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Bloom Ball Templates and Slideshow

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This Bloom Ball resource has everything you need to support your students in making a Bloom Ball.A Bloom Ball is a 3-dimensional project that requires students to complete activities moving them through the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. A Bloom Ball

Subjects:

Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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$3.25

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End of the Year Portfolio Project

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This is a cute display for end of the year portfolios. Included is:Visit my blog!Tales from a Very Busy TeacherYour feedback is appreciated!• Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide

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End of Year

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Not Grade Specific

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Projects

$2.00

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$Rudolph Reindeer Math Activity$

Rudolph Reindeer Math Activity

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

*Updated with an EDITABLE nose so you can write your own word problems!*With this activity students can practice working out math word problems and justifying their responses, while still having some holiday fun.There are 6 multistep word problems

Subjects:

Word Problems, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

3^rd, 5^th

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Activities

CCSS:

3.OA.D.8, 5.OA.A.1, MP1, MP2

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Bundle Doodle Art

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Included in this bundle are templates for back to school, October, November, December, January, February, March, and April doodle art. Have your students design and create a "funky" design! Then students can write about different ideas that

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

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Projects, Printables

$22.00

$16.50

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February Doodle Art

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Download different February templates to have your students design and create a "funky" design! Then students can write about different ideas that correlate to their art.You can choose to have them write on a full page, and you can have them glue

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Holidays/Seasonal, Valentine's Day

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Not Grade Specific

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$3rd Grade Math Word Problems Graphic Organizer$

3rd Grade Math Word Problems Graphic Organizer

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

I use this graphic organizer with my students to help develop mathematical writing and critical thinking skills. Students use this graphic organizer to break apart word problems and explain their thinking, which is called upon in state testing.In

Subjects:

Math, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

$3.50

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Veterans Day Informative Writing

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

In this download you get…*TWO informative text pieces (one for struggling readers and one for advanced readers)*Four square writing template*Bubble Map for brainstorming*Writing paper with upper grade lines*Writing paper with primary grade

Subjects:

Writing, Autumn, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

W.2.2, W.3.2, W.4.2

$4.25

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Success Criteria for Writing Bulletin Board

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Have your students take more ownership of their learning by incorporating more and more success criteria. I created this bulletin board so students can understand what's expected of them while they're writing in different genres. My goal is that

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English Language Arts

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Assessment, Bulletin Board Ideas, Rubrics

$4.75

115

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Holiday Doodle Art

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Download different holiday templates to have your students design and create a "funky" design! Then students can write about different ideas that correlate to their art.You can choose to have them write on a full page, and you can have them glue the

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Projects, Printables

$2.50

139

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G.R.I.T. Bulletin Board

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This is a simple G.R.I.T. bulletin board display to put up in your classroom. You get a "GRIT" title and the words that go with each letter.Just print everything out on your desired color of paper and voila! You've got a GRIT board! I printed

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

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

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Bulletin Board Ideas

$2.50

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$Math Graphic Organizer Bulletin Board$

Math Graphic Organizer Bulletin Board

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Subjects:

Math, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Grades:

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

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Graphic Organizers, Centers

$3.00

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Growth Mindset Bulletin Board Set

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

***Updated in 2018 with DIFFERENT growth and fixed mindset kiddos!!*** Use this growth mindset bulletin board set in your classroom to remind your students to maintain a growth mindset ALL YEAR LONG! The board is titled "How did you show growth

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Character Education, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Bulletin Board Ideas

$6.00

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C.U.B.E.S. Problem Solving {Bulletin Board}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This is a simple C.U.B.E.S. bulletin board display to put up in your classroom. You get a "CUBES" title and the words that go with each letter.Just print everything out on your desired color of paper and voila! You've got a CUBES Problem Solving

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

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

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Bulletin Board Ideas

$2.50

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Newspaper Templates {Editable Titles}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Displaying your students' writing in creative ways helps students take ownership of their writing. You can use these newspaper templates to do just that! There is a template for each grade level, plus three templates that have editable

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Projects, Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

$2.75

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March Comes in Like a Lion and Goes Out Like a Lamb {Writing Craftivity}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This is a cute writing craftivity that accompanies the sweet book, In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb, by Marion Dane Bauer. This is a project that has two sides, so you can hang it up in your classroom with a clothespin and everyone will have two

Subjects:

Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Lesson

CCSS:

L.3.5, L.3.5a, L.4.5b

$4.75

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March Doodle Art

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Download different March templates to have your students design and create a "funky" design! Then students can write about different ideas that correlate to their art.You can choose to have them write on a full page, and you can have them glue the

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, St. Patrick's Day, Spring

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Projects, Printables

$2.50

147

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Alphabet Set {Cursive and Printing} BLACK AND WHITE OPTIONS!

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Alphabet Set {Cursive and Print}**Updated 2020** Updated with new images for the letters I, U, and X. **Updated 2017**This has now been updated with a squared off version of the alphabet set, plus resizable options for both the rounded corners and

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$5.75

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All About Bats {Informative Text, Craftivity, Comprehension, and Writing}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

All About Bats {Informative Text, Craftivity, Comprehension, and Writing}This fun writing assignment is great for Halloween!You get a bubble map, four square template, Fact Fold about bats, and a fun bat craftivity to display students' writing!Use

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Halloween

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$5.00

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End of the Year Daily Theme: Watermelon Fun!

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Engage your students with some outside play and keep it academic, too! In this download, you'll get ideas for a whole day of fun with your students during that last week of school. Based on third-grade CCSS measurement and data standards, these

Subjects:

Graphing, Physical Science, End of Year

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

1.MD.C.4, 2.MD.D.10, 3.MD.B.3

$4.00

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End of Day Mindfulness Activities

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This file includes 10 activities that your students can complete while they're packing up at the end of the day or during end-of-day quiet time. Here's what you get:Visual JournalHave students draw pictures to answer each question on the gridToday's

Subjects:

Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (1.93 MB)

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