve her clues and find the key to open the box and earn the prize!

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Halloween

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.7, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

$4.00

354

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Back to School Activities (Grades 1-2) "Get to Know You" First Week of School

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Begin the year with some fun and fresh back to school activities to help your students get to know each other during the first weeks of school! These eight back-to-school activities, geared toward students in grades 1 and 2, are engaging and

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Back to School

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables

$6.50

334

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$The Box is Locked! Thanksgiving Math Challenge {Addition &$

The Box is Locked! Thanksgiving Math Challenge {Addition & Subtraction}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Box is Locked! is an engaging math challenge for Thanksgiving, with an addition and subtraction focus. A turkey named Tad has locked a prize inside of a box, and students must solve his clues and find the key to open the box and earn the prize!

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Thanksgiving

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.7, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

$4.00

574

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$The Box is Locked! Christmas Math Challenge {Addition & Su$

The Box is Locked! Christmas Math Challenge {Addition & Subtraction}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Box is Locked! is an engaging math challenge for Christmas, with an addition and subtraction focus. An elf named Ingrid has locked a prize inside of a box, and students must solve her clues and find the key to open the box and earn the prize!

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.7, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

$4.00

339

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$The Box is Locked! Math Challenge BUNDLE {Addition & Subtr$

The Box is Locked! Math Challenge BUNDLE {Addition & Subtraction Stories}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Box is Locked! Bundle is a set of 8 engaging math challenges, each with a focus on addition and subtraction. In each activity, a clever character has locked a prize inside of a box, and students must solve the clues and find the key to open the

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.7, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

$32.00

$24.00

151

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The Wall Literature Unit: Veterans Day or Memorial Day

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Wall, by Eve Bunting, is my favorite book to use for Veterans Day. (Also works for Memorial Day!) This literature unit for The Wall is full of reading and writing activities and extensions.The unit includes 8 activities:- Preview Key Vocabulary

Subjects:

Literature, Autumn, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Google Apps

$5.00

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End of the Year Memory Book *PRINT & DIGITAL Bundle* (Not Grade Specific)

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This End of the Year Memory Book PRINT & DIGITAL BUNDLE will help your students remember their school year together with a lasting keepsake. Fun, engaging pages for students to fill out using EITHER the Google Slides digital version OR the

Subjects:

Creative Writing, End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

$12.50

$9.00

206

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$The Box is Locked! Valentine's Day Math Challenge {Additio$

The Box is Locked! Valentine's Day Math Challenge {Addition & Subtraction}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Box is Locked! is an engaging math challenge for Valentine's Day, with an addition and subtraction focus. A Valentine Monster named Viv has locked a prize inside of a box, and students must solve her clues and find the key to open the box and

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Valentine's Day

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.7, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

$4.00

383

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Snowmen At Night Literature Unit {My Favorite Winter Read Alouds}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Snowmen At Night Literature Unit {My Favorite Read Alouds}: Snowmen At Night, by Caralyn Buehner, is one of my favorite winter read alouds. This literature unit for Snowmen At Night includes seven reading and writing activities.The unit includes

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Winter

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$5.00

337

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Owl Moon Literature Unit {My Favorite Read Alouds}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Owl Moon Literature Unit {My Favorite Read Alouds}: Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen, is one of my favorite winter read alouds. This literature unit for Owl Moon is packed with lessons and activities for reading and writing. The unit includes 12 lessons with

Subjects:

Literature, Writing, Winter

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

$9.00

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The "Wacky Spelling Bee" Competition

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The “Wacky Spelling Bee” is a fun spelling competition, designed to be a low-stress, sillier version of a traditional spelling bee. It's meant to be played with one class of students, in partner-teams. All students can actively participate for

Subjects:

Spelling, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

$4.50

129

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The Snowy Day Literature Unit {My Favorite Winter Read Alouds}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats, is one of my favorite winter read alouds. This literature unit for The Snowy Day includes seven literacy lessons and activities.The unit includes detailed lesson plans, printable activity sheets, templates, answer

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Winter

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$4.50

252

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$The Box is Locked! End of the Year Math Challenge {Additio$

The Box is Locked! End of the Year Math Challenge {Addition & Subtraction}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Box is Locked! is an engaging math challenge for the end of the year, with an addition and subtraction focus. A crab named Carl has locked a prize inside of a box, and students must solve his clues and find the key to open the box and earn the

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.7, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

$4.00

159

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Eleven years of teaching at the elementary level, including 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Five years serving as a Lead Teacher for my school.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in helping students become bolder, deeper, better thinkers. I believe authentic, meaningful learning impacts children. I believe in risk-taking, and showing students that making mistakes can help you grow. I believe in expecting a lot from a child, but to guide them in reaching those expectations. I believe that the best way for children to become better readers is to READ, a lot, and usually with good-fit books.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I have the honor of being a teacher and a dad and a husband... does that count?

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. in Early Childhood Education, Miami University Reading Endorsment

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