An Apple For The Teacher

Friday, March 10, 2017

$25 Starbucks Gift Card Giveaway

If you are anything like me, you like a little Starbucks as a pick me up after a hard day, or a treat to reward yourself for a great day! Well, we wanted to chip in towards that cause with a $25 Starbucks gift card!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

Prize: $25 Starbucks Gift Card

Giveaway Organized by: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher),

Co-hosts: An Apple for the Teacher, MM Bilingual, Simone, Special Inspirations, and Kindergarten Is Crazy.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter to enter. Giveaway ends 3/17/17 and is open worldwide.

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Thursday, March 9, 2017

Teaching Theme With Sorts

My students were REALLY struggling with theme. No matter how I taught it, when I asked them to name a theme of the story, they would either rattle off the plot or give me a general theme with no evidence from the text. Frustrating! Here is how I finally got them to understand.

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I made a list of books we had read this year as a class, along with a list of common themes in literature.

I gave groups of 4 students these lists and had them cut them out.

I asked them to sort the themes with each of the titles we had read.

At first, they tried to place certain themes under certain titles, but they quickly realized that some themes fit multiple texts. They decided to talk about one title at a time.

Here is one group's sort for Harry Potter.

And another sort for Number the Stars.

They posted their finished sorts to SeeSaw and were able to check out work from other groups and to comment as well.

And... just because I am so proud of my kiddos and their hard work... here is a little video of them in action. (They love seeing their work on YouTube)!

Monday, March 6, 2017

Teachers' Pot of Gold Giveaway

They say March is lucky, and it must be, because I am participating in TONS of giveaways this month, so many of you are bound to be lucky! This one has LOTS of BIG prizes, but your time-frame to enter is short, so don't delay! Enter Now!

Once you have entered, be sure to click on my Giveaway tab to enter all of the other giveaways this month!

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Monthly $75 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Giveaway - March 2017

Every month we give away a $75 Teachers pay Teachers gift card, and today is the day! Extra special because it is also my birthday! :)

Once you have entered, be sure to click on my Giveaway tab to enter all of the other giveaways this month!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

Prize: $75 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card

Giveaway organized by: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher),

Co-hosts: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher), Teach with Hope, Amanda's Little Learners, Reading and Writing Redhead, The Literacy Garden, Teaching Biilfizzcend, Miss Pentagirl Kinderpuzzle, Heart 2 Heart Teaching, Mrs Hansens Helpfuls, A Place of Story, Kathryn Watts, A Plus Kids, Planet Happy Smiles, Ms. K, It's a Teacher Thing, Teachers Caravan, The Chocolate Teacher, Samson's Shoppe, The Corriganite Nation, Teacher Gameroom, Peas In A Pod, Patricia Hudak, Mickey's Place, Paula's Preschool and Kindergarten, MM Bilingual, Little Smarticle Particles, and Jackie Crews.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter form to enter. Giveaway ends 3/13/17 and is open worldwide.

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Weekly $25 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Giveaway

Every week we give away a $25 Teachers pay Teachers gift card and this week is even more exciting for me because today is my birthday!

Once you have entered, be sure to click on my Giveaway tab to enter all of the other giveaways this month!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

Prize: $25 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card

Giveaway Organized by: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher),

Co-hosts: An Apple for the Teacher, Digging Deep to Soar Beyond the Text, A Library and Garden, and 180 Days of Reading.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter to enter. Giveaway ends 3/13/17 and is open worldwide.

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Saturday, March 4, 2017

St. Patrick's Day Math Facts Treasure Hunt FREEBIE

Do your students need to practice their math facts? If they are anything like mine, the answer is yes, and you will LOVE this St. Patrick's Day themed math fact treasure hunt freebie!

Educators and cognitive scientists agree that the ability to recall basic math facts fluently is necessary for students to attain higher-order math skills. Because of this, I am always looking for fun ways to get my students practicing their math facts.

My students have been having fun with this St. Patrick's Day themed Treasure Hunt Game! I hide a "treasure" picture underneath one of these cups.

The students pick one of the cups. Then they answer the math fact on the cup, and if they get it correct, they get to lift it up and see if they won the treasure. If not, they put the cup down and the next student tries.