Freebies!

Organize sections of your classroom with these printable chalkboard style pennant and circle banners! Included banners for math, reading, writing, science, and social studies.

Multiplication Three-in-a-Row is a tic-tac-toe-like game to help your students practice multi-digit multiplication. A great activity to use during guided math groups. Included is a gameboard for a 1-digit number multiplied by a multi-digit number and another

Do you need a clever reminder to help remind students what they need to do at home to get ready for the standardized tests at school? Remind your students of eight simple rules of how they can start their day off right before a day of standardized testing.

These items were gathered to help students fill in the Exploration Passport. Included are pictures and maps of European explorers as outlined in the Georgia Performance Standards for fourth grade. Explorers included are: Leif Eriksson Prince Henry the Navigator

Help your students practice evaluating whether an item is transparent, translucent, or opaque. This activity can be used in a variety of ways! Laminate the sorting chart and picture cards and use this activity as a center. Give each student a copy of the sorting chart and a set of words to cut and to glue as an assessment of learning.

Like to keep your students' spirits up through days of standardized testing? Start their day off with a little treat to show your confidence in them. See more information about standardized test preparations at http://polkadottedteacher.blogspot.com/2012/04/back-to-testing-preparations.html.

This is an seasonal project to support a study of simple machines. Includes project description, written component, and rubric. https://polkadottedteacher.blogspot.com/2013/03/simple-machines-and-leprechaun-traps.html Inspired by http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Leprechaun-Trap-FREEBIE-Letter-to-Send-Home-St-Patricks-Day-Fun

A quick cut and paste sort for the delegated powers of the federal and state government. Students read the scenario and determine which level of government is delegated that power. https://polkadottedteacher.blogspot.com/2013/03/whos-got-power.html

A student pulls a card from the preposition bucket and a card from the noun bucket. On his or her recording sheet, the student writes a sentence using the preposition and noun on the cards. The noun must be used as the object of the preposition. https://polkadottedteacher.blogspot.com/2013/02/more-practice-with-prepositions.html

Students write secret valentine compliments to classmates to practice writing strategies and word choice. https://polkadottedteacher.blogspot.com/2013/02/sweet-valentinedoo-doo-doo.html

Professional development materials to help you discover new ways to use Google Apps to deliver content to students. https://polkadottedteacher.blogspot.com/2018/02/leveling-up-our-googley-ness.html

Use Google Apps to teach your students about Westward Expansion and the Lewis and Clark expedition.
https://polkadottedteacher.blogspot.com/2018/02/discover-new-lands-with-lewis-and-clark.html

You and your students will enjoy learning about the founder of the Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low, in this techy, interactive HyperDoc.
http://polkadottedteacher.blogspot.com/2018/03/sorry-no-cookies-included-in-this-post.html

What Does a Georgia woman have to do with Girl Scout cookies? Juliette Gordon Low HyperDoc A resource to meet the 2nd Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence: SS2H1 Describe the lives and contributions of historical figures in Georgia history. e. Juliette Gordon Low (Girl Scouts and leadership)

I have gathered a variety of resources to help your learn about how plants grow and the steps in the life cycle. I have included a variety of media including videos (including three really cool time-lapse videos of spinach, beans, and an oak tree growing), reading, and interactive activities.